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LG has developed a prototype TV that can be rolled up like a roll of paper.
The TV uses polymer-based LED technology to reduce the thickness of the screen. In addition to LG, other major electronics manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony and Mitsubishi are working to make screens more flexible and portable.
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September 30, 2022
In the United States, for the first time, they will try to cure depression with an implant.
One of the patients with chronic depression was implanted in the brain with a chip that stimulates the desired parts of the brain with impulses. He will do this every day for 15 minutes for a year. And then scientists will decide whether it is possible to recover from the disease with the help of chips.
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September 30, 2022
Alaska's new lakes are teeming with bacteria that release methane and threaten the planet.
Newly formed lakes are called thermokarst. The bacteria found in them were sealed in the ice for decades, and now they've been released and began to absorb organic matter and release methane into the air - this greenhouse gas contributes to the temperature increase on Earth. Some lakes produce such large amounts of methane that bubbles rising to the surface can be seen with the naked eye. So far, scientists continue to observe and try to assess how dangerous the current situation is for the environment.
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September 29, 2022
If nothing happened
Turkish photographer Alper Yeshiltash created a series of images “If nothing happened” using a neural network: he showed what some celebrities would have looked like if they had not died too soon. In the pictures: aged Michael Jackson without plastic surgery and vitiligo, Heath Ledger, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Princess Diana, Freddie Mercury and Tupac and others. Looking at the photographs, it seems as if all these great people did not leave, that they are nearby. It's just time to get older, wiser and move away from the hustle and bustle. Great idea. Thank you.
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September 29, 2022
Brabus has turned the Gelendvagen into an insane sports pickup.
Brabus P 900 Rocket Edition weighs 2.7 tons, but it accelerates to hundreds in 3.7 seconds. It will be released in a limited edition of 10 copies. The price of a pickup truck is 650.000 euros. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class pickup received a carbon body kit, 24-inch wheels and a hood with a transparent section that allows you to see the engine. The radiator grille received diode backlighting.
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September 29, 2022
Elon Musk has topped the Forbes list of the 400 richest businessmen in the United States for the first time.
At the time of compiling the updated version of the Forbes 400 rating, Musk's fortune was estimated at $251 billion. It grew by 32%, by $60.5 billion, compared to last year. In the spring of 2022, American Forbes for the first time named Musk the richest businessman in the world.
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September 29, 2022
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.
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September 29, 2022
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.
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September 28, 2022
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.
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September 28, 2022
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.
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September 28, 2022
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.
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September 28, 2022
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.
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September 28, 2022
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.
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September 27, 2022
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.
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September 27, 2022
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.
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September 27, 2022
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.
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September 27, 2022
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.
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September 27, 2022
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.
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September 26, 2022
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.
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September 26, 2022
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.
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September 26, 2022