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The bird-shaped flying taxi model takes off and lands almost vertically
Start-up company Phractyl develops a flying taxi with crow's feet, a cabin and tilting wings, with a top speed of 180km/h.
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New breakthrough in laser allows matter to be transformed using light
Scientists have taken a huge step forward in being able to transform matter using only light.
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Bubble screen - Technology can prevent hurricanes from hitting the US
Bubble screens, the technology that keeps Norwegian bays ice-free in winter, could prevent future powerful storms in the Gulf of Mexico.
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China researches supersonic aircraft 5 times faster than the speed of sound
The Chinese team built and tested a prototype of a supersonic engine based on a bold design by a NASA scientist more than two decades ago.
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The plane flew nearly 10,000km without refueling
The Aviation Technology Institute (ATI) on December 6 announced the design of a hydrogen-powered medium-sized long-haul aircraft that can carry 279 passengers with a ran…
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Successfully made a piano as thin as a sheet of paper
The Austrian company creates paper pianos by printing the keys and circuit boards on paper, which are then combined with chips and smartphones.
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Hong Kong research team develops stainless steel that can kill nCoV
Researchers in Hong Kong (China) announced the development of the world's first stainless steel that can kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a few hours.
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Developed seat sensor to help detect drunk drivers
Scientists have developed a system of sensors mounted on car seats to detect when the driver is reclining, heart rate or breathing changes.
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Trains that run on railways in Japan start operating
The new Dual Bus (DMV) will start operating in Japan on December 25, and can run at 80 km/h in rail mode.
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Successfully printed 3D steak from artificial muscle cells
MeaTech 3D company announced on December 7 that it had successfully bioprinted a 104g steak consisting mainly of fat and artificial muscle cells.
Computer science
Top 6 ways to reduce the annoying click of a mechanical keyboard
Do you like the feeling of typing on a computer with a mechanical keyboard, but don't like the clicking sound of it? Try these 6 tips right away to help reduce the noise…
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The 'witch's stone' made by Russian military students turns out to be a high-tech spy device
This rock-shaped spy device was developed by Voronezh Academy as a new way to secretly track enemies.
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Successfully made super-hard diamond glass by compressing a 'carbon soccer ball'
Diamond glass material has great potential in electronics manufacturing.
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The world's first 3D printed house from raw earth
The world's first sustainable homes are 3D printed with locally available soil, helping to provide shelter to people displaced by the disaster.
AI - Artificial intelligence
The robot has magical legs of a bird, can sit on a tree branch, and dress like a 'real thing'
Engineers have created a falcon-inspired robot that can take off, land, and cling to tree branches, and even catch objects in the air.