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Photoshop and famous works of art — a project of two artists who urge people to stay at home (Photo)

Artists Tony Fero and Helena Juan united with a creative idea to encourage people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic using Photoshop. As part of his project called “Send them home”, the duo masterfully removes characters from famous...

14 April 2020, 17:17

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A resident of Great Britain ran a super marathon in the courtyard of his own house

The quarantine did not allow this year to hold many events, including the six-day Marathon des Sables super marathon in the Sahara desert. But the pandemic did not stop a British resident Kevin Webber from running 230 km right in the backyard of his...

14 April 2020, 16:51

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Sticker battery: Korean scientists create new energy carrier

A sticker battery that can be attached to any surface was created by specialists from the Korea University of Energy Research. It is a microfilm ultrathin capacitor for energy storage. The device is attached by means of ultrashort laser pulses, which...

14 April 2020, 15:40

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Flamingos like to gather companies — ornithologists

Flamingos are mysterious birds. Recently, scientists have concluded that flamingos form friendships that last for years. The results of a five-year study showed that flamingos, despite their high social activity, are very picky in choosing friends...

14 April 2020, 12:57

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Airbus revealed the planes of the future (Video)

Airbus was able to present the future aircraft even before the start of global quarantine. At the Singapore Air Show, he showed off the MAVERIC “flying wing” layout demonstrator. An innovative circuit allows you to reduce drag and reduce fuel...

14 April 2020, 12:33

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Architects from France have completed the design of a wooden holiday home (Photo)

Wooden cottage La Petite Maison — a project of the architectural studio 2m26. It is implemented in the south-west of France in the Charente-Maritime region and is positioned as the best place for a vacation. A 36-square-meter wooden house is located...

14 April 2020, 10:40

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Dilapidated and majestic — old locks in the lens of a designer from France (Photo)

Photographer and graphic designer Dmitry Burrio from Nantes has always been interested in history and architecture. In 2013, he became interested in photographing abandoned places, and his first place for such research was the cemetery of warships. As a...

13 April 2020, 0:39

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Zoo employees in England wait for quarantine with animals

During a pandemic, most people remain in their homes, but many are forced to work. Four female employees at a zoo in Cornwall, England, made a voluntary choice - they left to wait for quarantine with animals to take care of them. On March 24, Paradise...

13 April 2020, 0:16

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Apple and Google help track patients with coronavirus

Apple and Google have introduced a joint tool to track infected coronavirus. It will not violate the privacy of user data. A team of Apple and Google engineers joined forces to create a decentralized tool to track users who might be in contact with...

12 April 2020, 23:45

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Ancient methane does not affect ice melting in the Arctic — study

A new study showed that ancient methane does not affect the melting of ice in the Arctic. Most of the damage to the atmosphere is caused by carbon dioxide emissions. Researchers said that over thousands of years, a huge amount of carbon has accumulated...

12 April 2020, 23:29

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