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Astronauts have manufactured a human knee meniscus on the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time in history, Space reports. They printed the knee meniscus on a 3D printer in cooperation with Redwire. This will improve the treatment of knee joint problems that are common in military personnel and the elderly. “The meniscus has […]
In the middle of the summer, Denmark and Germany announced that they were about to deliver Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine. The first batch of combat vehicles has already been delivered. At the end of winter, Denmark announced plans to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with Leopard 1A5s together with Germany and the Netherlands. The […]
On the morning of Saturday, September 9, powerful explosions occurred in the occupied Crimea. This was reported by local telegram channels. According to residents of the occupied peninsula, two loud explosions occurred near the town of Staryi Krym, located in the south of the peninsula. Almost half an hour after the first explosions, local residents […]
Battery giant CATL has unveiled new batteries called Shenxing, promising a 400 km range after 10 minutes of charging. A fully charged battery provides a range of up to 700 km. According to CATL’s official statement, the concern is preparing to start producing Shenxing batteries at its Chinese facilities in the near future. The presentation […]
As reported, the sculptor-monumentalist Oleksiy Pergamenshchyk went through up to 30 versions of the trident while working on a sketch. On the morning of August 6, the Ukrainian trident was installed on the Motherland monument in Kyiv instead of the Soviet coat of arms. The list of donors was published by the National Museum of […]
On Friday late in the evening, September 8, Morocco was rocked by a strong earthquake that killed at least about 300 people. The consequences of the disaster were posted on social media. This was reported by Al-Arabiya and Reuters. Powerful aftershocks with a magnitude of 6.8 were recorded in the High Atlas Mountains. Marrakech turned […]
Google is working on a new feature for its Gmail email platform that will allow users to respond to emails using emojis, The Verge reports. Google plans to release this feature in the near future, possibly first as a test version for a limited number of users. The code studied by the experts also indicates […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected a company to develop a drone for launching from a fighter jet. The choice fell on General Atomics. The American company will create an unmanned aerial vehicle as part of the LongShot program. The drone will be armed with air-to-air missiles, and fighter jets will serve […]
British bank HSBC will stop making cross-border payments for corporate clients in Russia and Belarus on October 27. The UK’s largest financial group, which includes Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank, has so far maintained a payment channel between Russia and Hong Kong. This was reported by The Moscow Times. In the summer, U.S. officials persuaded […]
The Ukrainian government is considering the purchase of Australian-made autonomous combat robots for the Armed Forces. According to The Sun, the Funnel Web robotic mechanisms are designed to destroy enemy infantry and vehicles. Media sources claim that representatives of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry are closely monitoring the project. The ministry believes that Funnel Web robots […]