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In China, the Hyperloop train has accelerated to 623 km/h. Ultimately, manufacturers want to build vehicles that can carry passengers at 2,000 km/h. Hyperloop trains operate by pushing magnetically levitating capsules through tunnels with very little air resistance. To test the train, engineers built a road about two kilometers long in a low-pressure vacuum tube. […]
Belgian McDonald’s has launched a new line of burgers and released a table set for them, Ads of the World reports. Here are the details. In February 2024, McDonald’s in Belgium launched the Deluxe burger line. They were presented with a limited collection set of cutlery – a knife, fork and napkin. And because a […]
The researchers were able to name the most dangerous places during a thunderstorm where lightning strikes most often. Lightning sparkles during thunderstorms at least 60 times per second all over the planet, and sometimes they can be found even near the North Pole. Each giant spark of electricity travels through the atmosphere at a speed […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has conducted a test flight of the modern XQ-67A jet UAV. The drone was developed as part of the OBSS (Off-Board Sensing Station) program funded by the US Air Force The XQ-67A was designed to be relatively inexpensive to manufacture with great potential for modernization. It is planned to develop both […]
The popular Honda CR-V crossover has received a plug-in hybrid version with a hydrogen engine, which will be delivered in 2024. The car allows you to charge using Level 2 for quick trips or rely on hydrogen energy for long trips. The Honda car is equipped with a 17.7 kilowatt-hour battery that can be powered […]
The President of the terrorist country of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has signed an annual decree on the conscription of citizens in the reserve for military training. On March 1, the document was published on the official legal information portal of the Russian Federation. The Decree came into force on the day of publication. According to […]
Polish farmers continue to block the movement of trucks at six checkpoints, reports Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service. There are approximately 2,350 trucks in queues in Poland. At the same time, as of today, farmers have completely blocked truck traffic at the Shehyni checkpoint. According to Demchenko, the situation at the […]
On February 29, automatic gas stations in New Zealand temporarily stopped working due to a software glitch related to the fact that 2024 is a leap year, Reuters reports. Allied Fuel, Gull, Z Energy, and BP said that some self-service gas stations were not working due to problems with the payment system, which was probably […]
Thousands of Polish trucks carrying Russian agricultural products are quietly crossing the border from Belarus to Poland and vice versa, while Polish protesters have essentially blocked the movement of freight transport on the Ukrainian border. This is stated in an investigation by Ukrainska Pravda. Journalists note that although in September 2023, following farmers’ protests, Poland […]
At the end of February 2024, the first jetpack race took place in Dubai. The participants were professional pilots. This event was made possible by the ingenuity of Gravity Industries. This British company is a pioneer in the field of human flight. In 2017, the company presented its first jet suit. Over the years, it […]