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Picture shows Russian T-90 tank, undated. During the study of the captured Leopard tank by specialists from the Uralvagonzavod, it was established that the Russian vehicles are superior to the German ones in terms of protection. (Newsflash/NX)

Moscow Claims Study Of Captured Leopard Tank Reveals Russian Ones Are Stronger

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:March 27, 2025

The Russians are claiming that a study of a captured Leopard tank has revealed that Russian ones are stronger. Russian tanks have significantly better protection due to a smaller area…

Image shows the humanoid robot, undated photo. BMW Group, from Munich, Bavaria State, Germany, carried out successful testing in a real production environment. (BMW Group/Newsflash)

BMW Unveils New Humanoid Factory Bot

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:August 22, 2024

Sinister-looking new humanoid robot car maker giant BMW has been secretly testing at a high-tech plant in the USA. The bot, codenamed Figure 02, is considered by the German auto…

The robot solves a Rubik's cube on May 7, 2024. Mitsubishi Electric has been awarded the Guinness World Record title for the fastest robot to solve a puzzle cube. (Mitsubishi Electric/Newsflash)

Super Robot Cracks Rubik’s Cube In Less Than Half A Second

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:June 4, 2024

A Japanese robot has shattered the world record for cracking a Rubik's Cube by solving the puzzle in the blink of an eye. The bot, created by Mitsubishi Electric, completed…

FlySafair plane bound for Cape Town loses a wheel during take-off in South Africa, undated. The plane reportedly suffered damage to one of its rear tires. (Newsflash)

Wheel Falls Off Troubled 737 Passenger Jet

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:May 7, 2024

The wheel literally falls off a Boeing 737 jet loaded with passengers as it is forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. Worried airport safety staff at OR…

Photo shows Alexander Elikov, who travelled to the northernmost settlement of Yakutia in Russia, undated. He travels in a Soviet passenger car. (@a.elikov/Newsflash)

Man Drives Soviet-Era Russian Banger 6,000km To Arctic Circle

Post author:Amelia Neagu
Post published:February 25, 2024

This is the moment a veteran Moskvitch motor from Soviet Russia's Cold War era is brought back to life for an astonishing 6,000-kilometre run to the Arctic Circle. In its…

Picture shows dinosaur egg fossil, undated. After research by many fossil experts, it is preliminarily determined that the dinosaur egg fossil found in Wuning, Jiangxi in China was from the Late Cretaceous, about 70 million years ago. (Wuning County Museum/AsiaWire)

70-Million-Year-Old Fossilised Dinosaur Eggs Unveiled

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:October 16, 2022

A scientific research team has unveiled a site with well-preserved fossilised dinosaur eggs that date back almost 70 million years in south-eastern China. Woman takes a picture of the dinosaur…

Breath odor-based individual authentication using an artificial olfactory sensor could become possible in the near future as represented by this artists rendering. (Kyushu University, Yanagida Lab/Newsflash)

Scientists Develop Breath Check Security System

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:July 15, 2022

Biometric authentication could soon be revolutionised as scientists in Japan have developed a security tool which identifies people by their breath. Being able to fully rely on identity check systems…

A replica of the mobile BB-8 robot known from the Star Wars movie series

Students Engineering Degree With BB-8 Star Wars Replica

Post author:Bartosz Staszewski
Post published:February 7, 2019

This Star Wars BB-8 droid replica said to work by remote control using a smartphone has been designed and built by a student for her engineering degree thesis and she…