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Born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford, England, Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author. He is most famous for his work on black holes and for his bestselling book A Brief History of Time. Considered among the greatest scientists in Britain’s history, Hawking received several awards including Gold Medal of the RAS, Copley Medal of the Royal Society and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Know about his contribution to science and the honours he has received through his 10 major accomplishments and achievements. His research field was black holes, one of the most mysterious cosmic objects.

Have you ever thought about visiting Paris just in 110 minutes? Now it is possible! The idea of offering consumers Virtual Reality (VR) experiences related to travel is something we have seen before. An example is the Swedish airport with an immersive Climate Portal, which allows travelers to experience the weather conditions of countries across the world. Another interesting application of VR aims to help customers to choose and book their holiday. Now, the Japanese company First Airlines has gone a step further, simulating the entire experience of a trip abroad. Guests can choose between a variety of destinations, including Paris, Rome, New York, and Hawaii. Upon “arrival,” including a simulated landing, curious travelers enjoy a 360-degree city tour. Currently, the Tokyo-based airplane is able to serve 8 first-class guests and 4 business-class guests at a time, and charges are around AUD $72 for a first-class “trip” to New York (minus the jet lag).

While the highly anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands won’t debut to Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort guests until 2019, eager fans can take a voyage over the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge construction site – right now! At Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, guests will be transported to the planet of Batuu, a remote outpost on the galaxy’s edge that was once a busy crossroads along the old sub-lightspeed trade routes. Here, guests will find themselves in the middle of the action at two attractions that take detail and immersion to the next level: one that lets guests take the controls of Millennium Falcon on a customized secret mission, and an epic Star Wars adventure that puts guests in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWz-2p83shY As you can see in this video, which Bob Iger shared this morning during the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is shaping up to be one of the most detailed and immersive lands ever created in Disney Parks history. Take a look at the video above for construction flyover footage that shows the expansive scale of this thrilling addition.

Forget all those fancy and bright childish looking suits for your dogs, make him a real attraction on the streets. We would like to present you the Cosmonaut dog suit, the one that the first dogs in space, Belka and Strelka, wore on their epic journey. Belka (literally, "Squirrel" or, alternately, "Whitey") and Strelka ("Little Arrow") spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Sputnik 5) on 19 August 1960 before safely returning to Earth.

This is the Screenholder shower curtain, a $25 transparent shower curtain with exterior pockets of various sizes and vertical and horizontal orientations for holding your phones and tablets. Now you can watch, play with or listen to your phone or tablet in the shower, because this shower curtain is 100% waterproof, even use your camera (I am not sure that there are a lot of people who use a camera in shower, but anyway now you can do it). There are features multiple phone and tablet sized pockets on outside to hold your device with different height levels for everyone from tall adults to children.

Each Sphere is about 20,000 euros and it can send photos, video and audio clips from a distance of up to 50 meters. Robo balls are part of the strategy of creating smart military equipment. It is considered to be the most effective in urban war zones where it is necessary to fight for every street.

Maybe it can seem unbelievable that before the United States of America even became a country, a Swiss watchmaker had already created a machine with the capabilities of a modern programmable computer– in the form of a small boy. The first robot was 70 cm-tall boy, known as “The Writer”. The creator of this invention was Pierre Jaquet-Droz who was fearful he might be arrested for sorcery when he presented his masterpieces of engineering to the royal courts of Europe. Can you imagine that the most complex of his self-moving androids is now nearly 250 years-old. It is a machine that simulates human actions without electricity, controlled by a complex programming system disk fitted inside the carved wooden body of an extraordinary little child. Source: messynessychic.com

Aslan is the user-friendly and low-cost humanoid robot made by a team of engineering students from the University of Antwerp. They are building a robot capable of translating human speech into sign language. Designed by a team consisting of three engineering students at the University of Antwerp, the Aslan robot is a piece of state of the art technology. Anticipating on the needs of the Flemish deaf community we try to design a user-friendly and affordable humanoid robot. This robot can be used as a sign language interpreter in order to reduce the communication barrier between the hearing and the deaf community. Because of his innovative design, Aslan stays affordable, without losing durability. After printing the parts from a 3D-printer, they can easily be assembled. The use of 3D-printing technology makes it possible to cut the production costs, as well as carrying out modifications or repairs when necessary.