Three bottles of the world's oldest Gautier cognac from 1762 have long belonged to the Donsier family, where they have been kept since 1870. However, their 258-year history may come to an unexpected end on May 28, when the unique cognac is finally put up for auction. It is worth noting that Gauthier's company, which turned 265 years old, still exists today. One of the three surviving bottles is in

A miniature liver created by Organovo using 3D printing broke the company's own record by performing the functions of a human liver for 40 days. It may seem that this is not so much, because human liver cells are regenerated after 300-500 days. However, the result is impressive, because the previous millimeter-sized sample lasted only five days. To create an artificial liver, the San Diego scienti

Artificial blood from stem cells will soon replace donor blood The creation of artificial blood is undoubtedly one of the most pressing problems of modern medicine. An unconditional breakthrough in this direction was the research of a group of Scottish scientists from the University of Edinburgh under the leadership of Mark Turner. They have developed a technology for producing artificial blood fr

SCP Innovation has unveiled a jetpack designed to move underwater. The device was named x2 Jet Pack. The main element of the knapsack is underwater propellers, which are mounted on the hands or where weapons are usually suspended. This arrangement allows the underwater swimmer to freely maneuver and even perform acrobatic stunts. The x2 Jet Pack is only available as a prototype for now. For its ma

Vacuum tubes could be the backbone of the computers of the future Researchers at the University of California, San Diego intend to create efficient computer processors using new generation vacuum tubes. Their work can lead to the appearance of microelectronic elements that are ahead of semiconductors in terms of speed. Bulky vacuum tubes are believed to have been the forerunners of modern transist

Some homemade masks turned out to be more dangerous than none at all. Although the industry has recovered from the shock of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and is now producing enough face masks of various types, most people in the world use homemade options for various reasons. Everyone understands that they are less effective than professional medical models, but the question is: how muc

Kampung Admiralty Pension in Singapore named International Building of the Year The most outstanding project of the year was chosen at the 2018 World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam. This is the Kampung Admiralty residential development in Singapore from WOHA, which rebuilt several old high-rise buildings into a new multi-level recreational area. It is designed to meet the needs of older citize

Sennheiser released its first model, the elite Orpheus HE90 headphones, in 1991 in 300 pairs at a price of $ 16, 000 each. Today, to acquire this rarity, it will take three times more, but Sennheiser is determined to move on and create something new. The updated version was rightfully worthy of its predecessor. The new Orpheus have been in development for over 10 years. It turned out to be a cross

Multi-touch stickers will transform the human body into a remote control In 2015, scientists from the University of Saarland presented their development iSkin - small stickers on the skin that respond to touch and send a signal to a smartphone. Today this technology has matured to the creation of full-fledged touch interfaces, which are called Multi-Touch Skin. It will allow the transmission of co

An international team of researchers has developed the concept of dual-mode solar panels that can generate energy at any time of the day. When the sun shines, they absorb the energy of its radiation, and in the dark they themselves become a source of energy. But already another, thermal, which will be captured by special superstructures. It is sad to see how solar panels consume only a small part