Toyota is building the city of the future in Japan.

The city will become a testing ground for advanced technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics, which can be introduced into the urban environment. The city of the future called Woven City (Woven City) will be located 100 kilometers from Tokyo at the foot of Mount Fuji. The area of the "living laboratory" will be 71 hectares.

The world's first surface winged vehicle, the Seaglider, was tested.

What the Seaglider is capable of: - Swim on the water; - Carry up to 12 people at the same time; - Fly distance up to 300 km; - Fly at speeds up to 300 km/h. The manufacturer has already opened pre-orders. In just a year, the total number of pre-orders amounted to $ 7 billion. Of these, $ 18 million will go to the development of the second generation Seaglider. The first buyers will receive their vehicles at the beginning of 2025. Future winged cars will be able to accommodate up to 50 people and the device will be able to fly twice as long.

In Greece, found a huge statue of a young Hercules.

In the Greek city of Philippi, archaeologists have found a huge statue of a young Hercules, which dates back to the second century BC. e. The sculpture has been preserved in relatively good condition - the torso and head are intact, but the hero's right leg below the thigh is missing, as well as the right arm. According to the research team, the statue adorned a much later building in the eighth or ninth century AD.

Undefined Technologies tested the first ion-powered drone.

The technology used in spacecraft is finally being used in commercial drones. By ionizing oxygen and nitrogen molecules, the drone creates wind and can deliver 150% more thrust than traditional drones. Plus, it's practically silent.

Chicken broth was healthier after 20 hours of simmering.

Chemists from Japan studied how the temperature of cooking chicken broth affects its composition and softness of chicken meat, and found that if the broth is heated for 20 hours at a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius, the concentration of amino acids, peptides and other metabolites in it increases significantly, and the chicken itself meat becomes softer.

NASA rammed a 160-meter asteroid.

NASA rammed a 160-meter asteroid with a probe as part of an experiment to protect the Earth from dangerous space objects. The collision was shown live. The 550-kilogram DART probe crashed into the asteroid Dimorph at a speed of 21.160 km/h. Whether the experience turned out to be successful is still unknown: NASA will monitor the change in the trajectory of the space object.

Apple has launched the production of the iPhone 14 in India.

Previously, the company used Indian manufacturing resources only to work with outdated models - for example, to assemble refurbished iPhone 6s. Now local factories have been trusted with current devices - in the near future, up to 25% of devices are planned to be produced here. For now, only the iPhone 14 models will be made in India, while the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models will continue to be made in China. This decision will free up additional resources in Chinese factories during times of increased demand for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

In Australia, a man died at the "hands" of a kangaroo

For the first time in 86 years, a fight with a marsupial ended so sadly. Moreover, the kangaroo attacked an elderly man who kept him as a pet. Moreover, after the "fight" the animal did not let the doctors to the man until he died. The tragic story ended with the fact that the police had to shoot the killer.

A drop of water from an asteroid.

In the soil samples from the asteroid Ryugu, studied by scientists from Japan, they found a sudden component - a drop of water. 150 scientists triple-checked the indicators - this is really an ordinary drop of water that came from deep space.

The spread of amoeba, which eats brains, has accelerated in the world.

Scientists from the University of Arizona have issued a warning that the global spread of amoebas Naegleria fowleri has accelerated due to the climate crisis. They are known for eating brains. These single-celled creatures live in fresh water and can enter the body through the nose and from there into the brain. Then they begin to destroy his tissues. Brain-eating amoebae thrive best in warm waters above 30°C.

In Italy, they built a building-shifter.

This is the Hub of Huts Spa, designed by Network of Architecture. The unusual structure is part of the Hubertus Hotel in South Tyrol. It is located at a height of 15 meters and is supported by two massive columns stylized as trees. On the upper level there are hydro-massage baths with panoramic views, changing rooms and showers, and on the lower level there is a bathhouse, a Finnish sauna and a jacuzzi. According to the architects, it was one of the most difficult projects in their career. They wanted the complex to resemble an upside-down village lost in the mountains.

From algae, they created a luminous material that does not need energy.

For their work, the scientists studied the bioluminescent waves that sometimes appear on the beaches of San Diego during red tides. The light comes from single-celled algae called dinoflagellates. Scientists have found that they begin to glow only under mechanical action. To fabricate the devices, researchers inject a solution of Pyrocystis lunula dinoflagellate into a cavity made of a soft, elastic, transparent material.

A record for cooling a substance in history has been set.

Physicists at the University of Basel have cooled a tiny copper circuit on a silicon chip to 220 microkelvins. This is a record low temperature obtained in such experiments. Almost absolute zero.

Scientists have made malarial mosquitoes fight the disease themselves.

They modified the genes of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the main vectors of malaria in Africa. The researchers modified the insects' digestive process so that two special molecules, so-called antimicrobial peptides, are produced in their intestines. Peptides of "anti-malarial" mosquitoes change their metabolism, shorten their lifespan and impair their ability to transmit the malaria parasite. The first trials showed good results, but scientists will need another two to three years to conduct field studies.

Deadly pneumonia was cured with the help of microrobots.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed micro-robots that can swim in their lungs. The devices destroyed pneumonia-causing bacteria in the lungs of mice. As a result of treatment, 100% of mice survived, while in the control group, all individuals died. Microrobots are made from algae cells, the surface of which is speckled with nanoparticles filled with antibiotics. The algae provides propulsion, which allows the microrobots to float and deliver antibiotics directly to more bacteria in the lungs.

A pair of drones shared 3D printing duties.

Engineers from four countries have developed a 3D printing system consisting of two drones that perform different functions: one of them is responsible for the printing itself, and the second makes sure that the printed object matches the plan.

Lemurs began to hug trees for cooling.

Sifaki Verro, large lemurs native to Madagascar, have developed a peculiar way to cool off in hot weather. When the air temperature rises above thirty degrees, these primates descend to the ground and hug the cool tree trunks.

Apple is preparing a flexible iPhone with a self-healing screen.

The company has patented "Electronic device with flexible display cover". This confirms that the company is developing a flexible iPhone. What the patent says: - iPhone will get a foldable screen with the display outward - Self-healing material will protect against scratches - The material will be plastic and soft, not glassy. Apple creates many patents. Ideas are not always realized in life, so it is clearly not worth expecting such a device in the near future.

A new island has appeared on Earth.

Since September 10, volcanic eruptions in the islands of Tonga have formed an island of cooled lava measuring 24,000 square meters. Moreover, the island continues to grow - it is already visible from space.

The prototype ion-powered drone lasted more than 4 minutes in the air - it has no propellers at all.

Startup Undefined Technologies announced that it was able to prove the commercial viability of an ion-powered drone project. Having no propellers or any other mechanics, the "silent" Silent Ventus drone lasted 4.5 minutes in the air. Such a device promises to be convenient in the city, where it will not disturb residents with noise during the delivery of goods.