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BLUE STEEL’S EXCLUSIVE ELECTRIC BIKE IS BASED ON A WOMEN’S BIKE FROM THE 1970S

by Emily White June 22, 2024

Engineer Christopher Terpstra, an industrial design graduate, designed the futuristic Blue Steel electric bicycle. The machine has features such as spokeless wheels, full suspension and a single-sided front fork. It’s hard to believe, but the enthusiast used a 1970s Schwinn women’s touring bike as a base, bought for only $10.

Christopher did a lot of work and had to replace many of the bike’s components. In addition, some parts of the tubular steel frame were made by him personally from one-inch steel tubing. The wheels are spokeless, where the rim is held in place by three nylon rollers. Nylon rollers are also used in the spring friction drive mechanism.

Animals

It is now known that intelligent primates are characterised by a longer lifespan

by Emily White June 22, 2024

As part of the research, the experts conducted a series of six tests on 198 lemurs over several years. Four of the tests determined the primates’ cognitive abilities, in particular their ability to cope with unusual tasks, spatial memory, self-control and the ability to understand cause-and-effect relationships, while two others were conducted to determine each primate’s level of curiosity and exploratory behaviour.

Animals

New Zealand scientists have described a small penguin that lived more than 3 million years ago

by Emily White June 22, 2024

Its conclusion allowed researchers to obtain the fossil skulls of these animals, which were found in the Tangahoe Formation on New Zealand’s North Island.

It should be noted that the penguins have been attributed to a hitherto unknown species, which in turn belongs to the genus Eudyptula, which inhabits the territory of New Zealand and Australia. During the analysis, the researchers dated the penguins’ skulls to the period between 3.36 and 3.06 million years B.C., which corresponds to the late Pliocene. At the same time, their remains differed from modern individuals, so it was decided to attribute them to a new species called Eudyptula wilsonae.

Animals

Secret of the appearance of octagonal figures on the seabed revealed

by Emily White June 22, 2024

Scientists have discovered mysterious octagonal ‘stamps’ on the bottom of the Fram Strait. Investigations using remotely piloted vehicles revealed that the mysterious footprints were left by Dumbo octopuses as they fed.

These creatures inhabit the deep waters of all the Earth’s oceans, but remain little known. Their diet consists mainly of worms and crustaceans and their feeding strategy is similar to that of the holothurians.

Animals

Scientists have created a supercombination safe for humans

by Emily White June 22, 2024

In particolare, l’azienda occidentale Oxitec ha modificato il genoma delle zanzare maschio in modo che la loro prole nascesse senza ali e non rappresentasse una minaccia per l’uomo, ma le zanzare femmina in Brasile hanno imparato a distinguere questi individui e a evitare di accoppiarsi con loro. Inoltre, esisteva un margine di errore che a volte faceva sì che queste zanzare producessero comunque una prole alata.

Ora i ricercatori hanno deciso di fare un ulteriore passo avanti e hanno inserito nelle zanzare una serie di due geni responsabili della produzione di due anticorpi che combattono l’agente causale della malaria – il plasmodium malaria. Allo stesso tempo, gli scienziati sono riusciti a far accoppiare i maschi di queste zanzare con le femmine, grazie alle quali i nuovi geni si sono diffusi rapidamente nella popolazione.

Animals

An expert tells how polar bears are suffering from warming temperatures

by Emily White June 22, 2024

In the 1980s, the area had about 1.2 thousand individuals, whereas today there are 800 left. There has also been a decrease in the number of cubs, whereas previously there were many cases of ‘triplets’.

As the ice melts, polar bears spend more time on land, up to 3-4 weeks. During this time, they do not have access to their usual prey, the seals, and thus to the high-calorie fats they need for survival. Staying on land, polar bears lose up to a kilo of weight per day. It is particularly difficult for pregnant females that come ashore in June and July.

Tecnology

Windows 10 installs in a record time of 104 seconds

by Emily White June 22, 2024

Technology enthusiast NTDev, who deals with modifications to the Windows family of operating systems, has set a new record. The result is of no practical use and is steeped in sadness at the fact that official support for Windows 10 is about to expire. This version of the ‘windows’ operating system is considered to be one of the most successful in history, which is why enthusiasts are taking various measures to preserve it.

To set the record, we used the best available hardware and a special version of the operating system called Tiny10. This is a stripped-down version of Windows 10 that retains only the basic functions, so it can be used on almost any hardware, even very old ones. Another thing is that in order to get more or less bearable functionality after installing the operating system, you will have to deal with additional drivers, utilities and settings. But the fact is that working Windows 10 was installed in 104 seconds.

Tecnology

Doroni’s advanced eVTOL H1X is learned in 20 hours

by Emily White June 22, 2024

Just over six months after the debut of the first eVTOL from the US company Doroni Aerospace, the new H1X model is ready. It is equipped with four lift and two thrust propellers to reach a cruising speed of 200 km/h during a 40-minute flight. The vehicle weighs 612 kg and can carry up to 200 kg of cargo.

The H1X’s ducted propellers are quieter and safer to operate than open propeller systems. Thanks to its compact size, the H1X fits easily into a typical garage and is compatible with rapid chargers that can charge batteries in just 25 minutes.

Tecnology

Unitree’s Chinese H1 android set a world speed record

by Emily White June 22, 2024

Unitree’s achievements are not only impressive, but also far superior to those of its competitors. It is important to note that the H1’s legs are not driven by hydraulic actuators, but by conventional M107 electric motors. The humanoid maintains its balance even when you try to tip it over.

It performs a circular scan of the surrounding space with an Intel RealSense D435i camera, supplemented by a Livox MID360 lidar module and a depth sensor. Two Intel Core i7 chips are used for data processing.

Tecnology

Chinese scientists have created a DVD disc capable of holding 200 TB of data

by Emily White June 22, 2024

The properties of the new product are based on three factors. Firstly, a special light-sensitive AIE-DDPR material, the creation of which took decades. Secondly, the 100-layer encoding technology, in which the basic ‘spot’ for recording information occupies an area of only 54 nanometres. Thirdly, it uses a nanometric laser for extremely precise synchronisation of the reading and writing processes.

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