In India, esports has been officially listed as a sports discipline at the state level.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports of India will now be responsible for the development of the industry in the country. Local officials have very ambitious plans - they want to make eSports in the country no less popular than cricket and football.

Scientists have calculated the speed of Santa on Christmas night.

This year, Santa Claus delivers gifts faster than usual. Ansys, a flight simulation company, calculated that the fairy-tale grandfather moves around the world at a speed of 2382 m / s. This is 7 times the speed of sound. The population of the planet is growing, and every year Santa will have to move faster and faster.

Apple was accused of racism because of the work of smart watches.

The Americans filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, suspecting the company of racism due to the incorrect operation of the pulse oximeter in smart watches. The initiator of the lawsuit alleges that the Apple Watch incorrectly determines the level of blood oxygen saturation in people with dark skin color. The fact is that the sensor of the pulse oximeter analyzes the color of the blood flowing along the user's wrist. It is possible that data is distorted upon contact with dark skin.

Robotic hands at gas stations

Gas stations in New Jersey and Oregon have begun to install robotic arms - the whole point is that in these states it is forbidden to fill up a car on your own, which is why each gas station has to have a large number of operators. Alas, the hand so far only works with cars in which the gas tank opens by pressing it - the robot cannot unscrew the cap.

Blogger The Brick Wall made a washer and dryer out of LEGO.

Users in the comments were delighted. Some have suggested that soon the author will be able to build a nuclear reactor from the designer.

The Guardian ranked the six worst CEOs in 2022.

6th place - Mark Zuckerberg 5th place - Jeff Bezos 4th place - Elon Musk 3rd place - Parag Agrawal 2nd place - Elizabeth Holmes 1st place - Sam Backman-Fried

The Italian brand Lamborghini has created a unique car for Santa Claus.

This is the Huracan Sterrato model, which combines the features of a supercar and a crossover. And on the roof is a Christmas tree.

SpinQ Technology has begun selling quantum computers to everyone.

You can freely buy the 2-qubit Gemini Mini ($8,900) and Gemini ($43,000), as well as the 3-qubit Triangulum ($55,000). Scientists have previously calculated that even to "hack BTC" you need at least 1.9 billion qubits. According to Moore's Law, a quantum computer will be able to hack BTC in 40 years.

The most impressive scientific image of this year.

Nature magazine compiled a list of the most impressive scientific images of this year, one of the winners was cordyceps. This is the same mushroom that formed the basis of the plot of The Last of Us - its spores penetrate the body and brain of the insect, turning it into a real zombie. Once captured, the fungus commands the organism, forcing it to migrate to further spread the spores.

An unusual kinetic Christmas tree was installed in Tokyo.

It is built from snowflake-shaped metal panels that move under the influence of 416 miniature fans, creating the effect of a tree coming to life. This is the creation of the hands of the design bureau Nendo. The height of the Christmas tree is 7.5 meters, and it is located in one of the largest shopping centers in Tokyo, Tokyo Midtown.

Male flies force females to sleep after mating to prevent them from mating with other males.

Biologists from Argentina have found that male fruit flies immediately after mating inject substances into the body of females that cause drowsiness. This is to prevent them from mating with other males. The set of sex peptides that enters the female increases the chances of successful fertilization. And scientists discovered its additional functions during the observation of flies.

Saudi Arabia will build an octagonal city on the water.

The floating city on the Red Sea will serve as a port and logistics center. A cruise terminal and an oceanographic research center will be located inside the city. By 2030, 90,000 people should live in the Oxagon.

Chinese scientists have announced the successful hibernation of primates.

For the first time in history, it was possible to achieve success by freezing and thawing monkeys without losing health. Perhaps the first step has been taken towards the development of full-fledged hibernation for flights in deep space.

Aeroponics is gaining popularity among farmers.

This is the process of growing plants without the use of soil, in which nutrients are delivered to the roots in the form of an aerosol. In the video, a whole lettuce greenhouse built thanks to a similar approach.

Danish physicists have created the smallest record in the world.

Its diameter is 40 micrometers. It features 25 seconds of the classic Christmas song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. The audio track was applied using the new Nanofrazor nanostructured machine. It allows you to engrave 3D patterns at nano resolution on tiny surfaces. The technology allows researchers to create new quantum devices, magnetic sensors and electronic optics. They can be used, among other things, to detect currents in brain research.

Chinese scientists have found in the brain of rats an addiction switch to cocaine.

Researchers have found a center in the brain of rats that influences the compulsive addiction to cocaine. The impact on it made it possible to reduce the dependence of animals on the drug. According to the authors of the study, the neurophysiological mechanism they discovered may help in finding an effective method of treating addiction for people.

Narcissism combined with high testosterone makes men more generous.

The experiment involved 151 men from Poland. They took psychological tests to assess narcissistic personality traits, passed testosterone levels and participated in an economic game that determined their ability to share with others. The most generous were men who were not in love with themselves and had a normal level of the hormone. However, testosterone-boosted daffodils were just as generous. The most greedy were men with narcissistic traits and low testosterone levels, as well as men without a narcissistic complex with high levels of the hormone.

By the end of the century, 97% of animal and plant species may die in Antarctica.

Due to the warming of the planet by the year 2100 in Antarctica, in the worst case, 97% of animal and plant species may disappear. Under the most favorable scenario - 37%, under the most probable scenario - 65%. Australian biologists came to such conclusions. Antarctica is home to two flowering plants, mosses, lichens, numerous microorganisms and invertebrates such as roundworms, and hundreds of thousands of seabirds, including emperor and Adélie penguins. The latter are in the most vulnerable position.

Zoologists first met pink iguana cubs.

On the island of Isabela in the Galapagos archipelago, scientists for the first time discovered nesting sites for pink conolophos, rare iguanas officially discovered only in 2009. In the same area, zoologists first met the cubs of these reptiles. It turned out that their coloring is different from adults. Baby pink conolophos are yellow or lime with black spots and stripes. This camouflage makes them invisible among plants. But despite this, iguanas rarely survive to sexual maturity due to feral cats and invasive rats.

Secretlab teamed up with Lamborghini to release a limited edition gaming chair.

There are only 50 copies in the lot. The novelty is based on the most advanced TITAN Evo 2022 model from Secretlab with all the consequences. A Lamborghini-style armchair will cost $1,699, although even with free funds, it will be problematic to buy a novelty - 50 pieces will be dismantled in a matter of minutes.