A group of American and canadian engineers, chemists and biologists from Western Connecticut state University and the University of Toronto have developed a new kind of sensor that gives an artificial skin can feel pressure, vibration and even magnetic fields. This technology will help to recover victims of burns and other damage to the dermis.…

Google is testing a feature that will help to minimize the likelihood of phishing attacks on users of the Chrome browser. In the experimental mode, the search engine has added a feature that suggests the correct website address, if the user enters the URL, like him. Thus, the browser once again draws attention to the…

For many years, scientists suspected that the huge Thwaites glacier practically did not attached to the bedrock beneath. It was also of the opinion that it melts — if this is true, the global sea level can rise to dangerous levels and cause serious floods. To confirm their guesses, as part of operation IceBridge, scientists…

Each science has its own favorite anniversary. Physicists it’s “Principles” Newton’s book of 1687, which introduced the laws of motion and gravity. Biologists celebrate Darwin’s “Origin of species” (1859) and his birthday (1809). Astronomers say 1543, because that’s when Copernicus put the Sun in the center of the Solar system. With regard to chemistry, no…

When the UK government cancelled its plans for electrification of rail lines running through Wales, the Midlands and the North of England, and reduced the electrification of the railway network of Great Western, this led to premature termination of the investment programme in the Railways, which was considered one of the largest in the country…