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Finnish brand Verge has opened pre-orders for the new conceptual model of electric bike. It was first presented in the form of a design prototype in 2018 called RMK E2, but have since received the designation TS. Together with the previous name disappeared some features, like the dashboard in the form of a tablet. But, […]
Company SpaceX introduced an unusual browser game, in which everyone can personally try to dock the spacecraft Crew Dragon to ISS. By default, in reality, this process is always happening automatically – however, the astronauts train a lot, to be able to take control in case of an emergency situation. Now it can try and […]
The company Illfonic announced the release of a may 26, 2020-the year of major DLC for the new game “Predator: Hunting Grounds”. It will give the opportunity to play for the legendary “Dutch”, aka major Alan Schaefer in the performance of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original movie “Predator”. This is the first named character for […]
Summer is rapidly gaining momentum and carries with it a permanent heat. If you have no air (and he, by the way, is eating up a lot of electricity), and stoically endure the summer heat and have no desire to try to make their own air cooler. Their operation principles are universal, and the necessary […]
One of the main problems facing the participants in Mars missions – deadly cosmic radiation on the surface of the red planet. In this regard, a team of planetary scientists of the Washington Academy of Sciences proposed the idea to build Martian settlements inside the underground caves – or rather, ancient lava tubes. The most […]
Samsung has shown its dedication to the world of art and culture, adding 38 new paintings from the Thyssen Museum in Spain to your Art Store. Picture complements an existing collection, available from October of last year and consisting of six iconic works of impressionist artists. They are designed for Samsung TVs The Frame and […]
The average resident of London comes into view of the CCTV cameras over 300 times a day – that is, in the capital of Britain, one camera for every 14 people. According to forecasts, this figure will rise to 1-for-11 in the next five years. Taking into account the trend, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute […]
Tactile feedback is a very popular technology, especially in the entertainment industry. Controller almost every gaming console released in the last 20 years, has some form of vibration. And now German startup Feelbelt launches the sale of the eponymous device that gives tactile dimension to games, music and movies. All he needs is any device […]
Household artificial lighting cannot compare with natural sunlight – normal light level in offices and shops is in the range of 100-500 Lux, whereas at solar noon on the street to 110 000 Lux and more. But this dim light, which has already fulfilled its function and illuminated the room, you can optionally use to […]
National laboratory Oak ridge, U.S. Department of energy completes the design of a prototype active zone of a new nuclear reactor. It is created in the framework of the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR) and differs primarily by the method of manufacture. For the first time in the history of large parts of the reactor are […]
EHang, the airline joined forces with the travel company LN Holdings to top the list of the proposed hotels in air tourism. A kind of “testing ground”, which will be running this unusual idea will be the LN Garden hotel in the Chinese city of Nansha. On 9 may the leaders of the company EHang […]
In Singapore, municipal authorities use a four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Spot to remind Park visitors to keep a safe distance from each other. On may 8, the little yellow robot is patrolling a city Park Bishan-Ang Mo Kio. Spot walks along the paths and broadcasts a pre-recorded message about security measures. And special stands […]
The U.S. Navy, together with DARPA has started to develop Autonomous vehicles-robots. The concept is called NOMARS (No Ship Mariners Required). In the case of its successful implementation in the U.S. Navy may receive warship that will take on the most “dull, dangerous and dirty” work to get rid of it ships with living crews. […]
Call graphene the “miracle material” for a reason – he is ultra-thin, ultra-strong and has a very unusual electrical properties. Researchers from MIT before been found particularly strange pattern that occurs in twisted graphene but is now significantly deepened in his study. Graphene consists of layers of carbon with a thickness of only one atom. […]
At the University of North Carolina has developed a movement technology for soft robots of the new generation. It greatly expands the speed range of such machines, which speed has never been. The secret of a novelty copied from cheetahs bistable position of the body during movement. The fastest running animal on the planet, the […]
The next launch of the mystery of the reusable spacecraft of the U.S. air force known as the X-37B, is scheduled for may 16 this year. And this is the rare case when the purpose of the mission made public in advance, so as usual this camera performs its mission in complete secrecy. Perhaps the […]
Google has released a free app for Android called Read Along, designed to improve reading skills in children. At the moment it is available for download in 180 countries. The app contains a Read Along collection of stories of different lengths and on different topics and based on them teaching kids how to read and […]
In Finland summed up the results of the biggest experiment with the payment of an unconditional basic income to citizens, which was conducted in 2017-2018. The experiment was launched in November 2017, and was attended by 2,000 randomly selected unemployed persons. Important point – it was impossible to refuse, the event had the force of […]
To date, the size of the items that can be printed on a 3D printer, limited by the size of the 3D printer (unless you design complex assemblies). Therefore, when the need arises to print a large object – for example, for aerospace industry – the manufacturer is forced to bond, weld or glue a […]
Nature – inexhaustible source of unique engineering solutions, what once again proved an international group of scientists, led by Professor Richard Bompe from the Royal veterinary College in London. They studied the mechanism of touch of the males of the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus, which helped them to recreate the ability of an insect to detect […]
