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Every Monday in the new issue of “News of high technologies” we summarize the results of the last week, talking about some of the most important events, the key discoveries and inventions. Today we talk about the world’s first whole body scanner, new cars Railways. Below the news you can find in a text format.…

The human body abounds with a variety of bacteria — they cannot be completely rid of, even using the most powerful methods of sterilization. Consequently, bacteria will to live even in the most clean and actively protected areas like aboard the International space station. During a regular inspection of the ISS researchers found that on-Board…

Today, for the first time in six years, Mars will see a guest from our planet. The NASA InSight will try to gently sit on the surface of the red planet to operate their scientific instruments and to do experiments that would be conducted the next few years. And with some luck longer. For details…

This photo was made by the InSight probe after successful landing on the surface of Mars. The mission statements at the jet propulsion Laboratory, NASA received a signal from the lander InSight that he sat on the surface of Mars. In the next few hours, engineers will specify how the spacecraft feels. While it is…

Photo: Getty A city council in Scotland is considering a crack down on “silent discos,” which residents have complained are too loud—making them just regular discos, I guess. According to the Telegraph, the Edinburgh City Council is examining how to reign in the events after increased complaints that they are too noisy and put people at…

Photo: Getty For the last decade, Illinois has had the nation’s most rigorous law protecting citizens’ biometric privacy information. It’s also a heavily litigated piece of legislation that’s pulled high-profile companies like Google and Facebook into class action lawsuits. Now, Six Flags is contesting a suit that threatens to totally defang the statute. The Biometric…

After a six month journey and gripping landing sequence, NASA’s InSight lander has already returned its first image of the Martian surface. The image shown on the NASA stream demonstrates dust speckling InSight’s camera, and it shows what appears to be the Martian horizon. InSight flew to Mars carrying three scientific instruments, one for measuring…

The International Space Station, as seen from the NASA space shuttle Endeavour in 2011. Photo: NASA (Getty Images) No place is safe from the scourge of superbugs, a new study suggests, not even space. According to the study, samples of bacteria resistant to several antibiotics have been found on the International Space Station (ISS). And…

Dead whales on Mason Beach in New Zealand.Image: AP “Sadly, the likelihood of being able to successfully re-float the remaining whales was extremely low. The remote location, lack of nearby personnel, and the whales’ deteriorating condition meant the most humane thing to do was to euthanize,” said DOC Rakiura Operations Manager Ren Leppens in a…