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Reuters — A technology company has created a fish-shaped underwater drone fitted with a camera, for exploring and filming underwater worlds. The drone, called BIKI, films in 4K resolution, avoids obstacles, has automated balance and Global Positioning System, which means it can find its way back to its user, company RoboSea said on the project’s crowdfunding page. Its page aimed to raise $20,000 but on Wednesday (May 31) had already reached more than $115,988. The […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) — A robotic policeman who can help identify wanted criminals and collect evidence has joined Dubai’s police force and will patrol busy areas in the city, as part of a government program aimed at replacing some human crime-fighters with machines. If the “Robocop” experiment is successful, Dubai Police says it wants the unarmed robots to make up 25 percent of its patrolling force by 2030. Clad in the colors of […]
CHICAGO, United States (Reuters) — The world’s first Nutella restaurant, dedicated to the gooey chocolate-hazelnut spread, opened its doors in Chicago on Wednesday (May 31). The cafe, owned by Italian confectionery group Ferrero, opened its doors at 10am CDT (1500gmt), offering a menu of warm Nutella baguettes, hazelnut and blueberry granola with Nutella and Nutella-topped gelato. Jars of the spread with special ‘Nutella Cafe Chicago’ labels were also available. Nutella was invented in 1944 by […]
CINCINNATI, United States (Reuters) — Fiona, a 270-pound (122.5 kilograms) hippopotamus, made her debut at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio on Wednesday (May 31). But Fiona wasn’t always this heavy. NBC reports that five months ago, she only weighed 29 pounds after being born six weeks prematurely. She made her first public appearance to journalists on Wednesday – and Fiona did not disappoint. But she’s not yet ready to appear in front of the general […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A lightning strike near Cape Canaveral forced SpaceX to delay until Saturday its first-ever cargo delivery to the astronauts living in orbit using a vessel that has already flown to space once before, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said Thursday. The lightning did not hit any of SpaceX’s equipment but happened within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the launch pad. The strike happened […]
(Reuters) – The International Space Stations will welcome its first Chinese experiment, which is to be delivered aboard SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft. The Dragon is scheduled to be launched on Thursday from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch is to be done by SpaceX, a United States commercial aerospace manufacturer and transport services company. Scientists from Beijing Institute of Technology, a renowned university in China, are responsible for […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the United States-operated Global Positioning System. A H-IIA rocket blasted off at 9:17am (0017 GMT) from the Tanegashima space center in southern Japan carrying the “Michibiki” No.2 satellite, footage by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency showed. Satellite geolocation systems, initially designed for the US […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A colossal aircraft capable of launching satellite-toting rockets into space is closer to testing, having been rolled out of a hangar in the desert, its creators said on Wednesday. The project backed by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been proceeding for about six years and was on track for its first launch demonstration as early as 2019, Stratolaunch Systems Corporation chief executive Jean Floyd said in a blog […]
OXON HILL, United States (Reuters) – The 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee got underway on Wednesday (May 31) with 291 word whizzes vying for the top prize, including the contest’s youngest-ever competitor. Competing for a $40,000 first-place cash prize, spelling virtuosos ranging from 6 to 15 years ago began facing off at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. The contest concludes with finals on Thursday (June 1) at the Washington-area resort. Competitors said it took […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled up from the deep waters off Australia during a scientific voyage studying parts of the ocean never explored before. The month-long journey off the country’s eastern seaboard has been surveying life lurking in a dark and cold abyss that plunges four kilometers (2.5 miles) below the surface, using nets, sonar and deep-sea cameras. Chief scientist […]
RHENEN, Netherlands (AFP) — Cautiously at first and then with mounting curiosity, two giant pandas stepped outside into their new open-air enclosure at a Dutch zoo on Tuesday, met by a barrage of cameras and squeals of delight. Female Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) were making their public debut, marking the culmination of a 16-year dream for the zoo and Dutch officials. The pair are now going […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Scientists in Tokyo have replaced a ladybird beetle’s outer wing casing with an artificial see-through one, to better observe its complex folding mechanism. Assistant Professor Kazuya Saito, the lead researcher, said he was impressed with the speed with which the ladybird beetle or the ladybird can both deploy its wings for flight and store them when landing and walking. “The amazing thing about an insect’s wing is that it isn’t just […]
