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US announced plans to fight bird flu
Flu epidemic

US announced plans to fight bird flu

Yesterday (November 1), US President George W. Bush announced a $ 7.1 billion national plan to prepare to deal with bird flu could be worldwide.

December 14, 2018
Invention helps people look in the dark
Science invention

Invention helps people look in the dark

An independent research group in the United States announced the successful implementation of a method for creating night vision for humans, by introducing a liquid solu…

December 14, 2018
Adhesive tape produces electricity
Science invention

Adhesive tape produces electricity

Scientists in the United States invented a solar cell that is so thin that people can paste it on cell phones, windows and many other things.

December 14, 2018
The plate can control the user's diet
Science invention

The plate can control the user's diet

French firm Slowcontrol is presenting at the Consumer Technology Exhibition in the United States (CES) the first Internet-connected disc, capable of monitoring the user'…

December 14, 2018
Car 'one horsepower'
Science invention

Car 'one horsepower'

Inventor Abdolhadi Mirhejazi of Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and his company Fleethorse have successfully built the 'one horse' car literally, and began to perform at ma…

December 14, 2018
Optical memory - from nanolaser to 1 Tbit / inch2
Science invention

Optical memory - from nanolaser to 1 Tbit / inch2

Researchers in the United States have just succeeded in creating a nanolaser device that converges a beam of light with a power of 200 nW into a small spot less than 35…

December 14, 2018
Define Ampere precision by one electron at a time
Science invention

Define Ampere precision by one electron at a time

This is a new way of defining the standard ampere, unit of current, more precisely, built by physicists in Finland and the United States. The team is led by Jukka Pekola…

December 14, 2018