Science & Technology

MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. A source in the aircraft industry said that the new AI system analyzes targets in the field, establishes whether they belong to the enemy, picks the appropriate weapon from the helicopter's equipment.

The new onboard system with artificial intelligence capable of destroying targets selected by pilots without their participation is being tried on Russia's Mi-28N attack helicopters, a source in the aircraft industry told TASS on Thursday.

MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Russian military ships and submarines equipped with Tsircon hypersonic missiles will be capable of destroying command centers on the United States territory in five minutes, Retired Counter Admiral Vsevolov Khmyrov told reporters on Thursday.

New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI) Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson Wednesday said it has started deploying 5G-ready equipment on Vodafone Idea network.

The equipment will be used for 4G services at present and can be upgraded to provide 5G services as per business requirement of Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL), Ericsson said.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — And now for the weather on Mars: NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter.

Starting Tuesday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows online , along with wind speed and atmospheric pressure from the InSight lander.

On Sunday, InSight recorded a high of 2 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 17 Celsius) and a low of minus 138 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 95 Celsius). Compare that with Sunday’s coldest U.S. temperature: minus 27 degrees (minus 3 Celsius) in Taylor Park, Colorado.

HAMA, Syria, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ali Bakeer, a medical engineering student in Syria, has developed a prosthetic hand meant to help the disabled people who suffered injuries during the war.

Born in the town of Rabia in the central province of Hama, the 22-year-old man, who is a third-year college student, said he had a strong interest in electronics as a boy.

The idea of creating the prosthetic hand was driven by the needs of the injured during the war, according to Bakeer.

19 Feb 2019; AFP: The known Universe just got a lot bigger.

A new map of the night sky published Tuesday charts hundreds of thousands of previously unknown galaxies discovered using a telescope that can detect light sources optical instruments cannot see.

The international team behind the unprecedented space survey said their discovery literally shed new light on some of the Universe's deepest secrets, including the physics of black holes and how clusters of galaxies evolve.

KANPUR: City’s Indian Institute of Technology will speed up research works on cybersecurity. Intricate technological complexities of those companies going to set up at the state’s six defence corridors will also be given proper study at the Centre of Excellence in Defence Technology here.

This centre is ready for starting its research initiatives at the Institute. Advanced Know-how for the CRPF personnel will also be developed here.

Tehran, Feb 17 : Iran on Sunday launched a new locally-made submarine capable of firing cruise missiles, state TV said, in the country's latest show of military might at a time of heightened tensions with the US.

The launch ceremony, led by President Hassan Rouhani, took place in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

"Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully self-reliant on land, air and sea," Rouhani said.

"Our defensive power is meant to defend our interests and we have never sought to attack any country," he added.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly’s immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared to his Earth-bound identical twin, researchers said Friday.

Scientists don’t know if the changes were good or bad but results from a unique NASA twins study are raising new questions for doctors as the space agency aims to send people to Mars.

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. government will lead an ambitious effort to develop technologies to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, cellphones and other sources to ensure a reliable and affordable supply of metals crucial to battery production in anticipation of soaring global demand and potential shortages, Department of Energy officials said Friday.