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Qatar has suspended the shipment of liquefied natural gas tankers through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to the agency, at least five Qatari-operated liquefied natural gas ships heading for the strait in the southern Red Sea have been stopped since Friday. Three tankers stopped off the coast of Oman, one in the Red Sea, and […]
Asus Corporation has created the Zenbook Duo laptop. It has two built-in displays. This was reported by The Verge. Characteristics of the Zenbook Duo laptop The device consists of three hinged parts – two screens and a keyboard. The OLED screens are 14 inches in diagonal, have an aspect ratio of 16:10, a resolution of […]
On Sunday, January 14, the Icelandic Meteorological Office reported that a volcanic eruption occurred in the southwest of the country, the fifth on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021. Situated between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates, the two largest on the planet, Iceland is a seismic and volcanic hotspot as the two plates move […]
The event raised over three million hryvnias for specialized equipment for the Ukrainian military. More than a thousand people gathered to set the record. A new record for mass caroling was set in Ukraine. This was reported by the Ukrainian Book of World Records. On January 13, 2024, in the Strelkovo community of the Lviv […]
The United States strikes again at Yemeni Houthis, hitting another military facility The U.S. Central Command reports that the U.S. launched another strike against the Yemeni Houthis on the night of January 13 as part of a campaign aimed at reducing their ability to threaten commercial shipping. At 3:45 a.m. (Sana’a time) on Jan 13, […]
The Ukrainian military is actively using the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. A video appeared showing the crew’s work from the inside. It was published on the official pages of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “The HIMARS rocket artillery system effectively destroys enemy equipment and manpower along the entire front line,” the […]
Betavolt says it is the first in the world to realize the “miniaturization of nuclear energy” by placing the isotope Nickel-63 in a coin-sized module. The next-generation BB100 battery, which is supposed to last 50 years without recharging, has already entered the pilot testing phase and will eventually be mass-produced for commercial applications, such as […]
On January 11, China successfully launched a new Gravity-1 rocket created by the Chinese company Orienspace. A massive rocket was launched from the deck of a ship in the Yellow Sea. Gravity-1 can deliver about 6,500 kg of payload to low Earth orbit. It became China’s most powerful commercial rocket, as well as the most […]
Ukrainian military uses Ironclad robotic platform from Ukrainian company Roboneers on the battlefield The press service of the 5th Separate Kyiv Assault Brigade released a video of an interesting episode filmed from a drone, showing a ground-based robotic platform firing at the positions of the Russian occupation forces. “A combat drone operated by professional soldiers […]
The Houthis mistakenly attacked a tanker carrying Russian oil near Yemen. Militants fired a missile at a ship in the Red Sea. This was reported by the British maritime security company Ambrey, Reuters reports. It is noted that the UK Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) received a report of a missile fired 90 nautical miles southeast […]