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Scientists have tied the smallest and tightest knot in history — their shamrock knot contains only 54 atoms. In 2020, chemists in China were able to create a chain of 69 atoms that intersected three times to form a shamrock knot with no free ends. Now, researchers from the University of Western Ontario in Canada […]
Automobile manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to increase the range and improve performance. Another solution was presented by Kia and Hyundai – they presented the so-called “Active Air Jacket” (AAS). The design is installed in front of the wheels but behind the front bumper to minimize turbulence. It is activated when the car speed […]
A new batch of small all-terrain vehicles, the “Khizhik” buggy, has been delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. They proved to be excellent in the combat zone in terms of maneuverability, cross-country ability and evacuation of the wounded. This was said Oleksandr Kovalenko, military observer of the Information Resistance group. According to him, these cars […]
Mstislav Chernov’s film 20 Days in Mariupol has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, the second time in history that a Ukrainian film has been nominated. Four more films will compete in this category ; Bobi Wine: The People’sPresident The Eternal Memory Four Daughters To Kill a Tiger In total, 167 films […]
A doctor used the Apple Watch to help an elderly woman who needed emergency medical care during a flight. This was reported by the BBC. The incident occurred on a Ryanair flight from Birmingham to Verona on January 9, when a woman in her 70s began to choke. Rashid Riaz, a 43-year-old British doctor, approached […]
Northrop Grumman has received the green light to start production of the latest B-21 Raider bomber. Production of the stealthy B-21 Raider stealth bomber is moving forward. Last fall, based on the results of ground and flight tests and the mature plans of the production team, I gave the go-ahead to start mass production of […]
Businessman Elon Musk said that he has so many Jewish friends that he is “a Jew by complicity,” but added that he is “naive” about anti-Semitism. This was reported by Business Insider On January 22, Musk, accompanied by conservative activist Ben Shapiro, visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, a former Nazi death camp in the Polish city of Auschwitz, […]
The difference between the life expectancy of women and men has been shrinking all over the world. This has happened due to improved living and working conditions, but scientists suggest that the difference will not disappear completely, given the biological differences between the sexes. The study was reported by New Scientist and published in the […]
Windows 12, which will be released next year, will significantly increase the minimum system requirements for devices. This was reported by tomshardware. In particular, only devices with 16 GB of RAM will be able to update to version 12 of the operating system. This is a lot compared to 4 GB in Windows 11. And […]
Zika virus may have the potential to treat certain types of cancer. Scientists have already confirmed their data during experiments and they showed impressive results. This is reported by Live Science. The results of the study were published in the medical journal Cancer Research Communications earlier this month. The scientists involved mice implanted with human […]