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Opening in 2016, the planet Proxima b became a sensation. Earth-like object located at the nearest to the Solar system of the star Proxima Centauri is only 4.24 light years away from us, but still seems very promising candidate for the presence of life – well how here not to rejoice? Unfortunately, new observations of…

Normal battery charging for a long time, insecure, over time, fail, and then have a negative impact on the environment if they throw in the trash — their elements for a long time do not decompose, polluting the environment. Therefore, the developers of the Korean Institute of advanced technology (KAIST) set a goal to change…

Astronomers working with the space telescope “Hubble” and “Spitzer”, reported the discovery of a very interesting planet, located about 700 light-years from Earth. Discovered object, dubbed WASP-39b, supposedly has huge stocks of water in the atmosphere. About his discovery, scientists shared in an article published in the journal Astronomical Journal. “The discovery of WASP-39b shows…

Researchers from cybersecurity company F5 spoke about a new way of covert mining of cryptocurrency. This time hackers were able to access the free console torrent client rTorrent. Because before the application of the vulnerability, attackers could infect the users ‘ computers application for covert mining of cryptocurrency Monero. According to Experts, the attackers used…

A neural network is a powerful thing, but very voracious. Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT) have managed to develop a new chip which reduces power consumption of the neural network by 95%, which could in theory allow them to work even on mobile devices with batteries. The smartphones today are becoming smarter…

What if instead of launching cargo into space on the rocket we could throw it with a catapult? This ambitious and slightly crazy idea formed the basis SpinLaunch. In 2014 startup secret was founded by Jonathan Jani, who has previously created a startup on the development of drones solar-powered Titan Aerospace and sold it to…

You just know that it’s time to lose weight if you wrap just. Good, but a bit sad joke, isn’t it? Especially when you consider that spring already came. However, not all so bad, because before the onset of the beach season still have plenty of time, so you can still have time to get…

Roscosmos and the Chinese national space administration (CNCA) signed an agreement in which both parties intend to work together on space research. The Russian space Agency reported that the documents were signed by representatives of the parties at the international forum on space exploration, which took place in the capital of Japan. The document States…

The company Lockheed Martin, specializing in the aircraft industry, the development of aerospace engineering, shipbuilding and weapons production, have signed a contract under which she will develop and put into service the U.S. Navy’s innovative laser weapons. Work on the creation of laser guns was carried out by the company’s engineers for years. We even…

The press service of “Rostelecom” reported that major Russian telecommunications company acquired 75% of shares in “Open mobile platform” and “Patrone”, the companies responsible for developing an operating system Sailfish OS. This acquisition is a logical step for the company, which in the near future plans to please clients “a comprehensive proposal with a full…