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Scientists from the Laboratory of Thin Film Devices of the Riken Research Institute of Japan, under the leadership of Kenjiro Fukada, have developed a film for solar cells with a thickness of 4 microns. It can become the basis of a device that is placed on the abdomen of insects and allows remote control of […]
Japan has declared war on floppy disks. The head of the local Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taro Kono, wrote about this on Twitter. According to the minister, more than 1,900 enterprises, organizations and institutions operating in the country require people to submit forms and statements using old devices such as floppy disks, CDs, etc. Now […]
The German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann brought its newest Leopard 2A7 tank with an Israeli protection system to the exhibition in the Czech Republic. The combat vehicle was demonstrated as part of the NATO Days 2022 event, which took place last weekend in the city of Ostrava. Thus, the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is […]
The United States Department of Defense has received the most powerful combat laser in the world. It was developed by Lockheed Martin and is called HELSI (High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative). HELSI has a power of 300 kW, which will be enough not only to destroy drones, but also to intercept missiles. This is five […]
SpaceX wants to show the world that its Starlink satellite system can provide access to Netflix and YouTube at an altitude of 9,000 meters above the ground. To do this, the company conducted a test flight with the aircraft of its first client, the regional airline JSX. Journalists from Bloomberg and other publications took part […]
Lockheed Martin announced flight tests of the new Speed Racer UAV. This was reported to Air & Space Forces journalists by John Clark, who is the head of Skunk Works, a commercial structure controlled by the American defense giant. The top manager noted that the cost of a one-time modular multi-purpose UAV is more than […]
Opel previously produced charged cars under the GSe sub-brand. These were perfectly equipped, sports cars. Now the German brand Opel is reviving the cult sports sub-brand GSe in a new interpretation. Cars with this nameplate will remain dynamic and sporty, but will be 100% electric. The historical abbreviation ‘Grand Sport Einspritzung’ (Grand Sport Injection), which […]
The US plans to transfer two NASAMS systems that provide air defense to Ukraine within the next two months. This was announced by the press secretary of the Pentagon, Brigadier General Pat Ryder. According to him, anti-aircraft missile systems will contribute to the further protection of Ukrainians from enemy air threats, in particular from aviation, […]
The Taiwanese vendor ASRock presented two monitors for gamers from the Phantom Gaming line. The ‘older’ model PG34WQ15R2B has an integrated Wi-Fi antenna that connects to a personal computer together with a monitor. Due to the higher location of the screen in relation to the system unit, the quality of the wireless connection is improved. […]
The premium iPhone 14 Pro Max smartphone surprised sensation seekers with internal components and ‘friendliness’ from the point of view of repair. Technobloggers from the PBKreviews YouTube channel went into detail. From the video published below, it follows that the internal filling of the ‘top fourteen’ is significantly different from the ‘iron’ of its counterparts […]