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Apple Unveils iPhone 6S, 6S Plus Smartphones
Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California, September 9, 2015.
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 6S and 6S plus, the latest in its line of flagship smart phones, as well as a new larger iPad and a new TV system.
Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the new devices during an Apple media event held in California on Wednesday. The new phones...
Gadgets of the future: No wires, no chargers, no gadgets per se
People of the future may not worry about losing their phones, because future gadgets would be attached to the body. Human skin will be used as the touch screen. Moreover, one would not need to charge their gadgets at all. The first step in this direction has already been made: German engineers are developing a revolutionary gadget known as iSkin.
The gadget is based on the technology used in robotics...
Toyota invests $50 million in US AI research
The world’s largest car manufacturing company, Toyota, has announced an investment of $50 million in joint artificial intelligence research centers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
The research will focus on social benefits such as how to make cars safer and how to enhance people’s quality of life through enhanced mobility and robotics, especially among the...
Russian scientists to clone extinct animals
Russian scientists will study remnants of the fossil animals and their DNA. A special scientific laboratory has been opened for this purpose in Yakutsk.
Semen Grigoryev, Director of the mammoth museum in Yakutsk claimed that it’s the only scientific centre in Russia, where there will be held systematic biotech researches of the paleontological samples.
According to him, the bodies are best preserved...
Sunken City Found in Greece Dates Back to 3,000 Years B.C.
A submerged ancient city, found in Greece by an international team of archeologists, dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C.
Though the ruins were found underwater back in 2014 as a team of archeologists from the University of Geneva was undergoing diving training in Kiladha Bay in the Argolic Gulf, the actual age of the city was undetermined until now, Le Parisien reported.
The group of Swiss and Greek...
Researchers invent Brain Booster drug that makes you Super Smart
A stimulant drug successfully used to help people with sleep disorders stay awake can boost cognitive functions in healthy people, according to a new study. The ‘smart pill’ has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Researchers reviewed 24 studies on the drug modafinil which were carried out between 1990 and 2015 and found that it appeared to improve cognitive function. Some of the...
Russia shows off new 5G PAK-FA Jet at International Air Show
Russia’s first 5G fighter has showed off in full its ultra-maneuverability at an international air show near Moscow. In 2016 the Russian Air Force will get ready to put the first production models of the stealth fighter jet into service.
The jet performed such aerobatic stunts as Pougachev’s cobra, Frolov’s chakra, the dead leaf and tail-dive.
With a month left before the multirole PAK-FA...
Stephen Hawking Says People Can Escape Black Holes
Humans can avoid being swallowed by a black hole, according to a new theory by prominent British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.
Noted UK astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has suggested that disappearing into black holes may not represent permanent disappearance, media reports said.
Speaking at a conference in Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Hawking argued that black holes “are...
Cancerous cells turned back healthy by American scientists
Cancer cells are seen with an electron microscope.
American scientists from Florida have discovered a process to turn cancer cells back into normal cells by restoring the balance of key molecules controlling specific cellular functions.
A group of researchers from the Mayo Clinic carried out the research published in the journal Nature: Cell Biology on Monday.
Utilizing the new method in laboratory...
Alien Spaceship found crashed on Mars Human Face site
If you thought Star Destroyers were only found in Star Wars flicks, you may be wrong. A photo taken by NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover shows an object that, to some UFO lovers, looks like the same warships seen on the big screen.
“I found this anomaly in the latest Curiosity Rover photo. The black object looks like a crashed UFO,” wrote UFO Sightings contributor Scott C. Waring.
He added...
US Scientists discover Obesity Gene and it can be "Turned Off"
Researchers have managed to identify a generic ‘console’ that makes some people more prone to obesity. But this ‘console’ can be switched off. So those who enjoy a Big Mac and sitting in front of TV instead of working out can lose weight while asleep.
The so-called FTO region that “harbors the strongest genetic association with obesity” was identified in the study conducted by scientists...
Too Much Sugar is Bad for the Eyesight
Brazilians, amongst other western nations, consume 4-5 times more sugar than the quantity recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization). Learn how it affects your eyes. Sugar consumption is growing worldwide and has become a major public health issue in several countries.
Sugar consumption is growing worldwide and has become a major public health issue in several countries. Brazil is one of them....
Canadian company patents 20km Space Elevator
A towering structure rising 20 kilometers into the air with its top in the sky may sound like something out of an Old Testament passage or science fiction novel, but a Canadian space company has proposed just that to cut the costs of space exploration.
Last month Thoth Technology was granted a United States patent for a “space elevator,” which would be more than 20 times taller than the 829-metre-high...
Terminator-like robot let loose in US woods
A Google subsidiary has taken a large step, quite literally, in trying to make humanoid robots as realistic as possible. Its creation, an Atlas robot, was able to walk unaided across rough terrain, a vast improvement over recent failures at the Robot Olympics.
If you go out in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise – that would be sound advice for residents around the Boston area....
US May Forget About Air Supremacy With F-35
Don’t be fooled by the sounds of champagne corks popping, there is nothing to celebrate about the newest F-35 stealth warplane whom defense analyst David Axe calls a “second-rate” fighter “seriously outclassed by even older Russian and Chinese jets” let alone cutting edge aircraft.
The Pentagon’s darling has recently received some positive coverage. Defense contractor...