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Styrofoam sponges handle oil spills
New technology

Styrofoam sponges handle oil spills

Oil spill is an environmental pollution incident. Waste from agriculture and forestry is also a concern for environmental scientists, the solution is to use the waste to…

December 11, 2018
Revolutionary skyscraper
New technology

Revolutionary skyscraper

The race to build skyscrapers is getting a new boost, thanks to the emergence of super-strong cables capable of pulling elevators to break all current record heights.

December 11, 2018
New long battery life from wood and sodium
New technology

New long battery life from wood and sodium

Today, there are many new battery technologies that scientists are turning to, such as small, lightweight Li-S batteries, or fast rechargeable batteries.

December 11, 2018
Turn on the wood touch sensor
New technology

Turn on the wood touch sensor

Spanish researchers are developing a touch-sensitive technology for household appliances. With this technology, users just need to lighten the wooden wall to turn the li…

December 11, 2018
Foam from wood
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Foam from wood

Scientists at the University of Freiburg in Germany are working on a project called Biofoambark to take advantage of scrap in the wood industry, turning them into foam f…

December 11, 2018
Tablets made from wood
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Tablets made from wood

Just like the bamboo-made phone that was introduced before, the wood-made tablet made by German scientists is completely environmentally friendly. The iameco computer (I…

December 11, 2018
Unique bike made entirely of wood
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Unique bike made entirely of wood

Around this time last year, we saw a 100% bike made of SplinterBike wood at Victoria & Albert Museum in London, attracting more than 320,000 visitors.

December 11, 2018
Online map of global rainforest carbon stocks
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Online map of global rainforest carbon stocks

Recently, a team led by Eric Davidson, managing director of the Woods Hole Research Center (USA), published a map of global rainforest carbon stocks, based on ArcGIS tec…

December 11, 2018
The development of materials
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The development of materials

The history of materials has evolved from the use of natural materials such as wood, stone, animal skin and other artificial materials for humans to create materials suc…

December 11, 2018
Turn ocean into a powerhouse
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Turn ocean into a powerhouse

Experts at the Florida Institute of Technology (US) are experimenting with technology that turns the energy produced by ocean waves into electricity.

December 11, 2018
Technology to turn rice husk into ... wood
New technology

Technology to turn rice husk into ... wood

The rice husk was originally removed from bran, then 'crushed' into small particles by decomposition by temperatures greater than 200 ° C at the same pressure.

December 11, 2018