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Aluminum oxide aerogel maintains a temperature of only 39°C (102°F) on the rear surface when exposed to two burners with a temperature of 1000°C (1832°F), thanks to its ultra‑low thermal conductivity and highly porous, nanostructured aluminum oxide composition.

How an ATM works

What is the difference between front‑wheel drive, all‑wheel drive, and rear‑wheel drive?

The Chinese have released a drone light for hiking that can illuminate an entire camp. The Heone-X connects via a wire to a ground‑based power bank and can operate for up to 24 hours without recharging. It is resistant to rain and wind gusts up to 10 m/s, and it delivers up to 16,000 lumens of brightness. It costs $819.

The fully assembled Porsche 911 (992.2 body) production line in Germany 🤩

Every year, the shores of Costa Rica host the largest gathering of sea turtles on Earth — an extraordinary event known as an arribada (a Spanish word meaning “arrival”).

AI has learned to show the past — the GL4SS service has appeared, which turns any point on the map into a video from another era. It’s enough to select a location on the map, specify a year — whether it’s 252 million years ago or 2050 — and the neural network will generate a short video with sound, showing what the place might have looked like in the chosen era. The service works right in the browser: you can navigate the map, change the date, and literally watch as familiar places turn into an ancient ocean, a medieval city, or a futuristic metropolis. We’re learning history in a fun way — here.

Whole skyscrapers made of billboards are already a reality

Now you can turn your handwriting into a computer font using Claude Code. This is the skill that all schoolchildren and students have been dreaming of. The process is simple: write the alphabet and numbers on a sheet, take a photo, and upload it to Claude. The AI recognizes the characters, removes the background, and creates a finished font.

😳 In China, a drone chased a man out of the sea after nightfall. At a beach in Qingdao, a drone approached a swimmer and demanded that he get out of the water via a loudspeaker. This is how local authorities enforce the ban on night swimming.

This robot can catch up with anyone: China has created a wheeled robot dog that can run at high speeds even on mountains 🏃 The model is called Unitree Super Athlete AS2-W, and it can travel at speeds of up to 30 km/h and overcome the most difficult obstacles. In addition to these skills, the robot dog can carry a load of up to 180 kg 🔥

An unusual ancient tree in China, growing deep in the mountains of Yunnan Province.

A therapeutic pool in Colombia for horses. Here they relax and relearn how to walk after injuries. In the past, horses were simply killed after injuries.

In Germany, there is a lake called Geiseltalsee, which is a former coal mine that was deliberately flooded with water. At a depth of 80 meters, beneath the crystal-clear water, there are real forests, roads, concrete structures, and minerals left over from the mine. Many people on the internet thought it was AI, but in reality, these images were captured by a Swedish photographer.

😳 Tony Stark's suit is one step closer to reality—engineers have created a robotic suit that dons itself in just 10 seconds. Under air pressure, soft tubes wrap around the body like vines. The development is planned to be used to assist the elderly and people with disabilities, and in the future, it will be adapted for rescue workers who need to don protective gear in seconds.

There is a "mutant" living in Seattle who runs around yards, gets into trash cans and steals food. In fact, this is a raccoon with a very rare short spine syndrome, which makes the animal look too strange. The locals have already got used to the unusual animal and nicknamed it Jimoti. They feed the raccoon and make sure that no one harms him. But those who see him for the first time are often scared, but completely in vain. Djimoti is completely harmless

X-raying or infrared scanning of old master paintings reveals many astonishing discoveries. Here are just four examples.

A French startup is creating combat drones for mosquito extermination. Instead of traps and chemicals, it uses a small drone weighing about 40 grams. It is equipped with ultrasonic sonars and microphones, and algorithms analyze the sound of wing flapping to identify mosquitoes and avoid accidentally harming other insects or birds. Once the target is detected, the real carnage begins: the drone mercilessly shreds mosquitoes with its propellers. Then it returns to recharge.