Category Archives: HiTech

Scientists have proved that our short-term memory is intentionally deceiving us, creating tricks that allow us to better know what we see in the world. The deception begins when we see something a second time. Our brain is partially distorts the image, so we can retrieve the object, even if it moved in space, or something has changed. In an example, the process of crossing the road, you look left and see the car, and then turn your head to the right. Then again look to the left and see […]

In Moscow for medical aid after tick bites asked 112 people. This was reported on the website of the Moscow mayor. RIA Novosti “From the beginning of spring for help after being bitten by these insects has turned 112. According to Rospotrebnadzor, currently cases of infectious diseases it is not revealed”, — is spoken in the message. It is specified that Moscow is taking measures to decrease the activity of ticks, including the processing of specially protected natural areas safe vehicles. In early April, the representative of Rospotrebnadzor warned about […]

Three-time Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Johannes Clabo got injured thumb while playing basketball. © Lubos Pavlicek/CTK He said this edition of aftenposten.no. “I was not lucky when I tried a new sport, basketball. While the severity of the injury is unknown, the information will appear in the course of a week,” he said Clabo. Clabo is also a three-time world champion and two-time winner of the overall world Cup standings. Last season Clabo took second place in the overall standings KM, losing to Russian Alexander Bolshunov. Earlier Bolshunov admitted […]

Specialists of the naval Institute of the United States proposed to use the new destroyers of the Zumwalt class as command ships. In the future, they offered to replace performing this role obsolete amphibious ships Blue Ridge class. Originally the Zumwalt destroyers had become an important part of the American fleet, however, due to the high cost of the project was substantially reduced from 32 to three ships. Experts note that the U.S. Navy is trying to find a new use for the Zumwalt class ships. Destroyer of the Zumwalt […]

Maintaining any diet occurs primarily through the fixation of when and what you eat. However, to monitor and record every single meal is not so simple. Experimental technology FitByte, which is being developed at Carnegie-Mellon (USA), is designed to solve this problem. Its essence lies in the use of multiple sensors that can be installed on any sunglasses manufacturer. The base unit of the system is an infrared mechanism for fixing the movement, which is located on the front of the glasses. It detects a characteristic hand gestures related to […]

A team of scientists from the University of Central Florida for the first time to test experimental rocket engine PDE, which, in their opinion, can change the approach to space launch vehicles. The research results were published in the journal Combustion and Flame. The idea of a detonation engine (PDE) was proposed by the prominent Soviet physicist, academician zel’dovich in 1940. In contrast to the slow (subsonic) combustion of a deflagration that is used in most modern rocket motors, it uses a different mode – detonation. The principle of operation […]

QR codes is a handy tool to instantly connect the offline phenomena with their online form. They can be used for a variety of problems, from redirecting with a Billboard on the street to the point of sale of the goods on the Internet, to tracking the activity of participants in video conferencing. How they are actually created and stored? Here’s one simple way: comes to the aid of the program Google Sheets. A simple formula for creating a QR code looks like the following: =IMAGE(“https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=200×200&cht=qr&chl=”&A2&””) – where “A2” at […]

The ship-laying vessel “Akademik Chersky”, which is considered as one of the options complete the construction of the gas pipeline “Nord stream — 2” is close to the Danish island of Bornholm. RIA Novosti It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to data portals for ship tracking and Marine Traffic Vesselfinder. It is noted that the vessel is in the exclusive economic zone of Denmark in the Baltic sea, the bottom of which is an unfinished “Nord stream — 2”. The ship is in the way for 76 days. Previously, […]

Russian defenseman Artem Tooth, signed a contract with the canadian club of the National hockey League (NHL) “Ottawa senators”, admitted that the pandemic is not yet know when he will be able to fly to the capital of Canada. © Maksim Konstantinov/Global Look Press “It is very difficult to talk about the move. If it usually would go in August. And now — the unknown. Don’t know when the borders open”, — quotes Tooth “Match TV”. He also admitted that he had not engaged in the domestic moments in Ottawa […]

The head of the Ministry of construction and housing and communal services of Russia Vladimir Yakushev and his Deputy Dmitry Volkov has identified coronavirus infection COVID-19. © RIA Novosti It is reported TASS with reference to the press service of the Ministry of construction. “I will undergo treatment under the supervision of doctors in one of the city hospitals. Stay in touch”, — quotes the press-service of the statement Yakushev. April 30, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the videoconference reported that […]