Tata, India's first automobile manufacturer, has developed a car that is powered by compressed air. Although it had already presented its prototype for an urban and ecological car in 2009, the Genoa Motor Fair, the company announces that it is now that they are looking for ways to market the product.
The Sun is the roundest natural object measured so far. In fact, if it were resized to the scale of a beach ball it would be so spherical that the difference between the widest and the narrowest diameter would not exceed the thickness of a human hair.
Animals and plants that inhabited the Australian seas fifty years ago have migrated to the colder waters of the Antarctic Ocean due to climate change, according to a study by the Australian research center CSIRO in which 80 scientists participate.
NASA's high-altitude ER-2 science plane has just returned to Earth after making three eight-hour flights dedicated to collecting cosmic dust generated during the Perseid meteor shower. The collected samples will provide information on the origin and history of the solar system.
The most experienced karate fighters are capable of hitting their opponents with incredible power. Although it is easy to intuit that, more than strength, it is a matter of skill, until now scientists have not been able to unravel the causes of this ability. Now, a study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex reveals part of the secret: the white matter of the brain of 'black belts' is structured differently from that of other mortals.
Researchers in Singapore have developed a revolutionary method for creating full-color images with a resolution of 100,000 dpi. The system uses nanometric metal structures and does not require inks or pigments. By comparison, current industrial ink printers and laser printers have a 10,000 dpi limitation.
Imagine that you are sitting in front of your computer buying a ticket to go on a trip to a destination in Europe when, suddenly, the phone rings. After answering the call, when you resume the purchase, your choice will most likely change. This is the conclusion that Wendy Liu and her colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles have reached after examining the effects of interruptions on decision-making. His work is of special interest considering that, in today's world, suffering constant interruptions is the order of the day.
We cannot see them, but they are everywhere. They were the first to inhabit our planet and are able to survive in the most extreme conditions, from the super salty waters of the Dead Sea to the last corner of our stomachs. We are talking about microorganisms, tiny beings that are everywhere and live in the most unexpected places.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
