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news | May 23, 2019 | Business & Startups | 3

American postal service USPS has recently started testing autonomous trucks made by startup TuSimple. The tests will run for a total of two weeks.

Russian Scientists Learn to “Animate” Static Images

news | May 23, 2019 | Tech & Security | 3

A team of developers from Samsung AI Center-Moscow and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology has created a program that can generate animated images based on one or several shots, whereas earlier this task required a whole image database.

Scientists Have Spotted One of the Rarest Objects in the Entire Space

news | May 23, 2019 | Science & Education | 3

Space is vast and it has many objects that we know to exist, but have never seen yet. Now, there is one such object less, as astronomers have recently spotted one of the rarest neutron stars in the Universe.

Minecraft Earth to follow the success of Pokemon Go

news | May 22, 2019 | Business & Startups | 6

Ten years ago, the famous game of Minecraft was first released. When celebrating this anniversary, Microsoft announced the upcoming summer release of Minecraft Earth: a new game within this game universe that would actively use augmented reality technology.

Texas scientists make breakthrough in immune system research

news | May 22, 2019 | Med & Bio | 4

T-lymphocytes play a critical role in the operation of our immune systems. But until recently, scientists were unable to understand how these cells learned to identify harmful cells. Scientists from the University of Texas have recently lifted the shroud of this mystery and followed by sharing an illustrative video with the world.

Little Printer: a new means of communication

news | May 22, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

Little Printer is a device created by Berg, serving as a means of quickly printing small documents - however, the project initially flopped. Today, the concept has been revived, but in a brand-new format.

Autonomous electric trucks launched in Sweden

news | May 21, 2019 | Business & Startups | 3

T-pod, a prototype of a completely autonomous electric truck, was first introduced two years ago by Swedish company Einride. Logistics company DB Schenker expressed great interest in the vehicle, and the truck passed all tests in 2018. It has recently been put to commercial use.

Doggo: the robot stuntman

news | May 21, 2019 | Gadgets | 6

Doggo was created by students at Stanford University. The machine is built in a way that it can be assembled by anyone. The necessary components can be purchased in stores, while the software and necessary documentation are publicly available.

Google introduces new VR headset

news | May 21, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

The device is called Glass Enterprise Edition 2. Its initial purpose was exclusively gaming, but it is currently positioned as an instrument for surgeons, engineers and other specialists.

The world’s fastest plane: what will it look like?

news | May 20, 2019 | Business & Startups | 7

US-based company Hermeus has announced plans to create a new ultrasonic commercial liner. If their official announcement is to be believed, the vehicle will have a maximum Mach number of 5 (approximately 6100 km/h) which will earn it a position as the fastest plane in the world.

VR mistakes to be punished in real life

news | May 20, 2019 | Gadgets | 7

Feedback is an important component of computer games. A recent development at the University of Portsmouth represents a completely new type of in-game interaction. A group of students led by James Bruton built a robot that hits gamers for making mistakes in VR.

Flying taxis are one step closer to reality

news | May 19, 2019 | Business & Startups | 5

German-based company Lilium Jet has been talking about plans to create an electric flying taxi service for a long time, with the ultimate goal of reducing traffic on the streets and harmful emissions in the air. Their prototype airplane has recently made its first flight.

Kymera, an Electric One-man Watercraft for Real Speed Lovers

news | May 18, 2019 | Gadgets | 6

We all know about electric cars, electric motorcycles and even electric powered aircraft. But what about the water transport?

New Whiskey Blend Developed by Neural Network to Hit the Market

news | May 17, 2019 | Tech & Security | 4

Artificial intelligence is able to perform increasingly diverse tasks. As technologies have advanced this far, a computer was entrusted with the task of developing a new blend of whiskey in Sweden. The work will be performed by Swedish developers in partnership with Microsoft.

Hens Are Happy: Scientists Find Protein Substitute for Eggs

news | May 17, 2019 | Med & Bio | 1 | 3

Chicken eggs are a staple ingredient of modern day eating and an excellent source of proteins needed by the human body. But the market is full of counterfeits making this product the cause of the greatest number of food poisoning cases.

Researchers Explain the Secret of Male Peacock Spider Coloration

news | May 17, 2019 | Med & Bio | 3

This week Proceedings of the Royal Society published an article, in which scientists disclosed the results of their research on the coloration of male peacock spiders. The study was headed by Dakota McCoy, a biologist at Harvard University.

Hydrogel to Stop Arterial Bleeding

news | May 16, 2019 | Med & Bio | 3

Chinese scientists have invented a hydrogel that can stop arterial bleeding, a most dangerous kind of bleeding to human health. The innovation has already been tested on animals.

Mousegun, a New Type of Gamepad for Shooters

news | May 16, 2019 | Gadgets | 1 | 4

Chinese manufacturer Ragnok has presented a new type of a game controller. The gadget is designed exclusively for shooters, first-person games involving a lot of shooting. The device is designed as a hybrid of a vertical joystick and a pistol.

What will a 3D-printed housing development look like?

news | May 16, 2019 | Tech & Security | 3

Construction is considered one of the most promising areas for 3D-printing application. It’ll soon help provide affordable housing to low-income families.

Biologists have discovered mysterious sea larvae which produce unknown-to-science creatures

news | May 15, 2019 | Med & Bio | 5

The ocean is, and the habitat of the species unknown to modern science as well as the least explored place on our planet. The Smithsonian Institution biologists have recently discovered microscopic larvae from which new creatures - so far unknown to man - may be borne.

Scientists reveal dinosaur with bat wings

news | May 15, 2019 | Science & Education | 8

For many years, dinosaurs were depicted as enormous reptiles covered in scales, but several recent scientific discoveries confirm a new theory that many ancient inhabitants of our planet were actually covered in feathers. Researchers have recently discovered a new dinosaur species whose wings were covered in skin.

Lenovo will create a unique folding computer

news | May 15, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

Lenovo recently presented the concept for their latest device. The project still doesn’t have an official name, but many have rushed to call it a folding computer, even though the gadget might end up looking more like a laptop or tablet.

Scientists discover one of the world’s oldest trees

news | May 14, 2019 | Science & Education | 4

Scientists from the University of Arkansas published materials on discovering a 2624 year-old tree in a swamp near the Black River (North Carolina).

Alfa-X — a Japanese Bullet Train

news | May 14, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

Alfa-X is a high-speed train presented by JR East this week. The maximum speed the train can travel with is 400 kilometers per hour, which makes it the world’s fastest commercial passenger train.

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