Science and Technology

Many cat owners probably have no doubt that their pets understand human speech well. And now this has been scientifically confirmed. Japanese researchers have found out that cats can match words with images and objects. The experiment involved 31 cats. Animals were shown images on a laptop several times, in parallel cats heard the words that denote them. Then they were shown pictures, but some words did...

Imagine lying on the beach, lying in the sun, and suddenly you see a robot dog passing by with a vacuum cleaner on its back. No, this is not a parody of the famous episode of "Black Mirror", but the reality of garbage collection of the future. VERO is the latest creation of the Italian Institute of Technology, created thanks to the team of Claudio Semini. This is how a mechanical quadruped with built-in...

The first full-scale air taxi prototype was presented to the public by the Brazilian startup Eve Air Mobility. The demonstration takes place in Gavian Peixoto in the state of Sao Paulo. The developers plan to put the air taxi into operation in 2026. But they have yet to test the prototype in flight. An air taxi is a hybrid of a multicopter and an airplane. With the help of screws, it takes off and lands...

Samsung presented its latest gadgets. For the first time in the company's history, the presentation is taking place in Paris. The location is perfect, with the Summer Olympics starting here later this month. The South Korean giant is trying to popularize wearable technologies such as watches and rings. However, they are now also equipped with AI technology. The AI ​​in the new premium watch and ring...

Loch Awe in Scotland attracts many who want to take a break from the bustle of the city. But local hotels have one problem. This is the dark water that flows from the tap here. Scotland has a lot of peat bogs, which is why the water in rivers and streams is brown. Hotel owner David Parker says he has wasted tens of thousands of pounds trying to make the water drinkable. Now everything has changed. A...

The world's largest digital telescope is ready to be installed under the clear skies of Chile's Atacama Desert. The parts needed to assemble the Vera Rubin observatory were transported to the top of Cerro Pachon in the Coquimbo region, hundreds of kilometers from the capital Santiago. These include a ground-based telescope and camera. According to the deputy director of the NOIRLab center, which will...