Physics
Two youtubers managed to film the speed of light
Slow Mo Guys’ youtubers managed to film the speed of light using ultra slow-motion cameras from CALTECH University in Pasadina
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AI
Artificial Intelligence shows the ‘real faces’ of famous paintings
A digital artist has developed an Artificial Intelligence system that creates a realistic version of the faces of the protagonists of the most famous paintings.
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AI
Camello: the robot that delivers groceries to your doorstep
It’s called Camello and it’s an eco-friendly robot that delivers groceries to 700 households in Singapore in a fully automated way
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News
Most read news of the week: 29 May
Last week’s top news stories: Apple Glass, videos released by the Pentagon and former US President Barack Obama’s UFO claims
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Physics
An experiment to ‘measure’ the speed of light with a chocolate bar
David Berardo posted on Twitter a video of a physics experiment calculating the speed of light using a microwave and a piece of chocolate.
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News
UFOs, former President Obama: ‘They exist but we don’t know what they are’
Former US President Obama has intervened in the UFO debate that is inflaming public opinion after the publication of some videos that immediately went viral.
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Electricity
EASA: ‘Within 5 years there will be flying taxis and ambulances in Europe’
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a report announcing the arrival of flying taxis and ambulances by 2026
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Tech
Cook focuses on Augmented Reality: Apple Glass coming soon
Apple Glass, the wearable device with which Tim Cook aims to revolutionise Augmented Reality and make it accessible, is on its way.
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News
UFOs, Pentagon: ‘Video of flying object above the sea is authentic’
The Pentagon has confirmed that the UFO video recorded in California during a naval exercise by the Marines is authentic: an unidentified flying object follows the American ship and then sinks into the sea
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Tech
The first pizza vending machine: here’s how it works
The first pizza vending machine has been installed in Rome: in just three minutes, it can churn out a pizza with four different toppings
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News
Most read news of the week: 22 May
This week’s top stories: Zip-Fastener Ship, underwater drone and the correlation between homophobia and IQ discovered by Queensland University
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Prototypes
An underwater drone to discover underwater archaeological wonders
It is called OR2 and is an underwater drone designed by Parthenope University and the Urban Archaeological Park of Naples to explore the seabed
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Inventions
Zip-Fastener Ship: the ZIP-shaped boat
Japanese designer Yasuhiro Suzuki has designed a special pleasure boat in the shape of a zip: “the wake looks like a zip that you undo”.
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News
Queensland University: ‘There is a correlation between homophobia and low IQ’.
A study of the Queensland University on more than 11,000 volunteers found a strong correlation between homophobia and low IQ
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Crowdfunding
LumiCube: the cube with 192 LEDs for learning to code
LumiCube is a cube consisting of 192 LED lights, lots of sensors and a Raspberry Pi board: it can be programmed with the Python language to do anything.
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News
Most read news of the week: 15 May
Most read news of the last week: the ring that turns heat into energy, Google’s ban on traditional degrees and Lumus Maxima
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Tech
Google wants to abolish degrees: they will be ‘replaced’ by 6-month certificates
Google will soon start accepting learning certificates issued by its experts instead of traditional university degrees: is the beginning of a revolution?
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Startup
5 high school students found a start-up company selling LED lights
A group of students between 16 and 18 years of age founded a start-up company for the online sale of LED lights which is enjoying enormous success: in the first month it sold over 3500 euros worth of goods.
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