A futurist engineer from Yemen and Hashim al-Ghaili developed a project for a flying plane-hotel Sky Cruise. The flying nuclear-powered hotel Sky Cruise is capable of carrying up to 5,000 people. The giant plane will fly without pilots. The artificial intelligence system will be in charge of this, but a human will be able to take control at any time. According to the author's idea, the artificial intelligence-controlled Sky Cruise will take to the skies thanks to 20 nuclear-powered engines. According to the creator, this will solve the issue of carbon dioxide emissions. The liner will not need to land on the ground for maintenance, it will be able to fly for years. Everything necessary for a normal life of people will be delivered by electric aircraft. So far, mankind does not have the opportunity to implement such a project. On the other hand, not so long ago, tourist flights into space were also considered science fiction.
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The Chinese company Xiaomi has introduced a humanoid robot CyberOne. The new robot was developed by the Xiaomi Robotics Lab division. The robot is 177 cm tall, weighs 52 kg, and has an average movement speed of 3.6 km/h. With the help of sensors, he orients himself in space, recognizes people and can react to their actions. The company reports that the robot is able to answer questions, maintain a conversation and recognize 45 human emotions.
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He must have obviously been inspired by the movie "The 5th Element" with Bruce Willis
BTW, around 15-20 years ago there was a similar idea via a German registered public company - IIRC in the meantime bankrupt and relinquished - using Zeppelin technology/setup in this regard.
Footage of China's first solar-powered Qimingxing 50 UAV has been released. The large-sized twin-fuselage UAV was developed by the First Aircraft Building Institute AVIC. The UAV took off from Yulin Airport and stayed in the air for 26 minutes before landing on the same runway. The Qimingxing 50 UAV is equipped with six solar-powered electric motors. He can observe forest fires, conduct geodetic surveys, perform high-altitude reconnaissance and other tasks that require a long stay in the air.
The assembly in Earth orbit of China's first space station Tiangong has been completed. Currently, the Tiangong space station is located in low Earth orbit, consisting of Tianhe, Wentian and Mengtian modules connected in a T-shaped structure. “The relocation of the Mengtian laboratory module was successfully completed on November 3rd. The Chinese station "Heavenly Palace" is located at an altitude of about 400 km and should last more than 10 years.
The electrification of vehicles has reached the conservative niche of mining dump trucks. The American company Caterpillar has introduced a prototype of the world's first all-electric mining truck Caterpillar 793 with a capacity of 2650 hp. With. Caterpillar has not yet disclosed the characteristics of its dump truck. The Caterpillar 793 looks like the company's standard mining truck. During a test run at the company's test site in Arizona, a dump truck transported a load weighing 265 tons over a distance of 7 km. The dump truck sometimes accelerated to a maximum speed of 60 km / h.
Biotechnologist Hashem Al-Ghaili showed how childbirth could look like in a short time. The scientist created the concept of a plant for artificially growing babies called Ecolife. It is assumed that one such installation will be able to "grow" up to 30,000 babies a year, while future parents will be able to assess the condition of their child using a special mobile application. The founder of the project, Hashem al-Ghaili, is confident that the Ec to Life concept can one day replace traditional childbirth and help those who are trying to get pregnant. Startup Ecolife is designed to fight the problem of falling birth rates and, according to optimistic experts, can earn money over the next ten years.
Roboticists at the Korea Institute of KAIST, together with colleagues from the University of Illinois in the United States, have developed a Marvel robot that can climb walls and ceilings. With the help of the robot, they plan to check oil tanks, bridges, water towers and other metal structures. The limbs of the MARVEL robot are equipped with magnetic elastomer components and traditional electromagnets. The electronic control system allows you to magnetize each of the limbs of the robot at the right time. Before climbing the wall, the robot, like a cat, checks the surface. Tests have shown that the MARVEL robot is capable of carrying a payload of up to 3 kilograms and moving along a horizontal surface at a speed of up to 0.7 m/s.
The Russian helicopter-type UAV BAS-200 received a certificate of airworthiness. This is the first UAV certified in Russia according to airworthiness standards. So far, according to the certificate, the UAV cannot carry cargo, but certification work will continue. The developer and manufacturer of the BASE-200 is the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Building Center of the Russian Helicopters holding. The UAV will be used in the Arctic for geophysical exploration, searching for oil and gas fields, as well as for delivering cargo to hard-to-reach places in Russia. BAS-200 is equipped with a 54 hp engine. The flight range in automatic mode with a load of up to 50 kg is 430 km. The drone can fly up to 3,500 meters at a speed of up to 160 km/h. Flight duration up to 4 hours.
Tesla specializes not only in the production of electric vehicles, but also in the development of humanoid robots. At a meeting for investors, Elon Musk demonstrated how two Optimus Tesla humanoid robots "assemble" a third robot. As you can see, the predictions of science fiction writers sooner or later become a reality. The current prototypes of Optimus robots can move at a speed of 8 km / h, lift up to 68 kg, carry up to 20 kg of cargo from place to place. At the same time, the Tesla robot weighs about 57 kg. Tesla plans to use thousands of Optimus robots in its factories, which will likely lead to job cuts. In the future, the company is going to sell robots, their cost will be about $20,000.
Airbus showed the project of the space station LOOP. The service life of the ISS is coming to an end and it is already necessary to create a replacement for it. Against the backdrop of what is happening in the world, humanity will either be able to create a new version of the space station accessible to all, or will build its own stations in near-Earth orbit. Airbus unveiled the concept of the new space station LOOP. The new project is a universal three-story station for life and work in space. The station can be delivered into orbit in a single launch of SpaceX's super-heavy launch vehicle. Each floor is 8 meters in diameter and can be converted into living quarters, laboratories and docking stations. The decks are connected at the center of the structure by a so-called "tunnel", which is surrounded by greenhouse modules. The LOOP station is designed for a crew of four, but can be adapted to accommodate up to eight people.
Overview of the Russian floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov". Russia is again beginning to actively explore its northern borders. Military efforts are being stepped up in the Polar Zone, new mineral deposits are being developed, and the industrial capacities of the North are increasing. Against the background of all this, the issue of delivering electricity and heat to industrial enterprises, military bases and cities in the northern part of the country becomes relevant. One of the solutions to this problem was the use of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear thermal power plant. The nuclear floating power unit of project 20870 was launched in 2019, the FNPP consists of a floating power unit, coastal infrastructure for the distribution of electrical and thermal energy to consumers, as well as hydraulic structures that are responsible for safe parking in the water area. The station has two nuclear reactors of the KLT-40S type. The electrical power of each is 35 MW, the total power of the entire station is 70 MW. This is enough to cover the energy needs of a settlement with up to 100,000 people. In addition to generating electricity, the station can generate heat and desalinate water with a capacity of up to 240,000 cubic meters of sea water per day. The station is designed with a large margin of safety to counter external threats. The station serves 70 people and has a canteen, a lounge, a library, a sports complex, a swimming pool, a shop, a laundry, an outpatient clinic and other auxiliary facilities. The project was criticized a lot for the cost and, in general, the ability to implement all this normally, nevertheless, the station has successfully earned and provides energy to the city of Pevek in Chukotka. According to Rosatom, 15 countries have shown interest in this project. The service life of the power unit of the station is 40 years with annual maintenance and current repair of individual equipment every 12 years. Displacement of the vessel of the station is 21560 tons. The cost of the project for 2015, taking into account the coastal infrastructure, is 37 billion rubles, or about 740 million dollars.
Spherical building-screen "Sphere" opened in Las Vegas. The world's largest futuristic building in the form of a sphere covered with LED panels is open in Las Vegas. The screen of the unusual building "MSG Sphere" is made of 1.2 million LED panels, the display area is 54,000 sq.m. it is now the largest LED display in the world. There is also a spherical screen inside the building of the sphere, its resolution is 19,000 by 13,500 pixels, 164,000 speakers are installed inside the hemisphere. Thanks to such a large number of LEDs, at night the building is very brightly lit from the outside, and it can be seen even during the day for several kilometers. The MSG Sphere building has a capacity of 17,600 seats or 20,000 standing places and will host major concerts and sporting events. MSG Sphere will officially open on September 29th. The project of an unusual building cost 2.3 billion dollars, and is now considered the most expensive entertainment venue in Las Vegas.
Sending Russia's Luna-25 station to the Moon and mission objectives. The Russian Soyuz-2.1B rocket with the Luna-25 automatic station launched today at 02:10 am Moscow time from pad 1C of the Vostochny cosmodrome. We can say that this is a historic moment, since this is the first launch of a Soyuz rocket with a Russian lunar lander in 47 years. The carrier rocket has worked in the normal mode, the upper stage has separated from the third stage of the rocket and is currently putting the automatic station on a flight trajectory to the Moon. The flight to the Moon will take about 5 days, during which time there will be two trajectory corrections: the first - 1.5 days after launch, the second - a day before entering orbit around the Moon. After performing the calculations, a soft landing should occur for the first time in the world in the region of the South Pole of the Moon. Tentatively this will happen on August 21st. The station will conduct a whole range of studies - first of all, the search for water. If successful, the prospect of building a lunar base and industrial use of the satellite opens up. The station will take lunar soil for one year, study it and transmit data to the ground. In 2027, Russia should launch the Luna-26 station, in 2028 - Luna-27, and sometime after 2030 - Luna-28. These four missions will be the first phase. After that, Russia, together with China, will move on to the next phase - the possibility of a manned visit to the moon and the construction of a lunar base. At the same time, the Indian spacecraft Chandrayan-3 is heading towards the Moon. Both missions are aimed at the little-studied South Pole of the Moon.