Finnish engineers have created a microscopic robot for pollinating plants.

Engineers from the University of Tampere have created a microscopic robot Fairy. It resembles dandelion seeds and is suitable for plant pollination. The robot weighs only 1.2 milligrams. It is equipped with a photosensitive liquid crystal elastomer. When exposed to light, this material changes the shape of the bristles on the surface of the Fairy, correcting its movements. Engineers plan to add GPS and biosensors to the robot. In the future, such devices will be able to spread pollen along a given route, pollinating plants instead of endangered insects.

There are 900 bears per Bigfoot.

Scientists have found a link between the bear population and reports of Bigfoot encounters. In order for a US state to report a meeting with a bigfoot at least once, it must have at least 900 baribals. It is assumed that people mistake ordinary bears for Bigfoot, which sometimes walk on their hind legs. The prototype of the Bigfoot or Sasquatch - the American and Canadian versions of the Yeti - may be the widespread baribals.

Mammoths will return from the dead in 2027.

The firm Colossal, which has attracted funding even from the CIA, has announced that it will present the first resurrected mammoth in 4 years. The African elephant will be taken as the basis, the DNA of which is 99.6% identical to the mammoth. The remaining 0.4% are now actively editing.

One of the darkest materials in the world is Vantablack.

It reflects almost 100% of sunlight. Why "one of"? In scientific circles, they still argue about this - in some laboratories they claim that they made the material 10 times darker. So, Vantablack is so dark that it even becomes transparent against the background of black objects.

Google has published data on its new AI for creating music

He can simply sing or whistle a melody, which the neural network will turn into a full-fledged composition. MusicLM, which is able to generate music in any genre from a textual description. However, the company will not yet open access to the neural network. So far, only a demo is available with a large number of generation options.

American scientists painted the ocean pink for the sake of an experiment.

Scientists painted the ocean off the coast of San Diego pink to see how fresh water and heavier salt water mix in the surf. The experiment will help to figure out how pollutants enter the ocean through rivers and sewage. Pink dye is environmentally friendly. Its spread across the ocean will be monitored using drones, special sensors along the coast, and a jet ski with a fluorometer that can measure the light emitted by the dye.

Van Dyck painting found in shed sells for $3 million

A study by the Dutch artist Anthony Van Dyck for the painting "Saint Jerome with an Angel", found in a barn under a layer of bird droppings, was sold at Sotheby's for $ 3.1 million. The painting was found in 2002 on a farm near New York, the canvas lay in a barn under a layer of bird droppings. The sketch was later bought by collector Albert Roberts for $600. He decided that the work belongs to the Golden Age of Dutch painting (XVII century) and gave the picture for examination. In 2019, art historian Susan Barnes reported that the study found on the farm is a "surprisingly well-preserved" work by Van Dyck.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.