According to Nature , the team of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, led by engineer Ahmed Kirmani, has developed an algorithm that allows you to photograph in almost complete darkness. The experimental camera of MIT researchers captures a “noisy” image. Further, the device detects separate particles of light and combines each pixel into an expressive shape. Ultimately, a small number of photons forms a three -dimensional image.

Employees of the Facebook social network have encouraged the company's blog to change information in the user news feed. ? The announcement notes that the updated algorithms of the news tape will focus on high -quality content. Thus, loud news and articles that coincide with the interests of the user will “rise” above other materials. According to Facebook engineers, the accent on interesting news will make algorithms to the detriment of posts with Internet memes.

Publishers of the book "Font" - a project [how) launched a crowdfunding campaign on BoomStarter with the aim of publishing the book "Eidentic". The book is supposed to state the theory and practice of the issue for all stages of creating identity with examples of the work of successful agencies and studios, as well as the most noticeable and relevant cases. The “Full Cycles” section presents the process and expert analysis of projects.

The Vitra Design Museum in Germany, one of the world's leading museums, has been collecting miniature replicas of iconic chair designs from the mid-19th century onwards for twenty years, from Charles Mackintosh and Le Corbusier to Charles Eames and Philip Starck. Now there are more than 100 objects in their collection - miniatures are sold on the museum’s website, and the originals are exhibited in the museum.

The Chinese car manufacturer Saic Motor won a special competition of the Los Angeles Automobile Salon with the concept of a car-carrier, Gizmag reports . The task of the BIOMIMICRY & MOBILITY 2025 contest proposed to create a 2025 car to create companies, which would answer “problems of human and nature relations”. The decision of the Chinese corporation involves the creation of a car, some of the functions of which will copy some features of the life of ants.

Once a week, LOOK At Me analyzes new ideas for designers and inventors Look at Me has repeatedly wrote about the benefits of concepts and how to solve non -existent problems helps to move forward technology and entire industry. In the new weekly section “Concept of the Week”, we analyze one promising idea of ​​a designer and inventor.

Instructions for novice miners It is known that bitcoins can be bought (at the time of writing, the rate was $ 1063 per 1 BTC), but also cryptocurrency can be obtained independently using your computer.

The British architect Edrian Pristman informed Dezeen that he first used details printed on the 3D printer for interior decoration. The details were included in the project of decoration of the office building in the center of London, namely, the composite element of the column supporting the roof. Printed details carry exclusively a decorative function: they hide welding seams at the junction of several “branches” of the architectural element.

DNA spray, memory implants, brain chips and other developments The famous American futurologist Ray Kurzweil says that in the future part of the car will be built into each. If you disconnect the right angular gyrus in the brain using the electrode, you can experience the experience of non -letters. Life does not stand aside-the era of DNA chips and fuel obtained thanks to genetically modified bacteria is not far off. We have chosen 10 biohaking technologies that will change our life.

Product Director of the Afisha publishing house Ilya Krasilshchik told Vedomosti that in mid-December Afisha will launch its own online cinema, Afisha-Serials. According to him, the publishing house has agreed with the main suppliers: Amediateka, ivi.ru, Now.ru, Tvigle.ru, Zoomby.ru, Megogo, and is also negotiating with other copyright holders. Viewing all series, except for the content of Amediateka, will be free for users, in exchange they will be shown advertising.

Disney has published the first photo on the official Instagram account of the upcoming seventh installment of the Star Wars franchise. The Verge notes that the advertising account existed two years ago, but the first pictures in it appeared only on December 3, 2013.

Atoll introduced its new SoundPad product, reports PSFK. This is a tablet cover that can not only protect the device from scratches and dust, but also play music. Atoll was built into their Bluetooth smart caval and autonomous speaker system. This allows the cover to contact the tablet and reproduce its audio.

Inside the system - yes, but your IP, of course, is visible, you need to distribute transactions somehow. However, in order to hide your IP, there are also ways, for example, using the Tor browser or a VPN connection. The value of paper money is backed by government obligations. The value of Bitcoin is determined by the audience of the service. In fact, the value of the new currency is that it is controlled not by politicians and oligarchs, but by each individual owner of bitcoins.

Journalists from the Thai publications The Nation and The Bangkok Post began using drones to prepare materials about the wave of protests in the capital of Thailand. Quartz writes that, thanks to the use of quadcopters, the publication's staff can obtain more accurate data on the number of protesters, compared to the information they previously received from “ground” photographs and based on analysis of Twitter posts.

NVIDIA began testing a cloud service for Grid games. With it, the company intends to strive for tablets or smartphones through server farms. Thus, the game can be launched right in the browser via the Internet. Service testing is currently in extremely limited mode. GRID is available exclusively for Shield portable consoles, which are located near the company's data center at San Jose, California. The gamers from The Verge managed to try the service in practice.