A laptop that can be thrown against a wall.

Fujitsu introduced the UH-X/H1 laptop, which is made of carbon fiber and magnesium-lithium alloy. In addition to incredible strength, this allowed to reach a weight of 689 grams. The novelty has a 14-inch display, Core i7-1355U and 16-512 GB, autonomy is promised at 11 hours. So far, it is sold only in Japan for a price of $1,900.

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February 1, 2023

"Miracle of the Seas" - the liner "Wonder Of The Seas".

The world's largest cruise ship, the construction of which cost $ 1.35 billion. The ship has a capacity of 6988 guests and 2300 crew members, Its dimensions: 362 meters long and 64 meters wide The luxury liner offers a variety of services ranging from private suites, sun decks, swimming pools, restaurants to a water park, ice skating rink and even a zoo.

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February 1, 2023

Astronomers have discovered a "bear face" on Mars.

Astronomers have discovered an unusual geological formation on Mars that resembles a bear's face. It consists of two craters and a collapsed V-shaped hill. The researchers suggest that the structure consists of material piled over a former crater. It is volcanic or mud deposits. This is not the first time strange geological formations have been discovered on Mars.

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February 1, 2023

InkHunter App.

If you have been wanting a tattoo for a long time, but doubt that a particular drawing will look good, there is an interesting way to check it. The InkHunter application allows you to place any drawing on your skin with the help of augmented reality: just draw a mark with a marker where you want to make a tattoo and choose from among the proposed (or upload your own) sketch.

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February 1, 2023

IBM is pumped over by American coffee shops.

Some of them have launched a coffee delivery service by drone. Initially, more advanced interaction was supposed: drones were supposed to patrol the streets of the city and find tired people in order to offer them a drink, but in reality it all came down to a banal order through a mobile application.

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January 31, 2023

New generation of carbon fibers

Scientists from Texas have presented a new generation of carbon fibers that generate energy during compression-stretching. Theoretically, this technology will allow you to charge your devices while walking. So far, the capacities are not enough, but in the future, it is possible that all wearable gadgets on a person will be charged by simply walking.

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January 31, 2023

More than a third of the Amazonian forests are being degraded by humans, researchers have calculated.

The Amazon rainforest is considered the lungs of the planet, but people continue to destroy it. Experts have calculated that now more than a third of the jungle in the region is being degraded due to anthropogenic activities. Using satellite imagery, the researchers were able to determine that 38% of the remaining Amazonian tropics are now endangered. Scientists explained that forest degradation affects people's health.

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January 31, 2023

The 95th Academy Awards nominations have been announced.

The film "Everything Everywhere and At Once" became the leader in the number of nominations - as many as 11, Brendan Fraser became a contender for "Best Actor", and a film about Alexei Navalny was nominated in the category "Best Documentary Film". The nominees also included a short film titled "My Year of Members"

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January 31, 2023

A rare phenomenon

An ocean of glass eggs on one of the beaches of the Gulf of Finland. The phenomenon is rare and occurs when a combination of many weather conditions. As a result, the ice particles are collected together by currents, they are also pressed and turned. And sometimes, it washes up on the coast.

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January 31, 2023

China has created a robot that can change from solid to liquid and vice versa.

The trick is in the material: the robots are made of metallic gallium, which has tiny magnets embedded in it. It's funny that as one of the experiments, the researchers gave the robot the shape of a Lego man, and then allowed him to escape from a makeshift prison.

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January 31, 2023

McDonald's shot ads using a neural network.

The video uses NeRF technology. NeRF uses neural networks to reconstruct a scene from images, predicting the shade of light emitted in any direction to make a 3D image from a 2D image, in other words, frames are made up of many photographs taken around the actors.

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January 30, 2023

China has developed an advanced automatic parking system.

On the on-board computer, we place the icon at the desired point, and the car itself will park on it with an accuracy of a millimeter.

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January 30, 2023

ATV The Ark

SHERP develops The Ark line of all-terrain vehicles that are capable of moving on literally any surface - even on water. This transport easily overcomes thin cracking ice, while inside there is room for 22 people and several tons of cargo.

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January 29, 2023

How to stick to the phone and not miss life around.

Designer Alex Cornell figured out how to stick to the phone and not miss the life around. The non-existent iPhone gadget is an additional camera that replaces a person's eyes: the device allegedly looks forward while the user looks at the phone.

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January 29, 2023

The perfect outfit for the whole family.

The Japanese company came up with the perfect clothes for the whole family - you can literally live in this suit. An enlarged belly can be used as an impromptu table - substitute a laptop or a plate of food.

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January 29, 2023

Yellow has become the favorite color of zoomers, designers say.

Popular designers and brands are increasingly choosing it and moving away from the usual red carpets and shades of pink. In 2021, "Illuminating Yellow" was named one of Pantone's Colors of the Year, a vibrant canary hue heralding brighter days after the pandemic. According to the designers, it also symbolizes hope and optimism - "two feelings that young people desperately need in a shaky reality." But although yellow is gaining popularity, it has not yet been able to unite the entire generation. This is probably due to the fact that zoomers greatly value individuality and prefer to choose their own unique style rather than following trends.

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January 29, 2023

British startup Flawless AI.

British startup Flawless AI is developing artificial intelligence for "Hollywood 2.0" and this is one of their jobs. Thanks to the neural network, you can easily adjust films for different age ratings, languages, or completely silence the characters - while the movement of the lips is perfectly synchronized with what is happening. By the way, the film is "The Fall" and from there, with the help of AI, over 30 mats were removed for the sake of the family rating.

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January 29, 2023

Turtle drug dealer.

In the USA, a courier turtle was caught - the animal was transporting cocaine worth 53 million dollars. Such sea bookmarks are made by members of the Mexican drug cartels: they drop the “goods” in neutral waters with buoys and a GPS beacon, where the turtle is waiting for the buyer. But this time everything went wrong - the animal got tangled in the ropes and fell into the hands of the coast guard. In total, over 816 kilograms of white powder were found in the packages. And yes, the turtle was released, we hope it will no longer fall into the hands of unclean businessmen.

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January 29, 2023

M&Ms promotional characters

The M&Ms maker will temporarily stop using fictional talking characters in ads due to criticism of their appearance changes. Last January, the candy maker revamped the look of some of its commercial characters, mostly female, in an attempt to make them more modern. They were heavily criticized by Internet users and conservative media.

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January 29, 2023

The most expensive aquarium fish in the world.

Perhaps the most expensive aquarium fish in the world is the rare platinum arowana. This 40-centimeter graceful creature belongs to the Singaporean breeder Aro Dynasty. But why does this fish have such an incredible value? It's all about her flawless coloring of the body of the fish, which does not have a single speck. Namely, the rarest coloring makes the platinum aravan the most expensive aquarium fish in the world: $ 200 thousand.

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January 28, 2023