Wonders of Science 2024, November

Although World War II has long sunk into oblivion, many military developments of those years are still secret. However, among them there are those that laid the foundation for global modern projects

In the nineties of the nineteenth century, a railway was built between Brighton and Rottingin by engineer Magnus Wolf. And not some kind, but electric. The routes ran along the coast and everything was fine and the passengers were happy. But the mountain hindered the extension of this wonderful road all the way to Rottingin

Those who have seen the Soviet film "The White Sun of the Desert" probably remember what a Lewis light machine gun looks like. At the same time, many were definitely surprised by the unusual design of the machine gun and asked themselves the question - why would he need such a huge barrel

Humanity is constantly trying to find alternative ways to obtain energy. And sometimes inventions proposed by scientists look extremely unusual

What progress has reached. The massive consumption of meat products has stimulated the development of new technologies to increase the mass of the product to increase profits. And if the producers of meat, the same chicken, pump up 100% and pump up a little in the store, then at the output we have a "fat" carcass for the price of two

By and large, with the development of technology, two-way communication systems like walkie-talkies have not changed much. Yes, they became smaller, their radius of action increased, but something fundamentally new did not appear

A fly was flying around the room, buzzing persistently. At some point, the insect sat down on a plastic tape hanging from the wall clock and stuck to it tightly. The tape slowly retracted into the mechanism along with its prey

Specialists from St. Petersburg announced in the media that in the near future, patients will be able to purchase a unique drug that will help them fight one of the most terrible diseases - cancer

Wolf Foam from PortugalAs you know, the Soviet Union learned about the German tungsten know-how after the counteroffensive near Moscow. Then the secret anti-tank sub-caliber shells with an unusually hard core fell into the hands of Soviet specialists

Scientists have taught mushrooms to generate electricity. Solar panels are widely used to convert light into electricity

Italian physicists have proposed a new concept of a quantum battery based on entangled qubits that can be implemented using existing technologies. They hope to create an experimental five-qubit prototype within three years

Physicists from Russian research institutes, which are now participating in the creation of the NICA collider in Dubna near Moscow, plan to unite to implement a promising project at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP, Novosibirsk), the deputy director of the Siberian and

The search and development of alternative ways of obtaining fuel has been going on for a long time. And despite significant advances, many new methods often remain unprofitable

The possibilities of a 3D printer are almost endless. With its help, prostheses, weapons, vehicles and other very useful and technological objects are created. According to most films, our future is both terrible and wonderful. What will we see?

The paramedics were convinced that 25-year-old Justin Smith was dead when they arrived. Pennsylvania resident had no pulse or blood pressure and turned blue

Scientists are already testing unique devices that open up immense perspectives for humans

What could be more destructive than a large-scale natural disaster? Only a massive nuclear strike

Many technologies have dual-use potential and can be used for both civil and defense purposes, depending on the intentions of those who have them

The science of longevity can divide us into those who are undergoing treatment and those who do not: the former will live longer than a person has ever lived, and the latter will die even younger than they are now. This was once only a myth

During the First World War, acoustic locators were invented to detect aircraft. Let's see more options:In 1880, a certain Professor Mayer invented large ears that do not hold hands. They rested on the shoulders of the wearer:- Salik.bizTopophone by Professor Mayer, 1880nAnd the fact that these "ears" are directed, made it possible to approximately determine the location of the noise source, its location

David Phillips, a sociologist at the University of California, San Diego, USA, and his colleagues conducted an interesting study among Chinese and Japanese Americans

Andrey Geim and Konstantin Novoselov figured out how to make water "dead" and deprive it of its unique dissolving properties, experimenting with the finest "sandwiches" of graphite and boron nitride, according to an article published in the journal Science

The longstanding interest in finding efficient ways to convert methane to methanol has grown in recent years with the abundance of methane found in natural gas in the United States

Scientists at Case Western Reserve University reveal the molecular mechanism that determines the lifespan of worms and mammals

Black hole - playground for the physicist. This is the place where you can observe and test the strangest and most fundamental ideas and concepts from the field of physics

Scientists at the Massachusetts Center for the Application of Technology in Medicine (MGH-CEM) have developed a simple method of keeping water and water-based solutions in a liquid state at temperatures well below the normal "freezing point" for very long

Any army in the world, no matter how professional it may be, has one significant drawback: soldiers have the ability to age, lose skills and even die, which, of course, reduces combat effectiveness

Tank armor has evolved since the very moment when armored vehicles first entered the battlefield. If today you take an armor-piercing projectile from the Second World War and shoot it at a modern tank, then most likely nothing will remain on its armor except a small dent

The armed forces of any country can "boast" of ridiculous and curious types of weapons, both tested and adopted. One of these highly controversial decisions can be found among the French airborne forces. The name of this miracle invention is the Vespa 150 TAP self-propelled artillery unit

At first it seemed that the gun was some kind of something

Part Two - Oh, here you are. It turned out quickly, didn't it? With just a click or tap on the screen, if you have a 21st century connection, you are instantly on this page. But how does it work?

Part One - Changes in Data Flow A typical day for Paul and his remote colleagues consists of connecting hardware for new clients and tasks such as unloading hard drives and solid state drives (SSD)

Internet, what a common word today. A whole generation has already grown up that does not know the times when there was no Internet

Krasnoyarsk scientists talked about plans to clone a cedar for the first time in the world. Russian scientists expressed confidence that growing seedlings is less effective than artificially reproducing them

Even in the last century, scientific research was reduced mainly to how to improve the material side of a person's life - provide him with a sufficient amount of provisions and the necessary benefits of civilization

It is, of course, not yet so powerful as to destroy the planet, but it is already very promising: they plan to use the superlaser to clean up space debris

When you see photographs of this woman with the captions "Before" and "After", it is very difficult to believe that both pictures are of the same person

Are you ready for the world's first giant robot battle? If your answer is no, what have you forgotten about this site? Personally, we have been waiting for this event for two whole years! And its date has finally been announced

Today Vice President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic showed him a number of innovative Russian developments in various fields

The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications submitted to the government the draft of the national program "Digital Economy", implying toughening of requirements for information security