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NASA announces finalists in Mars habitat design contest

NASA announces finalists in Mars habitat design contest

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Launched in 2015, the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is finally coming to a close. The objective for the challenge was to select the best habitat concepts for life on the Red Planet. Finalists will share a $100 thousand prize and take part in a final Grand Prix in the beginning of May.
Rhaegal Cargo Drones Ready to Take off

Rhaegal Cargo Drones Ready to Take off

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Drones are one of the most promising inventions of the 21st century, which can be used for a variety of purposes. Many people are waiting for the time when delivery services start using unmanned aerial vehicles, which seems to be coming soon.
The first animals on Earth didn't look the way we used to think

The first animals on Earth didn't look the way we used to think

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Dickinsonia fossils were last found more than 50 years ago. Science has since made impressive progress and scientists at the Australian National University have questioned the structure of one of the oldest species.
Mars-bound Helicopter Passes First Tests

Mars-bound Helicopter Passes First Tests

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The mission called upon to find out whether life has ever existed on the red planet is scheduled to start out in 2020. It will be carried out by Mars 2020 rover accompanied by a small helicopter. NASA recently announced that the helicopter had passed its first tests.
Samsung demonstrates the Galaxy Fold smartphone testing by robots

Samsung demonstrates the Galaxy Fold smartphone testing by robots

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The official Samsung channel on YouTube has released a video showing the endurance tests of the new flagship Galaxy Fold smartphone with robots involved in the folding mechanism testing.
Handle from Boston Dynamics: robot with wheels and a suction arm

Handle from Boston Dynamics: robot with wheels and a suction arm

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The first version of the Handle robot was presented in 2017, and already then the innovation made a great impression on the public. The company has worked on the device for two long years recently unveiling its updated version.
PSR J0002+6216 - "sprinter" among the stars

PSR J0002+6216 - "sprinter" among the stars

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The rotation speed of stars around the galaxy centers does not usually exceed 100 km/sec. But in recent years, scientists have found increasingly more objects with significantly higher speeds and PSR J0002+6216 is one of the fastest recently- discovered stars.
Drones to help mankind colonise Mars

Drones to help mankind colonise Mars

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Using the Martian cavities to house colonisers’ first bases is one of the most popular concepts today. This is where drones come into play to help mapping the intricate alien mazes on the far-off planet.
Xiaomi to Launch a Super Charger

Xiaomi to Launch a Super Charger

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Information about the project was posted on the page of the company’s representative Lou Weibin in Weibo social network. It shows a comparative test of Oppo 50W SuperVOOC charger vs Xiaomi’s new device that proved to be one-third faster than its opponent.
Lego supercar: like the original, but half a tonne heavier

Lego supercar: like the original, but half a tonne heavier

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Sports cars are produced in limited editions. For example, there are only 500 McLaren Senna ones in the world. However, number 501, made entirely of Lego parts, has recently appeared.
Finalists for the best flying motorcycle contest named

Finalists for the best flying motorcycle contest named

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Boeing has announced the second stage of the GoFly contest completed. The finalist startups will receive $50,000 apiece to create full-size motorcycles to compete in the contest’s finals for a $1.5-million prize.\n
Worst storm in history hits Africa

Worst storm in history hits Africa

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The city of Beira in Mozambique suffered twice: it was recently hit by a massively destructive storm, but there was nothing left to destroy as the city had been demolished by the Idai Cyclone just a week earlier. The tragedy has been called the ‘worst disaster to strike the Southern hemisphere’.
Robot avatars to take over ISS by 2020

Robot avatars to take over ISS by 2020

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A new Japanese development will make space flights cheaper and safer. To solve this problem, robot avatars will take on the most difficult and dangerous types of work on the ISS.
Real flying saucer invented in Romania

Real flying saucer invented in Romania

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According to the creator of the project, an engineer named Razvan Sabie, his device represents today’s shifting paradigm in aircraft construction. The invention is called ‘ADIFO’. \n
Bill Gates explains why we should all be optimists

Bill Gates explains why we should all be optimists

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Each year, MIT Technology Review selects the top 10 breakthrough technologies of the moment. In 2019, the magazine’s editors invited Bill Gates to put together this list. After retiring from Microsoft, Gates...
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