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_{01 Feb 2016 13:00:19}

The Skybender project: drones, Google will be giving away a 5G-Internet

At Google there are several large-scale projects coverage of the planet by the world wide web. In addition to balloons, "deal" online may be Autonomous drones, powered by solar batteries. The project, as pointed out by The Guardian, received the name of Skybender and is already in the testing phase.

_{27 Jan 2016 18:00:15}

The Norwegian shot himself with a rifle under water to test the laws of physics (video)

Norwegian scientist Andreas Val decided to test Newton's second law applied to circular motion, why shot himself with a rifle. The experience was held under water as a weapon has been selected, the Swiss SIG SG 550 5.56. It was installed on a special tripod and pointed the scientist in the stomach, situated at a distance of several meters. The shot was recorded on video.

_{22 Dec 2015 13:30:15}

Photo-fact: a rainbow in Belarus in December (3 photo)

Unusually warm December weather can surprise natural phenomena which characteristic for the warmer seasons. So, in the town of Bereza, Brest region, local residents could see the rainbow that rose above the temple against the dark blue sky.

_{24 Nov 2015 11:00:15}

Enthusiasts recorded fire tornado in slow motion (video)

Slow motion any process is able to fascinate and surprise. Especially if it's the play of the fiery column. The enthusiasts from YouTube channel The Slow Mo Guys with the help of a dozen fans staged a man-made fire tornado recorded in 4K resolution at a speed of 2500 frames per second, reports BGR.

_{30 Jul 2015 16:30:11}

Botanist discovered a new plant, while sitting in Facebook

a Researcher from Brazil Paolo Gonella, flipping through the news feed in Facebook, found plant species, hitherto unknown to scientists. Enthusiast Reginaldo Vasconcelo photographed in 2012 in the jungle on top of a mountain in Brazil and posted in social networks to share with friends, reports the journal of the Smithsonian institution.

_{08 Jul 2015 10:30:54}

The student created an interactive map of orbital objects

the 18-year-old American James Uder created three-dimensional visualization of objects orbiting the Earth, which can be found on the website Stuffin.space. Among them are working satellites (GPS or GLONASS), and orbital debris, damaged vehicles, and the spent stages of rockets.

_{11 Jun 2015 11:00:56}

Google wants to control the city

Google continues its expansion in new areas of human life. Ambitions IT giant to be envied, and this time they announced the creation of a new independent company called Sidewalk Labs, which, according to Executive Director of Google, Larry page, will focus on overseeing the development of cities.

Google wants to control the city