What an Interesting World
Batteries made from fabrics - new technology from the American scientists
American scientists from Stanford University have found a way to create flexible electric batteries from ordinary fabrics that could inspire “wearable” electronics in the future.
Micro-killer - Project "Anubis"
In the deep past, slingshot was considered a dangerous weapon. It returns to field in the 21st century, this time to serve a launching platform for Micro-Air Vehicles (MAV) capable of tracking and engaging specific targets.
Northrop Grumman designed the most advanced robot aircraft in the world
Defence contractor Northrop Grumman presented its newest military project – the Х-47В UCAS (Unmanned Combat Air System), which the company described as “the most advanced robot aircraft in the world”.
Smoking Camouflage for Special Weapons
There is an episode in one of the films about Fantomase, when the cheerful commissioner Juve, brilliantly played by Louis de Funes, rescues himself and his companions by offering “shooting” cigars to prison guards. The unaware assistants of Fantomase simply shot each other.
The U.S. Government is planning to establish a new command to counter cybercrime
The U.S. are about to establish a new cyber-defense command in the near future, as has been announced by various sources citing officials from the U.S. President’s administration.
Biological Bar Codes in Human Faces
Facial features that allow us to recognize a familiar person or quickly distinguish human faces among other objects can be narrowed down to a certain sequence of parallel lines that look just like a notorious “bar code”. The discovery was made by Steven C. Dakin and his colleagues from Institute of Ophthalmology, London University College.
