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Severe flu causes taste buds to grow in your lungs

news | Apr 03, 2019 | Med & Bio | 4

The flu is an extremely dangerous illness. Its symptoms usually subside after one or two weeks, but many patients often have various complications that stay with them even after the virus is destroyed.

Boston Dynamics will equip robots with 3D vision

news | Apr 03, 2019 | Tech & Security | 3

Boston Dynamics robots are famously high-tech, but most of them still have a long way to go before they can be integrated into the economy. The company has recently purchased a startup called Kinema Systems, which might completely change the current situation.

Autonomous cars take to the racetrack

news | Apr 03, 2019 | Tech & Security | 3

Autonomous cars are known for being slow, but certain situations on the road require the ability to quickly react and perform intricate maneuvers. How can self-driving cars pass these tests? Scientists from Stanford University decided to find an answer for this question.

NASA announces finalists in Mars habitat design contest

news | Apr 02, 2019 | Business & Startups | 24

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

news | Apr 02, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

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

news | Apr 02, 2019 | Science & Education | 3

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

news | Apr 01, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

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

news | Apr 01, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

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

news | Apr 01, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

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

news | Mar 31, 2019 | Science & Education | 6

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

news | Mar 30, 2019 | Science & Education | 4

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

news | Mar 29, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

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

news | Mar 29, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

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

news | Mar 29, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

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

news | Mar 28, 2019 | Science & Education | 4

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

news | Mar 28, 2019 | Gadgets | 5

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

news | Mar 28, 2019 | Gadgets | 9

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

Mars on Earth: where it is and what it looks like

news | Mar 27, 2019 | Science & Education | 5

Devon is one of the largest uninhabited islands in the world, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. But this isn’t the only thing that makes it unique: the island’s special climate and landscape make it practically identical to Mars.

Try a Cup of Coffee Brewed by an Amazing Robot Barista

news | Mar 27, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

The robot by Briggo, a US-based company, was specifically created to make perfect coffee. The machine is very fast – it can make up to 100 cups per hour.

Huawei unveils the flagships P30 and P30 Pro

news | Mar 27, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

New Huawei flagships were presented in Paris. The main feature of the gadgets is a great emphasis on the camera. Smartphone P30 Pro – Huawei’s first phone that boasts 4 cameras and 10x zoom without loss of quality.

Scout Pro: A Fully Featured Mountain E-Bike

news | Mar 26, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

E-bikes are today’s trend being explored by more and more manufacturers. The championship title within this group of transportation means deservedly belongs to Scout Pro capable of hitting 72 km/h off-road.

Excavators to be controlled by the joystick

news | Mar 26, 2019 | Tech & Security | 4

Baltimore is an industrial city in the east of the United States. Local researchers have recently created an excavator control system using Stanley Black & Decker’s gaming joystick.

The first unmanned plywood drone created

news | Mar 26, 2019 | Gadgets | 5

Metal or plastic are usually selected as aircraft material. But drone production is not cheap, so sometimes engineers find rather extravagant solutions.

“Marker” Platform: Russia prepares an army of robots

news | Mar 25, 2019 | Tech & Security | 4

The Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects posted a video clip demonstrating the truly amazing g capabilities of the "Marker" experimental platform.\n

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