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Found an effective way of turning water into environmentally friendly fuel
In fact, have long been under development in the field of creation of means for the generation of energy from water. In fact, everything sounds easy: just need to break the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen in the water molecule and you will get access to a virtually inexhaustible source of environmentally friendly fuel. In…
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Physicists have learned to transfer qubits on a conventional fiber optic cable
Quite a lot of research done on the subject of the transmission of a quantum signal and even conducted a successful test of this technology. However, with all the potential advantages of quantum computers and quantum information networks they have a significant drawback: a specific bit of information (qubit) for which you want to run…
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Video: two-legged robot Builder HRP-5P self-secures Board to the wall
In January 2018, the German center of Aeronautics and Astronautics the presented robot Justin. As planned by the engineers, in the future he and others like him, the droids will have a humanity of great help in the construction of dwellings on the surface of Mars. At the same time, techniques are developing robots that…
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GENECIS: project for processing of food waste into bioplastics for 3D printing
Food waste management is probably one of the most important problems concerning the environment. And if the discharge of substances from the combustion or gasoline engines in theory possible to do something radically abandoning them in favor of environmentally friendly sources of energy, here to refuse food will not work at all desire. And a…
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NASA again was “put to sleep” spacecraft “Kepler” for new problems
NASA has repeatedly “buried” the space telescope “Kepler”. In July it was announced that his stock of fuel almost exhausted, because of what it is a month into sleep mode. In August, NASA suddenly announced that the device is still in working condition and continues the search for exoplanets. In September, the Agency published a…
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Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 After Criticism About Workers on Food Stamps [Updated]
Amazon fulfillment center in Sacramento, CaliforniaPhoto: Getty Images Amazon announced this morning that the company will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all American workers, including seasonal employees and those employed by temp agencies. The move is a direct result of public pressure from people who have criticized Amazon for low wages, grueling conditions,…
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Donna Strickland, Third Woman to Ever Win Nobel Prize in Physics, Helped Make Awesome Laser Tool
The only women to ever have won the Nobel Prize in Physics: Donna Strickland (2018), Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1963), and Marie Curie (1903)Photo: University of Waterloo, Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons Scientists Arthur Ashkin from the U.S.-based Bell Labs, Gérard Mourou from École Polytechnique in France, and Donna Strickland from the University of Waterloo in Canada shared…
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Discovery of ‘Goblin’ Solar System Object Bolsters the Case for Planet Nine
Artist’s conception of the hypothetical Planet Nine, sometimes referred to as Planet X. The discovery of new dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System is providing additional evidence of its existence. Astronomers have discovered an object, dubbed “the Goblin,” in the outer reaches of the Solar System. The dwarf planet never gets…
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Twitter Announces New Rules Targeting Imposter and Spam Accounts
Photo: Getty Last month, Gizmodo uncovered a disturbing scheme where Twitter spammers were apparently impersonating more than a dozen real women to sell diet pills. Now, it seems, the site is introducing new rules to help stop fake accounts like these. On Monday, Twitter announced several updates to the company’s policies aimed at fighting “emergent,…
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Google began to track Russia’s buses and trolleys in real time
The Google developer team has released a big update to Google Maps (Google Maps). The update adds such important information, like traffic jams, schedule, and track vehicle in real time. There is a new tab where you can tap to view information about traffic and transport schedule. A new feature for users, combining trips car…