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3D printers use ink made from sand and glue
An Italian inventor Enrico Dini has developed a three-dimensional (3D) printer called D-Shape. It can print an entire house with sand and artificial glue.
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Hourglass and candles just hours.
In addition to the two types of sundial clocks and water meters, there are also hourglass (sablier) used for short periods of time. Origin from Egypt, this type of watch…
Computer science
Save life progress in memory as small as sand grains
In order to record all that took place in about 70 years of a human life, that micro-storage device must have a capacity of 27.7 terabytes (TB), equivalent to 450 Apple…
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The technology turns desert into arable land just after 7 hours
Norwegian scientists have developed a method of blending liquid nano clay with sand, which allows for seed sowing in the desert after 7 hours.
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From zero to Sudan's first flying agricultural robot
With only the internet and determination, two Sudanese men have attempted to create the country's first flying agricultural robot - a big step in the fight against deser…
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Greening the desert thanks to super technology of water and dry cultivation
Scientists have turned arid sand dunes into sparkling multicolored grass hills. Work on greening this desert thanks to super technology of fossil underground mining for…
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Dams against flooding help men feel safe when the whole town is in the sea
The last great flood in Texas, the United States has caused thousands of homes to sink in the sea, except for Randy Wagner's house, which is still safe thanks to the dam…
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Using sand as an anode, triple the performance for Li-ion batteries
The anode of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries is usually made of graphite (graphite) but many believe that the performance of this material has reached its limit.
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Create robots to save the endangered species of turtles
American scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created robots that adapt to the movements of newly hatched sea turtles. Scientists hope this could help…
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'In' 3D objects with stone injection machine
Nowadays, 3D printers are becoming increasingly useful in industrial design. However, it is not environmentally friendly and is limited to small scale objects.
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Vietnam built battlefield robots
The Military Technical Institute has successfully built and deployed a variety of new robots for escalating, sandblasting, civil and military use. Dr. Chu Anh My, Head o…
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The fastest 3D printers produce smaller copies of sand grain
Austrian scientists broke the world record for fastest print speed and the smallest result from a 3D printer is smaller than a grain of sand.
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Use biofilm to clean toxins during oil sludge recycling
Biologists work at the University of Calgary and engineers at the University of Alberta, Canada, as part of a research project to address water pollution (by toxins and…
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Cars on water, ice, sand ...
A Chinese inventor has introduced astonishing car design: cars can travel on all terrains, from sand, ice, stone ... and the whole country.
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The bulletproof housing is made from plastic bottles
Tourists race to a village in northern Nigeria to admire the first house made of plastic and sand.