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Australian researchers have developed a solar paint that turns water vapor into hydrogen
It draws moisture from the air, splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen, the cleanest source of energy It draws moisture from the air, splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen, the cleanest source of ener...
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Hybrid biomass and solar energy system for water desalination
The integrated desalination system could provide drinking water to poor and rural communities at a lower cost The integrated desalination system could provide drinking water to poor and rural communi...
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Planting trees using drones is being tested in India
Scientists from IISC Bangalore aim to make a 10,000-acre hilly area green again Scientists from IISC Bangalore aim to make a 10,000-acre hilly area green againOn June 5, World Environment Day,...
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Can satellites be used as an early warning system for landslides?
A joint team of researchers from Newcastle University (UK), Chengdu University of Technology, Tongji University, China Academy of Space Technology and Wuhan University (China) are working on the use o...
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Scientists discovered the reason that allows Roman concrete structures to still stand strong
There are Roman concrete breakwaters built more than 1,500 years ago that still stand strong, maybe even stronger now than they were back then. A team of scientists from USA, China and Italy have disc...
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Researchers study the necessary road infrastructure preparation before the circulation of automated vehicles
It should be able to support the transition period and become the basis for the future, fully automated, transport systems It should be able to support the transition period and become the basis for...
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German researchers have developed concrete that functions as a photovoltaic cell
They used the principle of plant photosynthesis to create energy They used the principle of plant photosynthesis to create energy Read more
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Polyethylene-eating caterpillars in the fight against plastic pollution
Their only drawback is that if used too widely, they could harm bee colonies and put crops at risk
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New early warning system could have saved lives during the 2011 Japan tsunami
Simulations assessing how the system would have responded to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake show that a tsunami alarm would have been raised in 7 minutes or less, thus might had saved many of the 22,000 k...
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From where will the next big earthquake hit the city of Istanbul?
The 15-million city is situated very close to the so-called North Anatolian Fault Zone which runs just outside the city, below the Marmara Sea. Scientists appreciate that an earthquake of magnitude M7...
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