Entries Tagged as 'General'
Computer is taught to detect average faces
Scientists from university of Glasgow have developed technology which has raised probability of correct recognition of human faces in one and a half time, writes The Science.
The program was shown 20 photos of 25 well-known people. Photos have been made in different conditions within several decades. The program has correctly detected the person in 54% […]
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In 2055-2060 the planet will face ice age
In 2008 the temperature on the Earth will not rise, but, probably, will insignificantly decrease because of record-breaking low level of Sun’s brightness for all 30-years period. It will last till 2055-2060 when the planet will face the deep cold snap.
That is the opinion of deputy head of the Space researches laboratory at the Main […]
The British certification organization has banned nanoparticles
The British nongovernmental organization Soil Association engaged in certification of organic products has refused to certificate the products, which contain artificially created nanoparticles.
Soil Association sets standards for organic products in agriculture, food, cosmetic and partly pharmaceutical industries. It is considered, that SA’s standards are more strict, than official standards of the United Kingdom and the […]
British authorities have allowed to interbreed people with animals
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, HFEA on Thursday, January, 17, has allowed two scientific organizations of the country creation of embryos-hybrids of a person and an animal.
Two leading research centers of the country - university of Newcastle and the London King’s-college have applied for the permission.
License committee of HFEA has decided that two […]
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Meat of clones is eatable
Meat and milk of cloned animals is eatable. To such conclusion came experts of the EFSA.
The carried out special research has shown, that there are no contra-indications for the person to eat meat and milk of cloned animals.
EFSA experts claim, “it is highly unlikely, that there is any difference in the view of food […]
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In 2008 Chinese will become the pioneers of open-space flights
In 2008 China is going for the third time to send into a space orbit a pilot ship, which cosmonauts for the first time in a history of this country will make a “space walk”.
Such was the information published in the annual space researches program by the State commission on space, technologies and national safety […]
In 2025 Japan will launch a super-high-speed train on a magnetic pillow
Japan has begun construction of the first commercial line for super-high-speed trains on a magnetic pillow.
Trains on a new line will use magnetic levitation technology - the magnetic field allows train to soar above a line and due to it to move much faster than a usual train.
Now in the world operates one such […]
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Chinese have produced the most high-speed train in the world
This train’s speed-limit is 300 km/hour, informs agency Sinhua.
It is known, that the weight of each car made from an aluminium alloy is approximately 7 tons. The train has been independently developed by the Chinese experts on the basis of generalization of the foreign pilot production of trains with speed-limit in 200 km/hour.
It is […]
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In January Tata Motors will present the cheapest car in the world
In January, 2008 during Auto Expo show Indian motor-car manufacturer Tata Motors will present the vehicle for 2500 dollars.
According to experts, the price for the automobile can increase at the most up to 3000 dollars only because of expensive raw materials.
Production of the given model will start not earlier than the middle of 2008. […]
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Germans are the most active buyers of lunar sites
The most part of Moon’s territory belongs to Europeans, leaders among which are German citizens, informs Reuters.
Swedes, Englishmen and Poles follow the most active buyers of lunar sites.
It is necessary to note that such statistics can change precisely the same as change the prices for Moon sites. In fact from the beginning of […]