The largest city in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, has just opened the doors to its first fully 3D printed building. This workspace, dubbed the « office of the future », took just 17 days to build. It was last May. « The office of the future » is the first office complex entirely built in Dubai by the … Lire la suite
During preventive excavations that took place between 2011 and 2013 under the Jacobin convent in Rennes, archaeologists unearthed a shale plaque on which was engraved a musical score. It is on a shale plate of about twenty centimeters barely unearthed during the preventive archaeological excavations of the site of the convent of the Jacobins of … Lire la suite
In response to climate change, animals are forced to migrate to survive, opting for higher latitudes at the expense of equatorial zones, which are too hot and too dry. Researchers at the University of Washington have created a animated card to illustrate these movements. Historically, many animal species have moved to adapt to climate change. … Lire la suite
This young Swedish start-up called Radinn AB (Radical Innovation) is preparing to market next year a brand new wakeboard system that intends to revolutionize most board sports. In 2012, the Swedish company imagined an autonomous electric wakeboard. Philip Werner is the founder of this Swedish company and the electric wakeboard is his first invention. Radinn … Lire la suite
In New York, the fashion for oversized skyscrapers is not new, but a new generation has become a real fashion: the “super-slenders”. It is also in this city that architects imagined the project of the longest skyscraper in the world. We are not telling you anything by telling you that space is a rare commodity … Lire la suite
Climate change is causing a geographic redistribution of plant and animal species on a global scale. These big changes will have a impact on the human society. The international team of researchers behind this work was led by Australian scientists from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and a French researcher from the … Lire la suite
At a time when resources are increasingly scarce and their shortage is blocking an entire economy, a study shows what the consequences would be if all the (non-renewable) fossil fuels on the planet were carbonized at once (coal, petroleum and natural gas). Short answer: it’s a bad idea. We are already aware that temperatures are … Lire la suite
Before modern navigation tools, ships used portolans, nautical charts on which the ports are represented as well as many useful indications for navigation. Moreover, these cards were sometimes true works of art. Many of us get bored when looking at a map. However, the portulans are very often spectacular and describe the maritime space as … Lire la suite
This brand new service will allow anyone equipped with a virtual reality headset to date an equally virtual girlfriend. This paid service officially aims to fill the celibacy of the most lonely people, but in reality has a strong sexual connotation. The initiative appears quite serious and is not intended only for romantics in search … Lire la suite
Ultra-resistant and elastic, spider silk thread has exceptional characteristics that could revolutionize textiles, surgery or even regenerative medicine. For the first time, researchers have managed to create a method of artificially producing spider silk. Some of the long protein polymers that make up spider silk are perfectly aligned, a spatial arrangement that gives this material … Lire la suite