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The white house: the Mask did not allow anything to dig between Washington and new York
in the Summer of Elon Musk, CEO SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company, designed to save humanity from the tubes using a network of underground tunnels, was told that his ideas are all delighted. He is, in his words, met with the of...
Belarusian currency and stock exchange has launched a pilot blockchain project
the Belarusian currency and stock exchange has launched a pilot project on the basis of technology — said the Agency BelTA with reference to the head of marketing and sales BCSE Vitaly Tikhonov. According to the head of the ...
How does it work? | Rain sensor
the Car rain sensor is an optic-electronic device, which is installed on car windshield and responds to hydration. It is necessary for the determination of moisture and automatically turn on the wipers. The first experiments to cr...
Supplement review The Frozen Wilds for the game Zero Dawn Horizon
I had not yet managed to cool down the controller from the heat of my hands after the sale came a great game , and hard-working developers from the Studio Guerilla Games has already prepared for us a big DLC called The Frozen Wild...
If we can settle the life on outer space?
the galaxy's billions of worlds like ours. Do we need to send them the germ of life, to settle her throughout the cosmos? Claudius Gros Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, believes that it is necessary. For this, he proposes ...
Review headphones Simgot EN700 Pro — third step forward
If the first artillery shell whistling overhead, exploded somewhere in the back, and second, it reached, thundered ahead, rejoice in the mistakes can only be an inveterate optimist, because the third shot most likely will fall rig...
To predict how will the evolution of people, impossible
we All know how the Neanderthals looked like: a prominent brow, thick nose, elongated skull, powerful bone structure, and probably red hair and freckled skin. You may look askance at the redheads when they meet in the subway, but ...
The first time scientists have directly edited the genome inside a living human
Employees Benioff Children's hospital (UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital) in Auckland for the first time in the United States tested a technique for genome editing directly in the body of a living person, and not by introducing him...
Electronics that can operate on Venus: how to create it?
Weather on Venus — of Dante's Inferno. The average surface temperature is 462 degrees — high enough to melt lead and atmospheric pressure 92 times higher than on Earth at sea level (9,2 MPa). For these reasons, few automatic missi...
Smartphone EXPLAY T18 rescue in the harshest conditions
a Few weeks ago, the market entered the smartphone EXPLAY T18, whose potential seems still underestimated. So the manufacturer told us about why this machine can be considered unique. the Device is perfect for people working in e...
Scientists have discovered another promising templatebuy planet
Just 11 light years from the Solar system astronomers have discovered a new earth-like planet with a climate that can be expected to come to life. It should be noted that after Proxima b is the second closest exoplanet to us to ha...
The German company has promised to connect the "electrotrash" seven EU countries
Tesla is going to build up North America for its charging stations to ensure electric vehicle owners to charge their cars at any place and whenever you want. But what about Europe? There, too, there are not so many charging statio...
The Central Bank supported the idea of a tax on mining
In late October, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government and the Central Bank to define and enshrine in law changes governing the status and the blockchain. Today it became known that the initiative was supporte...
Presented a brain implant that improves memory by 30%
Ways to improve memory at the moment there are many but they all related to the rather monotonous process of training the brain. At the same time after time, attempts are being made to improve the functioning of the brain using el...
A month before the trip? Urgently tighten English!
Despite the fact that futurists constantly predict the death of this profession, as interpreters, in reality, to this future, we are still very far away. Last but not least due to the fact that many people are not easily given to ...
13 scientifically proven signs that you are smarter than you think
Everyone wants to appear more modest. "Who is smart? I? No, I just got lucky..." this is Due, perhaps, primarily because most of us don't want to be the object of attention or someone's prejudice. Of course, there are those who ju...
Scientists of Tyumen presented material for road construction in the Arctic
the construction of roads in the harsh Arctic conditions — not an easy task. But scientists from the Tyumen industrial University (TIU), together with colleagues from the Institute of the Earth cryosphere of the Siberian bra...
NASA tested the Mars supersonic parachute
the Parachute system ASPIRE that you want to use for the mission Mars 2020, has successfully passed the first . Supersonic «space parachute» developed by engineers at the American space Agency in order to in the future t...
How to collect the world's largest mirror telescope?
Mirror the forge at the University of Arizona is easy to overlook. Possessing impressive size, the Laboratory of mirrors Richard CARISA is in the shadow of the giant football University stadium to 56,000 seats. Even the most outst...
Colonize or die out: why do we need Mars?
Some believe that we will stay on Earth — people will cease to exist. In an article published in June, Elon Musk has warned of the inevitability of space: life on Earth will disappear if we will not mnogoletnim. There are tw...
Physics found in the great pyramid mysterious structure: how?
particle Physics found a large, hidden hole in the pyramid of Khufu, the largest pyramid at Giza, Egypt was built between 2600 and 2500 BC. The discovery, which was written in Nature, was made using imaging based on cosmic rays an...
OUKITEL MIX 2 will be available in late November
If your smartphone has a minimum frame around the display, it does not have to cost as much as a wing from Boeing. It is proved that the company OUKITEL, which is set to release a new smartphone Mix 2 and for the occasion offers a...
A former employee of SpaceX, will create a highway for big cities
While several companies are engaged in the implementation of the project , Elon Musk is digging for itself tunnels under Los Angeles, but Uber plans in the coming years to launch a flying taxi, a former engineer Borgan Bamberger d...
A review of the Shanling player M3s — the most stylish of players
it Seems that Shanling is very like the approach adopted in automotive engineering, — reuse your successful discoveries, releasing different models in a very similar case. We have already seen M5, M2 similar to the previous genera...
Over 15 thousands of scientists warned everyone about the impending environmental disaster
In 1992, more than 1,700 of concerned scientists, including the vast majority living at that time, Nobel laureates, published an open letter, appealing to all inhabitants of our planet. The message was simple: if we do not soon ta...
Created fabric that is simultaneously warm and cool
Just imagine the clothes that depending on environmental conditions and is able to warm people, a refuge from the cold, and cooled if the weather is very hot. But clothes that are hard to imagine without right , and that is this f...
The scientists were able to rejuvenate human cells using conventional products
according to the publication BMC Cell Biology, a group of British scientists from Exeter University discovered a new method of rejuvenating human cells. Moreover, the substance that makes cells younger — this resveratrol. Th...
What if you became... dark matter?
the human Body consists of approximately 1028 particles that are mated together. A normal person weighs 50 to 100 pounds and is on the surface of the Earth. But dark matter behaves differently. She does not interact with the nucle...
CNN journalists found in Moscow, a huge farm for mining
Large mining farms will not surprise anybody in China or in the North of Europe, while in Russia they are quite a few — now it accounts for only about three percent of the entire network . But there are heroes and «in o...
10 simple questions to which science has no answer
Sometimes it may seem that science was getting close enough to completely solve all mysteries. We have theories about wormhole, dark matter, early Universe and a map that reflects in detail how from the unicellular organism life e...
Smartphone HOMTOM S7 available for pre-order
In August this year, the company HOMTOM managed to release smartphones HOMTOM S8, S16 and S9 Plus, which received rave reviews from customers. This time the Chinese manufacturer has successfully expanded its family of full-screen ...
Whether NASA will allow SpaceX to fly to ISS on a used missiles?
Following mission, in which the Dragon spacecraft will fly to the ISS could take place using already flown booster reports . Now the idea is in the process of coordination with NASA and likely to be approved by management. that ...
Game overview Star Wars: Battlefront II
the Game «Star wars» existed probably since the very first movie in the universe of George Lucas. And the more popular it became the far-distant galaxy, the more appeared of interactive entertainment on the subject. With...
#video of the day | Boston Dynamics introduced its new robot
the Company is famous for the fact that creates amazing robots, like animals and people. At the time, it has developed a robot for the military Agency DARPA, and then had a robot Cheetah CHEETAH and even a six-legged robot, RiSE, ...
How to make a unique accessory for your smartphone
to Give the beloved smartphone of individuality is now easier than ever — accessories in the market very much, do not want to choose. However, the usual case, ordered from China, now no surprise, therefore, manufacturers off...
Robot Jimu — program it completely
Time for some real robots that will do all the work around the house, has not yet come, but nevertheless, something like this has appeared. For little money you can buy a robot that will be necessary not only to build but also to ...
Scientists have figured out how long microorganisms could survive on Mars
Mars is difficult to call a hospitable place. Despite the fact that the daytime temperature at the equator here in the summer can reach 35 degrees Celsius, its average for the planet is about -63 degrees. In this case, the poles a...
Elon Musk: Tesla our Semi "will blow your mind!"
Promised the October demonstration of the Tesla truck fell through due to a number of reasons, so I had to carry it for a few weeks. But because this transfer happened a lot. For example, someone nafotografirovali supposedly ready...
HTC has unveiled a virtual reality headset Vive Focus
In the shelf VR headsets HTC arrived. Today in the event Vive Developer Conference in Beijing, the Taiwanese manufacturer has finally introduced the world to a new VR helmet on, rumors of which surfaced throughout 2017. Headset ca...
The ground crew of the "spacecraft" SIRIUS "flew" to the moon orbit
Not long ago the experiment was started. In the framework of flight simulation to the moon was created «space ship» SIRIUS (International Scientific Research in Unique Terrestrial Station). This international project has...
Robot ANYmal learned to use the Elevator
experts from the Swiss Federal Institute of technology (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) recently unveiled a robot called ANYmal. He is able to overcome obstacles in the form of steps (but this is hardly a surprise), and als...
The Chinese AI has got a doctor's licence
iFlyTek, a Chinese company in Shenzhen working on his artificial intelligence for four years. The program AI to better prepare for the exams in local medical school and have successfully passed all the tests. The results of the ex...
Fighters with combat lasers entered service already in 2021
New weapons systems for combat aircraft based lasers are being developed for quite some time. During the cold war were made the first attempts to create such aircraft. But only now, in the framework of the SHiELD (Self-protect Hig...
Every Monday in the new issue of «News high-tech» we summarize the previous week, talking about some of the most important events, the key discoveries and inventions. This time we will focus on the smart cap, fuel air an...
Since 2000 have occurred with batteries of phones?
Contemporary smartphone users are not always thrilled with having to frequently charge their powerful devices. Sometimes we have to do even more than once a day. Many remember that in the recent past, the phone was put on charge o...
In the United States to establish the centre transplant pig heart man
the First center xenotransplantation research in the USA very soon. His tasks will include the study of methods of transplanting pigs hearts of man. To do this, United Therapeutics has invested in a new organization 24 million dol...
Bill gates built his 'smart city'
Owned by bill gates ' investment company has acquired 10 hectares of land near Phoenix, capital of Arizona. According to the statement posted on the company website, there are plans to build a «smart city», who will call...
That can make science 600 billion dollars?
the U.S. spends on military spending more than all ten of the following countries combined: $ 600 billion a year. It is almost ten times more than it spends on military spending Russia. Meanwhile, the joint budget of NASA and the ...
Sberbank and the Federal Antimonopoly service began testing blockchain
the Federal Antimonopoly Service jointly with the savings Bank began testing the technology of distributed registries — on Saturday said the first Deputy Chairman of the management Board, Lev Khasis. According to him, Sberba...
10 mysteries of space-time, which will be able to solve quantum gravity
the General theory of relativity, in which gravity is born due to the curvature of space-time, wonderful. It was confirmed with an incredible level of precision, in some cases up to fifteen decimal places. One of the most interest...
Concern "Kalashnikov" will restore production of motorcycles "IZH"
the First domestic-made motorcycles under the brand name «Il» was manufactured at the factory in Izhevsk in 1929. For all time of existence of the plant came off the Assembly line many models of motorcycles, which the co...
Scientists have discovered why elephants don't get cancer
Elephants and other large animals are rarely sick . This gave scientists the idea that they possess some protective mechanism that protects them from this disease. That's just what the mechanism was not clear until recently. A new...
Bitcoin is not a bubble. And here's why
Many public figures in the traditional financial sector, including JPMorgan CEO Jamie Morgan, have criticized bitcoin, describing it as a bubble. However, because of the decentralized, mathematical and transparent nature to call b...
Game overview Call of Duty: WWII
All new – well forgotten old. Apparently, to this conclusion came the producers Activision when they decided to return the Call of Duty series to its roots, namely in the days when the plot of the gaming franchise was based on the...
What Alzheimer's does to the brain?
about 50 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer's disease. And with aging populations in many countries, the numbers suffering from this disease are steadily increasing. We know that Alzheimer's is caused by problems in the ...
Can machines have consciousness, according to neuroscientists? It seems that Yes
As if the Director wanted to force you to believe in it, the protagonist of the film "the car" in 2015, directed by Andrew Garland, is not Caleb is a young programmer who has been assigned to assess machine consciousness. No, main...
Eternal life may be mathematically impossible
in 2016, when the FDA turned on the green light for clinical trials of metmorfin — a drug that increases life expectancy by 40% in animal models, it became clear that a paradigm shift occurs in our attitude to aging and life expec...
10 things that happen to you and your body in space
With each passing day it becomes increasingly clear that sooner or later a new space race will lead to the fact that humanity will leave the same Earth-mother. Whether we want it or not, space travel will become an integral part o...
The extinction of the dinosaurs is only a coincidence
Falling to Earth of a meteorite 65 million years ago that caused the death of the dinosaurs, is nothing short of an accident, the probability of which was extremely small. After all, if the place of falling was any other, mass ext...
Aliens can look like us externally and internally due to natural selection
How to look for extraterrestrial life? This question is trying to answer a variety of astrobiologists, writers and artists, ultimately bringing to our world the images of Vulcans and Klingons and other exotic forms that are not li...
Poor school performance increases the risk of death in the future
"You do not learn – you will not find a normal job." I'm sure many have heard this phrase from their parents. But what if the poor performance may affect our health? It would seem that any connection between health and bad grades ...
Dubai-based startup is working on the fastest supercar in the world
While many car companies are developing ekologichnogo and inexpensive public transport, trying to reduce the cost and simplify the production of its future cars, the Dubai-based company Devel Sixteen goes the other way. The purpos...
Ford workers began testing exoskeletons
the First prototypes of the exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics has already entered the factory of the automobile company Ford. Engadget that their development was conducted in cooperation with the workers of the Assembly line, which he...
OUKITEL satisfied global sale 11 Nov
Few people have not heard about the upcoming "bachelor Day" on November 11, because Chinese manufacturers have intensified in anticipation of the biggest sales of the year. But the most distinguished, perhaps, the company OUKITEL,...
Disney doing another Star Wars trilogy
After the franchise "Star wars" fell into the hands of the company , new movies with favorite characters fans have come out with surprising regularity. Complements the picture release spin-offs, in which fans of the space Saga tel...
Predicted the crisis of 2008 the economist "buried" cryptocurrency
Nouriel Roubini — economist, Professor of University of new York and an analyst who predicted the global financial crisis of 2008, thanks to which he became widely known. Recently Roubini, while in Warsaw, gave an interview ...
Tesla bought parts manufacturer Perbix with the losses of 650 million
a Private company Perbix, produced for Tesla parts, worked with Elon Musk for the last few years, and recently the heads of both companies held talks about buying Perbix and signed all the necessary . According to the Mask, this a...
the week started selling the long-awaited Xbox One console X. the Experts of "M. Video" say that the demand for novelty was one and a half times higher than on the Xbox One, and share interesting statistics. a year ago, the conso...
First flight of unmanned buses in Las Vegas ended with a crash
Fashion today is testing unmanned vehicles at a regular municipal roads is no surprise. These machines are being tested in Russia, Finland, USA and several other countries. Sometimes the movement of cars controlled by a special te...
The review points to the computer and video games
In recent years, I've been spending in front of screens of monitors and televisions more and more time. This is mostly due to my professional activities. When you're a journalist, like it or not, but every day for several hours at...
South Korea is building a "city" to test self-driving cars
In South Korea has just opened the first section of a test bed for self-driving cars with an area of 323 749 square meters. The platform, dubbed "K-City", located approximately 32 kilometers from the South Korean capital, Seoul. ...
How to create a robot that wants to change the world?
Computer scientist Christoph Soldi trying to eliminate the need for the rules that govern the behavior of robots. His strategy is to give them a purpose: to make us more powerful. Christophe works in the Game Innovation Lab at new...
Chinese "boutique" happy new sales
Annual sales 11.11 starts, and that means many Chinese brands will greatly drop the price on their smartphones. So, the manufacturer LENOVO for exactly one day (November 11), sets a minimum price for S10, S30 Mini, S30, S10 and T1...
Russian scientists have created an artificial kidney new type
There are diseases that require a transplant immediately because of the huge health hazards, but often people like this need to wait for several months or even years. And then come to the aid of treatments. For example, if the kid...
The inventor of the flying suit tested it and set a world speed record
Richard Browning, CEO of Gravity Industries and part-time pilot-tester, got into the Guinness Book of records by flying in a flying suit of its own design in the air and while speeding up to 50 miles per hour. The flight took plac...
Error of the programmer froze on cryptocotyle $ 280 million
the Programmer with the nickname devops199 working with their smart-contract Parity, by mistake deleted the library that provides the wallets, was from mid-summer to the present. Now in the purses frozen about $ 280 million in ess...
In Russia there will be a plant for the construction of combat robots
is not the first year experts from the USA and Japan are preparing for a battle of bots. Of course, this is all part of the show, but soon the production of military vehicles can pass from the grade of fun into something more seri...
Scientists wanted to classify the discovery of the "quark fusion"
In the image below, you can see the mushroom cloud from the explosion of ivy Mike in 1952, the first thermonuclear fusion bomb ever exploded. In the process of fusion and fission of nuclei is allocated a colossal amount of energy,...
How does it work? | Fire sensor
the First automatic fire sensor was heat. It was created by Americans Francis Upton and Fernando Dibble in the late 19th century. The design of the sensor was an electric battery, bell dome, a magnet in an open circuit and a therm...
Tomtop is selling gadgets of famous brands!
Few of the lovers of Chinese online shopping had not heard about the store Tomtop — there is often possible to find products that are significantly lower than in Russia. And when on the nose sale on 11 November, prices reach...
Uber has released a video demonstration of the flying taxi
a Small video illustrating the future air taxi, which is Uber, appeared on the website of the company. The video briefly talks about how passengers can use aircraft, the launch of which is planned for 2020. Judging by the video,...
Scientists won one of the deadliest and incurable diseases
There is a very rare genetic disease — epidermolysis bullosa characterized by blistering and erosions on skin and mucous membranes, skin fragility and its sensitivity to minor mechanical trauma (let's just say it's better th...
Ocean of Enceladus may be sufficiently ancient that it was life
recently we said goodbye with the spacecraft "Cassini", which after 13 years of loyal service to orbit Saturn and its satellites dropped right in the deep atmosphere of the giant planet. The reason this Grand final was a warning o...
Review game Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
When in 2014 I received a review copy of the game , even could not imagine how much I get sucked into the vortex of the battles with the Nazis, exciting adventures and the inimitable black humor. The last time I played Wolfenstein...
Discovered a very unusual supernova that exploded twice
usually, when a star enters a phase of a supernova, it is a blast... in fact, it is the end. However, the new discovery astronomers can force us to revise our understanding of how stars die. Scientists have discovered a star that ...
Stephen Hawking: we have passed the point of no return
Stephen Hawking believes that humanity will soon have no choice but to leave Earth and seek a new home. Such statements famous physicist already played before. In his opinion, the chance for survival we have with you will only ari...
Experimental SpaceX rocket engine blew up in Texas
Merlin Rocket engine of new generation, produced by the company , exploded during tests on one of the test sites in Texas. According to the official statement of the company, at the time of this incident nobody suffered. The explo...
Scientists have turned the air in the fuel
Alternative energy and fuel generation that would be safe for the environment and high quality, sometimes forcing scientists to come up with very elegant ways of getting. For example, Korean researchers recently unveiled a technol...
Presented smart cap prevents from falling asleep at the wheel
According to official statistics, it is possible to find out quite a frightening fact: on average, every fifth road accident in the world are caused by drivers experiencing drowsiness or sleeping at the wheel. To prevent this, inv...
Manufacturer of farms for mining Bitmain interested in AI
held in Beijing AI cloud computing World 2017 gathered representatives of many of the industry giants to talk about their achievements, share experiences and plans for the future. Among the guests are representatives from Alibaba,...
Review headphones Ostry KC09 — hot hit of the season
actually, this review had to leave early, and not even one month. Confuse me with yourself Ostry, suddenly announced the reduction of prices (which is always good) and changing the packaging. While I was waiting for, what they wil...
Fully Autonomous taxi Waymo will begin work in the coming months
the Company Waymo announced that its fully Autonomous taxi is finally ready. According to the press service of the developer, the Autonomous taxi service will be available to all very soon. This, of course, talking about major US ...
In the US mosquitoes are destroyed using biological weapons
deliver a lot of discomfort, and the assertion is true not only for rural regions of Russia, but also for countries such as the United States. Plus, mosquitoes are carriers of dangerous diseases such as Dengue fever. The staff of...
Intel and AMD have teamed up to create the best integrated graphics for PC
As we all know, for many years the Corporation and was quite serious contenders in the field of microprocessors for desktop computers. But when it comes to processors for laptops, it is always dominated by Intel and AMD in this se...
Five unexpected and great discoveries of physics
When you teach the scientific method, you get used to follow a careful procedure to get an idea about a natural phenomenon of our Universe. Start with ideas, experiment, test the idea or disprove it, depending on the result. But i...
How to order a website for your business and save more than 30 000 rubles
Article published on rights of advertising Development of a commercial site is always worth a lot of money — for a legal entity Studio developers can easily expose the price tag, starting from 20-30 thousand rubles. Timing i...
Tesla left the Director of the division of manufacture of batteries
the American automaker Tesla is currently trying to cope with production problems at its megafactories Gigafactory, located in Nevada. It is called the main reason for a three-month delay in deliveries of the new "budget" electric...
Philosopher: the colonists on Mars will not survive without religion
Without which it would be difficult to survive the future Martian colonists? Without water, food, necessary equipment and supplies, good shelter, protecting people from radiation… it was All nonsense, said the Polish philoso...
Discovered the oldest spiral galaxy in the Universe
With the help of space telescopes like the Hubble astronomers are trying deeper and deeper look inside the cosmic web of the Universe. After all, the farther you look, the further back in time you penetrate, and it allows you to s...
the fact that Russia may in the future prohibit the channels of the organized exchange , said the first Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Dmitry Tulin. In addition, he stressed that the Central Bank is not considering the possib...
Jeff Bezos: to save the Earth, you need as quickly as possible to explore the space
the Head and founder of Amazon and owner of the aerospace company Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos visited at the weekend summit in Los Angeles, dedicated to space exploration, where he made a speech about how the space need to conquer as ...
Scientists have found a way to rid the brain of unwanted thoughts
many people suffer from the oppressive consciousness of thoughts, worried about work, family, relationship problems and many other things. Sometimes depression or post-traumatic stress disorder is so spoil the quality of human lif...
The story of the offspring mongrels who paved the way into space
the Engineers, imprisoned Husky in a narrow windowless space capsule, the "Sputnik 2" November 3, 1957, knew that seeing her one last time. Following the success of "Sputnik-1" on 4 October, Nikita Khrushchev ordered to send into ...
Scotland first in the world to fully switch to clean energy by 2020
more and more countries and regions plan to fully give up traditional power plants that pollute the environment by going to «» and renewable energy. First, it will help to reduce the emission of harmful substances into t...
Review game Gran Turismo Sport
Looking at the dominance of sequels of famous games, you can make a conclusion that there are two ways of making game series. The first is to find a unique formula of gameplay and the gradual introduction of small, sometimes very ...
New flu vaccination gives lifelong immunity to the virus
the Annual epidemic of the influenza virus able to bring down the health of a great number of people. To ease the disease or not get sick at all, there are vaccinations. But they need to do every year. And scientists from the US s...
What if women were stronger than men?
When the father of Judith Gardiner died in 1963, her mother, a lawyer, took their General practice of patent law. In those days, few women would dare to do so, but his mother Gardiner had his own ways to assert his authority. She ...
Set a new world record for time spent in virtual reality
If you have ever tried to imagine the technology of virtual reality (and no, we're not talking about gadgets like the Google Cardboard), you probably understand that it inside the virtual space, you can experience some discomfort....
A review of the Questyle QP2r player — in the spirit of fashion trends
the Company Questyle has taken a very interesting niche. He was never among the leaders at the «comments» at the forums, but have enjoyed stable demand among connoisseurs of sound. Interesting design, brand amp and fairl...
Most likely, our civilization is not the only developed
"From a fundamental point of view, the question is: did anything like this before?", says Adam Frank, Professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester. "And it is highly likely that our time and place — not only o...
Deus ex machina: created a glass that turns water into wine
the present level of development of the food and chemical industries allows us to synthesize almost any taste and smell. But what if we add to these the achievements of high technology? All of this can get very interesting inventi...
Developed drug for the treatment of schizophrenia
There are many diseases that are poorly treatable. But if the "disease of the body" can still be seen, but with "diseases of the soul" is much more difficult. Drugs for treatment of disorders of the psyche, of course, exist, but o...
Uruguay will launch a digital peso
After digital , which reflects the government and the national Bank of Denmark, the transition to digital currency thought, and in Uruguay — local peso may soon be history, replaced by your e - «namesake» and the e...
In shvabe has developed a bone substitute material
the Exhibition "Russia looking into the future" takes place from 5 to 22 November in the Central exhibition hall «arena». Participation of various Russian companies showing for the most part civil development. Among othe...
Competitor Qualcomm wants to buy the company for a record $ 130 000 000 000 $
Today, chip maker Qualcomm has received an unprecedented offer from Broadcom: to sell the entire company from the giblets for $ 130 billion. The name Qualcomm is well known in Association with the Snapdragon chips, which employ Sa...
Every Monday in the new issue of «News high-tech» we summarize the previous week, talking about some of the most important events, the key discoveries and inventions. This time we will focus on the Aibo robot, artificial...
Astronomers have solved one of the mysteries of our nearest star system
Astronomers announced the discovery of a cold ring of cosmic dust around nearby Solar system a star is a dim red dwarf Proxima Centauri. The opening suggests that this star, in addition is home to the nearest earth-like planet tha...
This is not the first time: people play StarCraft better robots. Until...
Held last weekend game championship, which was attended not only alive players and their AI opponents, ended with the defeat of the latter. A professional player in Star Craft song Byung-GU has demonstrated superiority over the AI...
If we can return the dead to life?
Imagine: you Wake up for work, eat Breakfast with his wife, and then say goodbye. This is your normal working day. It has, however, something unusual: your lover has been dead for years. You didn't eat Breakfast with his wife, but...
Car Koenigsegg Agera RS set a new speed record
for the First time since 2010, was beaten the previous vehicle owned by the French car company Bugatti Automobiles. We remind you that seven years ago the French were able to overclock your supercar to the speed of 431 kilometers ...
Scientists have created a 3D gel for more efficient cultivation of stem cells
in recent years, a stumbling block of many teams of researchers from different parts of the world. With their help, the researchers plan to treat a variety of diseases, including neurogenerative. But there is one big but hamperin...
The dawn of the neuro-computer technologies: how far can we go?
What separates Elon musk as an entrepreneur from others is the fact that any enterprise which he undertakes, is born of bold and inspiring vision for the future of our species. Recently, Musk announced the creation of a new compan...
"The second debut" Windows-smartphone. What's next?
the Windows Mobile platform has come a long historical path — from one of the most popular OS for smart phones to operating system, whose development was abandoned by Microsoft. And now, after the announcement of the cease-p...
Artificial intelligence: what we promise and what we risk
At the beginning of this year, 116 luminaries from the world of technology have signed an open letter calling for the UN to prevent "lethal Autonomous weapons systems". They believe that this can lead to armed conflict of unpreced...
The new album of the singer björk can only be bought with cryptocurrency
Ninth Studio album, one of the most extraordinary performers, Icelandic singer björk, out of the twenty-fourth of November. I'm sure many expect that it will be available in iTunes and other music services, or on CD or vinyl. But ...
Logitech and HTC have designed a keyboard for VR
recently two companies-developer of the jointly introduced a new product, the tracker is capable of carrying the keyboard and user's hands in virtual reality. Technology, according to a press release, will allow users and develope...
American startup will increase the speed of 3D printing 50 times
Markforged — American startup from Boston, which introduced a new 3D printing technology, its speed is not inferior to the «Replicator» from Star Trek. In practice, this means that this method is based on carbon fi...
10 incredible stunts that scientists have done DNA
the World DNA is literally a rabbit hole. Each step leads us to new and even frightening discoveries. The more scientists study and hone these molecules of life, the "curiouser and curiouser" become scientific moves. The boundarie...
The results of the autumn presentation FiiO — portable device, headphones and software
it Seems that FiiO are beginning to seriously adopt the model of Apple's behavior, it is noticeable in everything from trends in the General open offline stores to the manner of presentation for the announcement of key products. T...
The market capitalization of bitcoin has reached $ 200 billion
on Thursday, the Bitcoin cryptocurrency has shown an unprecedented week-long growth, which, compared to its previous value amounted to about 25 percent. Thus, the cost of 7050 USD. And already on Friday, the total capitalization o...
New Honda electric cars can be recharged in 15 minutes
the Nikkei Asian Review Website reported that Honda is developing a new battery prototype for electric vehicles that can fully charge in just 15 minutes. According to the carmaker, the new batteries the cars will already be equipp...
Colored veneer Kromatix will turn buildings into solar power generators
it Seems that solar shingles Elon musk inspired other developers decided to go further and develop . So, the UAE has created a glass panel can collect the sun's energy across its surface. that is not a simple glass, solar battery...
Smart tattoo will measure the level of sugar in the blood
Now all the people who suffer from diabetes have to control blood sugar levels. Of course, there are special devices which perform the measurements automatically, but still can not avoid injections and blood sampling. But recently...
Mining Siberian: earn and bask
in order to efficiently produce , requires a lot of GPU or specialized ASIC devices that will work tirelessly, consuming energy and releasing a lot of heat. It is this quality of such equipment might come in handy in cold regions ...
Chinese reusable rocket will be ready by 2020
the Chinese scientific and technical aerospace Corporation intends to develop its own reusable rocket and after two years send it into space. Developers that design their missiles to be materially different from Falcon 9 and other...
We are thirty years from the appearance of consciousness in machines. But the hype is premature
Today, many global technology companies are involved in a unique race: strive literally to breathe life into artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning systems for many has become an integral part of the business, it is not su...
Elon Musk: I personally repairing broken robots in the factory, and we remain in hell
following the recent publication of the financial report for the third quarter of this year, it became clear that Tesla is suffering record losses. Not to say that the financial position of the company surprised investors, but rep...
Only one merger of neutron stars and five incredible issues
17 Aug Earth made up both light and gravitational-wave signals from merging neutron stars. For the first time in the history of the pair of signals was registered by the people. Phase spiral whirling was observed by the detectors ...
for a long time suggests that many areas in the future «to give» robots running artificial intelligence. But if the cost of production, like Assembly lines or service areas is not of major concern, then these are the are...
Disney engineers created the tactile lines for blind people
Laboratory Disney Research continues to create new technologies, which are not necessarily related to animation and cinema. We have repeatedly told you what they do the engineers of this company. For example, they have created a p...
New NASA Rover will become a work of engineering art
According to the plans of space Agency NASA, the next Mars Rover will travel to Mars in July 2020. The machine is still in production, but the NASA employees periodically publish information that shed light on how he eventually wi...
Open reaction, which is 10 times more powerful than fusion
As you know, the most powerful reactions, which releases massive amounts of energy are nuclear and thermonuclear processes. But, according to the statement, published in the journal Science, the scientists were able to detect that...
Profitable mine on solar energy?
the mining Process is associated with a number of additional costs. Because in addition to a one-time purchase of the expensive equipment necessary to regularly pay a tidy sum for electricity. What happens if we abandon the conven...
How does Thor's hammer? Spoiler: as cashback
In popular comics, in both print and film, the leitmotif is the idea that only the worthy can possess Mielnica. Of course, the roots of this legend go to ancient times, in the Scandinavian myths. But we do have the film "Thor: Rag...
Russian scientists have found a way to control nanoparticles in the human body
the Use of nanoparticles in medicine is a very promising development. But there is this technology and a significant disadvantage: expensive to produce nanoparticles are extremely targetirovanie. That is, do not apply where and ar...
How does it work? | Motion sensor
the motion Sensors are widely used in security systems to detect intrusion, as well as for automation of lighting and HVAC equipment in homes and offices. Analysts expect growth in the use of motion sensors by 14% annually until 2...
Where it is fashionable to teach English in 2К17?
If you are over 16 years old and you still can't at a decent level to communicate in English, we have bad news for you. This skill is mandatory in 2017, and its absence will strongly affect your competitiveness in the labor market...
Review game Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo has been just a wonderful year. In perfectly launched Nintendo console Switch (since March has sold more than 7 million consoles) and multiple hit games for her shares of Japanese companies are growing like a weed. The pr...
Hemisphere — the best accommodation for Mars
to such conclusion came the jury of the international competition of City Design Mars 2017, the results of which first place was awarded to a team of developers and designers , who presented their vision of the Martian cities of t...
Review headphones 1More E1008 — fans of "the ear"
again, on my review model 1More. Once again they worked at typical level, presenting stylish, high quality and unusual model, but this time in the form factor of the ear. the Format of in-ear headphones (they «tablets»,...
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