One day he’s simply walking around Tokyo and the next he’s the darling of the Paris fashion world.
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Japanese man discovered by Balenciaga on streets of Tokyo becomes fashion model on Paris runway
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Oona McGee
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Japanese professor develops device to allow cars to cleanly run on hydrogen from ammonia
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Master Blaster
Apr 7, 2017
The Plasma Membrane Reactor can take a jug of ammonia and convert it into pure hydrogen cleanly and cheaply to power anything from portable generators to cars.
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