In England, they came up with fireproof drones for firefighters.

The FireDrone can withstand temperatures up to 200ºC for 10 minutes. The device will safely fly into buildings engulfed in flames and look for people who are trapped in a fire.

Scientists have seen how crabs protect the robot crab.

Biologists assembled a mechanical crab to survey the bottom, and it was attacked by a stingray. Suddenly, a whole army of crabs came to his aid, which stuck around the iron bro and covered him with their hard shells so that no one could eat him.

A resident of the United States bought an “endless” air ticket and has already flown 37 million km.

In 1990, Tom Stucker purchased a lifetime ticket for all United Airlines flights for $290,000 and has never regretted the purchase since. For 33 years, he visited more than 100 countries, and the cost of his flights exceeded $ 2 million. He called his purchase the best investment in his life.

In the US, a janitor accidentally destroyed 25 years of research.

In Rensselaer Polytech's lab, one freezer made a nasty sound, and the janitor simply turned it off so that it wouldn't bother him. Inside were cell cultures and samples at -44°C, which were collected and studied for a quarter of a century. Now all the work will have to start over, and the damage is estimated at $1 million.

John Goodenough, inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has died at the age of 100.

This invention laid the foundation for wireless electronics, and thanks to John, we now have mobile phones and laptops.

In Spain, set a new world record for the 100 meters in heels.

34-year-old Christian Roberto Lopez Rodriguez ran the distance in 12.82 seconds. And by the way, his time is only 3.24 seconds slower than that of the legendary Usain Bolt.

MDMA freed the racist from hatred of others.

Psychologists have described an unusual case in which a white supremacist got rid of his radical beliefs after participating in an MDMA experiment. The man, who was formerly an American Nationalist leader, told a researcher that "love is the most important thing" and "nothing matters without love."

In Borneo, they found an unusual palm tree that blooms and bears fruit underground.

At the same time, it is not clear how its flowers are pollinated. A very small number of plant species have evolved to flower or bear fruit underground. But before the discovery of the new palm, only one plant combined these two qualities - the underground orchid. The palm tree was already known to the locals, but went unnoticed by scientists. They believe this case highlights the need for greater collaboration with indigenous communities.

The ancestors of modern kangaroos could not jump.

Zoologists have determined that some extinct kangaroos may not have used jumping to get around. They moved in other ways, such as on all fours. Analysis of the bones showed that the high-speed, high-intensity jumping typical of today's large kangaroos was likely rare or absent in many species, including their direct ancestors.

ChatGPT will answer calls to emergency services in Portugal.

By 2025, Portugal will implement the ChatGPT chatbot in the operation of emergency telephone lines. Artificial intelligence will answer the call when all operators are busy. They promise that a person will not even understand that he is communicating with a robot. The AI will evaluate the problem and redirect the caller to the right person. He will also be able to recognize pranksters. Their pranks are 60% of traffic on emergency lines.

In Japan, they began to make furniture for gamers.

Bauhütte has introduced a gaming chair with a 125° reclining backrest, adjustable armrests, a footstool and even a smartphone holder.

London-based startup Prosper Ropotics is developing a robotic butler.

He will do all the housework for you. So, for example, he will be able to independently load dishwashers, dust and mop floors, fold clothes and even cook simple meals. At the start of sales, the robot will cost from $6,000, but a monthly subscription option is also being considered to perform more complex tasks: they will be done by special employees through VR.

Unusual benches.

In England, they came up with benches that purify the air like 200 trees. CityTree structures are made of moss and absorb harmful substances from the air.

Scientists from Switzerland have proposed replacing Internet cables with lasers.

During the experiment, they aimed a laser at the Jungfraujoch mountain, which is located 53 km from the Bern Observatory, and transmitted data at a speed of 1 Tbps.

ChatGPT created four viruses in one hour.

This chatbot even provided instructions on how to get these potential pathogens from synthetic DNA. Although this data is insufficient to create a bioweapon, researchers have expressed concerns about the possible development of future versions of the GPT. There is a risk that language patterns may evolve to the point of inadvertently triggering another pandemic.

Google is developing a "selfie generator".

He will independently create a selfie, and the user will not have to pose in front of the camera. The service will create realistic images of the user based on other pictures of this person. With the help of text prompts, you can change the background and other details.

Ecological collapse can come already during our lifetime.

The researchers studied models of how tipping events in nature reinforce and accelerate each other. It turned out that the ecological collapse may begin earlier than previously thought. Scientists warn that more than a fifth of the planet's ecosystems, including the Amazon rainforest, are at risk of catastrophic destruction within the lifetime of modern humans.

Researchers have introduced a companion robot - it moves around the body.

Calico moves along a special track attached to clothes. Thanks to the ability to change location, it can perform a variety of functions: from health monitoring to assistance in sports training - for example, during squats, the robot can go down to knee level, and then rise to its back to control how the user stands in the plank.

The trailer for "Bad Money" has been released.

The film is about how Reddit users raised the shares of the "dying" GameStop chain of stores by 700%, although the entire Wall Street put it down. Then hedge funds suffered losses, and the whole world started talking about the situation. Starring: Paul Dano, Nick Offerman, Pete Davidson, Seth Rogen. The film will be released in Russian cinemas on October 19.

The perfect beer-shaped ice cube mold was made by Miller Lite.

According to the company's marketers, in the summer you should drink only cold beer, and ice most often spoils everything - therefore, they suggest making ice from beer.