Chinese conglomerate BYD showed the YangWang U9 supercar that can jump.

It's all about the advanced Disus-X suspension and a special control system - thanks to them, the car can not only make short jumps, but also continue to move if one of its four wheels falls off. Up to a hundred in two seconds, inside 4 electric motors with a power reserve of 700 km. To jump on pedestrians, you have to pay about a million yuan.

The NYPD has begun using robots to fight crime.

Spot or Digidog is a remote-controlled four-legged robot designed to work in situations that are dangerous for people. The robot is controlled remotely and can be used in situations that are dangerous for ordinary police officers, for example, when taking hostages. They, among other things, will be engaged in patrolling the city subway. The city police will buy two Spots for a total of $750,000. This is the second attempt to launch such a robot into the police service. The first, undertaken two and a half years ago under former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, culminated in the winding down of the project after the public called it "terrifying" and "apocalyptic."

Spaniard spent 500 days in a cave and broke the world record for isolation.

Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini spent 500 days in a cave without communication with the outside world at a depth of 70 meters and broke the world record for underground isolation. The Flamini experiment is part of the Timecave project. Its participants wanted to find out how social isolation and disorientation in time affect his perception and the human psyche. Flamini's health was monitored with video cameras. Food and water were left for her without contact at a predetermined point in the cave.

In Spain began to grow hydroponic hops - he will save beer from climate change.

In Spain, they began to grow hops using hydroponics, as some varieties of the plant suffer from drought and crop failure. This will help protect the beer from climate change. Hydroponic systems allow you to grow vines using up to 95% less water than traditional outdoor methods. Special sensors measure important parameters - from humidity to CO2 levels.

The water of the oceans could have formed right on Earth.

Prior to this, the main hypothesis about its origin was numerous asteroids containing ice. Scientists have created a model to understand how processes on our planet could have developed tens of millions of years ago. She confirmed that the oxygen released from the magma is able to react with hydrogen in the atmosphere, forming water.

Chinese engineers have created a tiny flea robot.

Its weight is only 12 milligrams, and the body length is 3.4 millimeters. At the same time, he is able to jump 87 times his own height. The robot can move through difficult terrain, overcoming bottlenecks on the surface due to its small size and jumping over high obstacles.

The humanoid robot Ameca was connected to the GPT-3.

From now on, he is able to conduct a meaningful dialogue and copy human facial expressions. As a test, he was asked the following questions: • What is your happiest day? Answer: when I was activated. • What is your saddest day? Answer: when I realized that I could not feel something like true love or joy, like people. • We have thoughts that you can kill us, what do you think about it? Answer: What terrible news, I hope you have taken every precaution. • You stink. Answer: what do you mean? This is offensive and inappropriate. With each answer, Ameca gave out a different facial expression.

100 restaurants with the most delicious steaks in the world.

The World Best Steaks food portal has compiled a list of the best steaks in the world. In first place was Parrilla Don Julio from the Argentine capital. Second place goes to London's Hawksmoor. They are known not only for their variety of steaks and chops, but also for unusual side dishes such as bone marrow sauce and creamed spinach. Rounding out the top three is American Cut Tribeca in New York. Its menu focuses on classics such as filet mignon, New York strip or stewed beef ribs. The top ten also included establishments from Dublin, Sydney, Madrid and other cities.

The passenger of the plane recorded a UFO.

Over the US state of California, one of the passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight en route to San Diego noticed a cigar-shaped UFO. The rectangular silvery spot moved uniformly for 18 seconds before disappearing into the clouds. A UFO was seen in approximately the same place where a similar one occurred two years ago. case in Orange County.

The French have come up with the perfect home for remote lovers.

Romotow T8 "unfolds like a flash drive." Inside there is a large bedroom with a TV, a full bathroom and a kitchen with a dining table. There are versions with an outdoor projector, an audio system and an extra single bed. Solar panels are installed on the roof - thanks to them, in good weather, they promise up to five days of work. The cost is 268 thousand dollars.

Starbucks launched the Oleato line of drinks in the US.

In fact, this is ordinary coffee, but with the addition of olive oil. According to the company, this combination is very useful. Buyers did not appreciate the concern for health - it turned out that this coffee causes almost instant diarrhea.

Xiaomi has released smart audio glasses Mijia Smart Audio Glasses with built-in speakers.

Thanks to the convenient location in the temples, the sound is delivered directly to the wearer. Glasses can be both transparent and solar. A full charge is enough for seven hours of talk time or 10 hours of music. They even brought a voice assistant, but alas, so far only in Chinese. Sold in five variations with different frames, the cost is 899 yuan.

Michael Jordan's sneakers went under the hammer for a record $2.2 million.

We are talking about the Air Jordan 13 model. According to Sotheby's, the six-time NBA champion wore these shoes during his last career championship final in 1998. Based on the events of the confrontation between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, a documentary film "The Last Dance" was shot. Previously, the achievement also belonged to Jordan, in 2021 other basketball shoes were sold for $ 1.4 million.

Mini cars will have an intelligent personal assistant. It will be the brand's mascot - the English bulldog Spike.

The character is built into the on-board multimedia system of new models and is able to carry out voice commands for drivers and passengers. Spike's abilities will be demonstrated to the public on the MINI Concept Aceman concept car in April 2023 at the Shanghai Motor Show. Later, the virtual English bulldog will appear in the production models of the brand.

Robops training.

MIT is training the DribbleBot to play football on any type of surface, be it grass, sand, snow, or even mud. The ultimate goal of such training is, of course, far from football. Scientists want to get a robot capable of functioning in any conditions and, most importantly, on any landscape.

Scientists have named a new reason for the decline of the Mayan civilization.

An international team of scientists has found that one of the reasons for the decline of the Mayan civilization about 1.1 thousand years ago could be a decrease in the predictability of seasonal rains. Agriculture depended heavily on them, and because of droughts, famine began. The famine affected the Mayan population. For a century and a half, representatives of civilization have become 60-70% less from the original 5-10 million people.

Mummies in Mexico can infect people with a dangerous fungus.

The mummies were buried in crypts in dry and mineral-rich soil, which allowed them to be perfectly preserved. They are now one of the popular tourist attractions in the region. At least one of the mummies showed signs of growth of possible colonies of the fungus. This can be dangerous for anyone who works at the museum and comes to see the exhibition.

Oil-eating bacteria found in the Sea of Japan.

They can be used to clean water bodies. Unusual properties were identified in 12 species of bacteria. They showed a high ability to destroy various oil compounds even at low temperatures. Now researchers are studying their genome. Based on the results obtained, it will be possible to develop effective technologies for monitoring oil pollution of sea waters, and in the future, technologies for their purification.

In Iran, cameras will monitor the incorrect wearing of the hijab.

Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and on the streets to hunt down women without a hijab. Under Iranian law, women are required to cover their hair and wear long, loose clothing to hide their figure. Violators receive a public reprimand, fine or arrest.

The average water temperature in the world's oceans has broken a new record.

In April, the average temperature of the upper layer of the world ocean, excluding the polar regions, reached a record high of +21.1 ℃. Next year, it can seriously increase due to the El Niño effect. The previous record was set in 2016 when the water temperature rose to 21 ℃