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A team of chemical engineers from Zhejiang University (China) has managed to make a fiber from an aerogel and knit a sweater from it. Tests have shown that such clothing allows you to keep warm better than sweaters made of traditional materials. An aerogel is a special type of gel of various materials in which […]
Scientists from Northwest Polytechnic University of China have developed a device called“golden veil“The missile is capable of deceiving air defense systems by making them think that a combat missile is a passenger plane. The “Golden Veil” is made of thin threads intertwined like a spider’s web and covered with gold. Due to its complex geometry, […]
After global sanctions were imposed on Russia, China began to meet the needs of Russia for critical imports, and in fact, to profit from the invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by The New York Times. “China is cashing in on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has led Russia to switch from the West to […]
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has found that Chinese groups are actively using artificial intelligence to create and spread anti-American memes, focused on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, according to Vice. These memes are aimed at strengthening anti-American sentiment, especially in the context of US President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s military operations […]
A model of the Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle GJ-11 Sharp Sword was shown on a satellite image. This was reported by The War Zone. The appearance of the drone on the new satellite images may indicate that the GJ-11 will become part of the future air wing on Chinese aircraft carriers. The Chinese army will […]
China’s reusable space plane has become even more mysterious. Four days after the launch of its third mission, the Shenlong (“Divine Dragon”) spacecraft launched six objects into Earth orbit. For several days, they were observed by amateur spacecraft around the world, which recorded radiation from some of them, Space.com reports. The six mysterious objects were […]
ByteDance, the company known as the owner of the popular TikTok platform, has been accused of secretly using the OpenAI API to develop its language model known as Project Seed. According to the information, ByteDance violated OpenAI’s terms of use, which prohibit the use of their API to train its own AI models, writes The […]
A number of Chinese state-owned companies and agencies have begun to ban their employees from using Apple and Samsung equipment at work. This was reported by Bloomberg. According to sources familiar with the matter, several state-owned firms and government departments in at least eight provinces have instructed their employees to use smartphones and other mobile […]
On December 14, China launched its secret reusable spaceplane on its third-ever mission, Space.com reports. A Long March 2F rocket with a spaceplane on board was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The mission will conduct scientific experiments in space. Little is known about the Chinese reusable spaceplane Shenlong, or “Divine Dragon.” It is […]
Two Chinese and four Russian military aircraft entered South Korea’s air defense identification zone on Thursday, December 14, as the country raised its fighter jets. This is reported by Yonhap, referring to a representative of the Seoul Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is stated that Russian and Chinese military aircraft entered the zone in the […]