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The project of the Chinese portal of the bus turned out to be a fraud
Remember the Chinese gantry bus TEB-1 and built a 300-metre test track, which was full of headlines last summer? As it turned out, we rejoiced too early for Chinese neighbors. Shortly thereafter, around the project has had “financial problems” and strip other suspicious “failures” that produced a number of very uncomfortable questions for the organizers.…
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In South Korea, will build the largest rotating solar power station on water
To increase the efficiency of solar power plants in different ways. One option involves the creation of a floating solar power plant, which rotates and adjusts the position of the Sun in the sky. About the imminent creation of one of these solar power plants the company said Solkiss, which is going to create the…
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Electric Faraday Future FF91 set a new record
One of the main competitors of Tesla, Faraday Future successfully held one of the toughest tests for your car FF91. The electric car managed to climb to the top of pikes Peak during the event in 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It is noteworthy that FF91 became the fastest electric car that has made…
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Sensual robot the poet listens to the seagulls and writes poetry in the sand
Designer and programmer of Yusi Liu has created a robotic box with treads, who knows how to write poems in the sand. Slowly moving along the water’s edge, it is sure to please one beloved couple his writings. The robot was created for his thesis in computer science, when Yusi Liu studied at the University…
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North Korea Claims Successful Test of Intercontinental Missile
This unverified photo distributed by the North Korean government shows the apparent launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea’s northwest, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Image: AP) Just in time for the Fourth of July, North Korea says it has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The country voted most…
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Nightmarish Crocodile Relative Terrorized Dinosaurs in Prehistoric Madagascar
Paleoartistic restoration of the head of Razanandrongobe sakalavae. Unlike extant crocodilians, this terrestrial predator had a deep skull. Credit: Fabio Manucci. Roughly 165 million years ago during the mid-Jurassic, Madagascar is an alien place. The famously large island has yet to fully cleave itself tectonically from India and Africa, still crammed together with the rest…
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This Is Why Antarctic Sea Ice Crashed This Year
Image: British Antarctic Survey The disappearance of Arctic sea ice is a well-documented trend with a well-established cause. But this past summer, Earth scientists were startled to see Antarctic sea ice take a nosedive, too. Now, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey are blaming the event on a spate of freak weather, underscoring how much…
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Praying Mantises Are More Badass Than We Realized
A praying mantis making a meal of an unfortunate Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Image: “What’s That Bug?”, Randy Anderson/University of Basel). Praying mantises are among the most frightening insects on the planet, equipped with powerful front legs which they use to snatch unwary insects, spiders, and even the odd amphibian or reptile. But as new research reveals,…
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Report: Apple Hopes to Replace Fingerprints With a 3D Face Scanner on iPhone 8
GIF GIF: Gizmodo Yesterday, a leak from one of the most reliable Apple rumor sleuths claimed that the iPhone 8 won’t feature a fingerprint scanner integrated into the display. That feature has been expected for some time. But if a new report is correct, it seems that fingerprints are going to be replaced with 3D…
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Servers Seized at Ukrainian Firm Where ‘Petya’ Attack Began, Charges Being Considered
Photo: Getty On Monday, reports emerged that the head of the Ukrainian Cyber Police is seeking criminal charges against the Ukrainian tax software company that was the first victim of the crippling NotPetya malware attack. Now, it has come to light that the firm’s servers have been seized by authorities. NATO Considering 'Petya' Malware a…