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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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At present, the main issue being reported on is that there has been corrosion of the water injection system, which is used to keep pressure in the reservoir. The current reports are not really worrying, as corrosion control in a water injection system is only a technical challenge.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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Indago flies above structures engulfed in flames and maps out the hot zones, on which K-Max then drops flame retardant or water. As part of the job, in Oghara, Nigeria, then a small fishing village along the Niger River, he collected fares and directed passengers on and off the bus. They didn’t remain mysterious for long.

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Tohoku researchers develop efficient hydrodynamic reactor for pretreatment of biomass

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HD has been studied for industrial applications such as sterilization of food and water, cell disruption, wastewater treatment, decomposition of excess sludge, generation of submicrometer emulsions, and biodiesel production. Focusing on this effect, researchers have tried to apply US to the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.

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