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UV rays help identify blue diamonds
The famous Hope diamond emitted a mysterious red light when illuminated with ultraviolet rays. Scientists say this finding helps them distinguish natural and artificial…
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Solar-powered tower-shaped power plant
The Technical Thermodynamics Institute of the German Space Center has supported Spain with the technology to build a solar-powered pyramid-shaped thermal power plant on…
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Application of radioactive substances in Medicine and Biology
Today we often hear about radioactive substances killing people or victims of cancer because radioactive material comes from nuclear weapons tests ... However, that radi…
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Non-destructive fingerprint collection techniques
Traditional methods for collecting fingerprints often use powder, liquid or steam, and they can destroy fingerprints for later analysis. A new technique using X-rays wil…
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Why can sunscreen protect against sunshine?
In sunscreen, in addition to oil and water like other normal creams, adding sunscreen can reflect ultraviolet rays. The earliest manufactured sunscreen, containing solid…
Environment
Horror stingray rays swim in the middle of plastic garbage
Stingrays cannot eat normally because their food is mixed with toxic waste in Manta Bay in Bali, Indonesia.
Environment
The ozone layer gap in Antarctica begins to shrink
A recent study shows that the ozone layer in the Antarctic is beginning to shrink.
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People are comfortable swimming with sharks
Shark Ray Alley shallow waters in Hol Chan marine reserve are off the coast of Belize as an attractive tourist destination, as the area is crowded with rough sharks and…
Environment
The culprit caused an unusually hot and cold weather phenomenon
The Merchant Specialist, chairman of the World Meteorological Organization's Climate and Disaster Committee (WMO), explains the extreme weather phenomenon in cold weathe…
Environment
A clear picture of red heterosexual lightning was taken from the International Space Station
Red heterogeneous lightning is an optical activity associated with strong lightning, which takes place in a very short time.
Environment
Top 10 countries to exploit solar power in the world
Solar electricity is still one of the most important 'second, second, and third' renewable electricity sources on Earth, besides hydroelectric and wind power.
Environment
Producing electrical energy from infrared Earth
In the future, Earth's infrared energy may become a renewable energy source.
Environment
Why is Earth less warm?
Experts on climate change phenomenon and many scientists in other fields are constantly warning about the threat of global warming.
Environment
New discovery of the ozone layer gap in Antarctica
Despite being nearly the same size as North America, the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is still the second smallest gap in the past two decades.