Australian student Darbi Buchenes designed a scooter working exclusively in the air. In the future, the wooden bike Ecomoto can become a universal means of movement for the city, which retains the purity of the environment. At this stage, a scooter is a scourge - this is just a concept, nevertheless, an engine that uses air as a fuel really exists. According to COEXIST , the unique motor of the future was developed by the Australian company Engine Air .

The famous Dutch graphic designer explains why it was easier to work in the dociff era Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens, who made an open lecture at the Higher School of Economics on November 23, is known thanks to his minimalistic work - he developed the design of dozens of books, printed publications and brands, and also founded Werkplaats Typograft, which publishes experimental works by Artez Institute of Students The Arts in the Dutch city of Arneme.

Bill Gates decided to try himself in new territory. The Microsoft founder donated $100,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the research and development of graphene condoms. Graphene is a carbon nanomaterial one atom thick. It was obtained in 2004 by a group of Russian and British scientists, so researchers still show increased interest in the young material. Nevertheless, graphene already has a number of advantages. The ultra-thin material allows nothing but water to pass through.

5 steps to create a simple model using a smartphone In today's instructions, Look At Me offers, its own efforts to create a 3D model of himself or another person using any camera or smartphone. The result can be used both to create a figurine on a 3D printer, and as a separate object of DJITAL-Art. 1 To begin with, you will need to take from 20 to 40 pictures of the object from different points, using a camera with a matrix of 3-6 megapixels.

Analytical group Goode Intelligence reports that the revenue of biometric data protection systems on mobile devices will be $3 billion by 2018. Based on this information, Fast Company magazine suggested that in the near future, a method of recognizing a user by the pattern of the retina could replace passwords on mobile devices. Similar services are currently provided by a small American company called EyeVerify .

Swedish photographer Göran Strand created an interactive video that shows a spherical panorama of the northern lights. To create this work, Strand needed to take about 2,400 photographs of this celestial phenomenon. In this case, the shooting was carried out using a lens with spherical lenses mounted on a conventional SLR camera. In the final version of the video, the photographer managed to capture several hours of northern lights activity, writes The Verge .

The Kano mini-computer is November's biggest sensation on Kickstarter . The intuitive device project raised more than $700,000 in a week, exceeding its $100,000 goal many times over. The creators claim that their device can become for the current generation of children what Lego was for them - a simple, but at the same time powerful tool for creativity and self-education. However, in addition to design, Kano introduces its users to programming and the basic design of a computer.

In the new “Like of the Day” section, Look At Me selects the most popular find on the Internet for the day and talks in detail about the “like-intensive” site, meme, picture, video or service. Disney Animation Studios has introduced a new realistic snow animation mechanic. “Snow is a difficult natural phenomenon to visually model. Not all problems of its animation have been solved at the moment. In particular, wet or dense snow has the properties of both solids and liquids.

The Next Web published IT expert Jonathan Saragossi about what the social network of the future should be like, one that can replace Facebook. According to Saragossi, Facebook ceased to be an innovative and interesting product at the moment when an older generation of users came to the social network. The author of the text calls this a natural process, which, however, will sooner or later destroy Facebook. However, Mark Zuckerberg's company will quickly be replaced by another startup.

Gazprom-Media acquired 100% of the shares of the ProfMedia group, part of Vladimir Potanin’s Interros holding. This information appeared in the Vedomosti newspaper with reference to a corporate press release. The amount is unknown, but ProfMedia President Olga Paskina said that her shareholder was satisfied with the deal. Previously, it was reported about the possible purchase of Gazprom-Media (TNT, NTV, Ekho Moskvy) only radio stations - Avtoradio, Humor FM, ENERGY and Radio Romantika.

14 probable scenarios of the development of events on your plate It is no secret to anyone that in the future humanity will face problems related to global warming. We are waiting for long periods of heat and droughts, replacing large -scale floods. All this does not bode of particularly successful conditions for livestock and crop production, and the population of our planet will grow by two billion people, and everyone will need to feed something.

Google has received a patent for technology to automate unique user comments on social networks, according to an application published on the website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It is assumed that the patented technology will monitor and analyze the user's activity and communication style on the Internet.

The Invisible Girlfield website helps to start relationships with a nonexistent girl. For a certain amount, the service reduces the user with an electronic soul mate that knows how to send text messages, call and send gifts. Fortunately, the creators of the startup primarily present their platform not as a consolation for hopeless bachelors, but as a cover.

Designer and Crafts Harrison Crings published a detailed technological process of making a copy of a bow called Nightingale from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Cricks noted that he created a bow as an accessory for the Nordic armor of his own production. At the same time, the master had only three days for the production of the product. “In addition, I wanted to use the materials that I already have to the maximum,” writes Cricks on his blog.

Canons, without which the legendary game would be completely different Over the 27 years of existence, the Legend of Zelda series has become an exemplary indicator of the games of the Action-Dventure genre and an example of how Nintendo is true to its traditions. To the release of The Legend of Zelda: a Link Betweek Worlds, which took place on November 22, the look at me figured out what features were inherent in the series throughout its history.