Electronics and optics news
Why is Russia strengthening its military fist in Kaliningrad
A year later, a new motorized rifle division will be formed in the Kaliningrad region, sources in the defense Ministry said. According to military analysts, the created group will be enough to reduce to zero the threat of a NATO attack on our enclave. What methods will the West have left for armed provocations around Kaliningrad and what are the chances of forming the notorious fifth column in the city?
Creating new materials: TPU scientists told about modern technologies and promising projects
Team of the research center "Physical materials science and composite materials "(SIC FMCM) The research school of chemical and biomedical technologies of TPU conducted research in the development of new materials for renewable energy using nano - and microstructured flexible piezopolymer nano - and microgenerators, as well as bioactive materials based on RF-magnetron calcium-phosphate coatings.
VR helmet with foveal optical system received lidar
Varjo introduced the xr-3 mixed reality helmet with an unusual optical system with two displays for each eye: one displays the image in a large field of view, and the second only in the Central part, but with a much higher pixel density. In addition, the device has cameras and lidar, so it can work as an augmented reality helmet, displaying images from cameras with superimposed virtual objects.
Why "Voronezh" in the Arctic
The President of Russia highly appreciated the increased noise immunity of the SNF control points
Contradictions among a number of countries related to the development of the Arctic region and the limited reserves of hydrocarbons on the planet encourage us to consider the Arctic direction as a potential theater of military operations (theater of operations).
The developer spoke about the ability of the Container radar to detect " stealth"
The first over-the-horizon radar station "container", which took up combat duty in Mordovia a year ago, confirmed its ability to detect thousands of kilometers from the border of the Russian Federation NATO fighters created using technologies for reducing radar visibility ("stealth"), the press service of RTI JSC told RIA Novosti.
F-35 found in Russia
Over the past 12 months, means of the over-the-horizon detection radar (zgo) "Container", located in Mordovia, were detected" flights of inconspicuous fighters of NATO countries", reports"RTI". The latter include the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.
US to add China's main SMIC chip foundry to blacklist
In an exclusive publication, Reuters claims that the trump administration is ready to add the leading Chinese chip manufacturer Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and the third-largest Chinese oil and gas company China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to the blacklist of companies associated with the Chinese military, according to US data. Inclusion in the list will restrict these companies ' access to American investments.
Signalmen in Siberia conducted radio training using a new generation of communications equipment
Radio training was conducted with the communications units of the 41st combined arms army stationed in the Novosibirsk and Kemerovo regions, as well as in the Altai territory, using a new generation of communications equipment.
The Subaru telescope spotted the Hayabusa-2 interplanetary station»
The ground-based Subaru telescope was able to see in the sky the Japanese interplanetary station Hayabusa-2, which is supposed to drop a capsule with the substance of the asteroid Ryugu into the atmosphere of our planet on December 5. The images obtained by the telescope helped clarify the station's trajectory, according to the telescope's website.
France and the UK will get robotic minesweepers
The French and British defense ministries have signed a contract with the French company Thales for the supply of three robotic minesweeper boats. According to a joint report of the military departments, the purchase of boats was made as part of the MMCM program, which provides for the modernization of the fleet of minesweepers of the two countries. The French and British military intend to purchase another surface robot in 2021.
Competitiveness of domestic microcontrollers in the Russian market
The long-term development strategy of the Russian Federation includes the task of digitalizing the economy, and one of its important parts is the introduction of smart electric networks in the life of the country. As we know, the project of universal installation of smart electricity meters has already started in Russia.
Vasily Shpak, Ministry of industry and trade: "Baikal is one of the whales on which we will build a domestic ecosystem of computer technology»
Baikal electronics company held the First practical conference "ecosystem Development and growth drivers", where dozens of manufactured and promising partner solutions based on the Baikal processor line were presented. Baikal electronics is the largest project of the t-Nano nanocenter of the investment network of the RUSNANO group's infrastructure and educational programs Fund.
Centurion equipment can get artificial intelligence
The equipment of the future new generation soldier "Sotnik "(previously known as" Ratnik-3") can get into its composition zootechnical complexes, as well as elements of artificial intelligence, said in an interview with RIA Novosti industrial Director of the weapons complex of the state Corporation" rostec " Bekhan Ozdoev.
Russia has developed a technology for the synthesis of nanoparticles with specified magnetic properties
Russian scientists have developed a technique that effectively synthesizes Nickel oxide nanoparticles with specified magnetic properties, which allows them to be used as the basis for fast and cost-effective flash memory for new generations of computers. This was reported by the press service of the Russian science Foundation (RPF) with reference to an article in the journal Physica E.
Russia has created a national laboratory of quantum
A new Federal project, the National quantum laboratory, was launched in the press center of the Rossiya Segodnya news AGENCY. The consortium, created under the auspices of the Rosatom state Corporation, intends to adopt the experience of world leaders and combine the efforts and resources of key universities, research centers, technology companies, financial organizations, startups and development teams in the field of creating quantum computers.
Boeing tries to sink the MS-21 airliner
the Competition of an American Corporation is dirtier than the" black wing " of a Russian plane
Reuters brought some rather unpleasant news. The US authorities have prepared a list of 89 Chinese and 28 Russian companies that are expected to be subject to tough sanctions.
Russian radar station "prima" for the detection of stealth aircraft entering the global market
Rosoboronexport has started to promote the prima mobile radar station for reconnaissance and target designation to the foreign market, the press service of the special export company reported.
The Russian Federal nuclear center showed the President of the Russian Federation a computer model of aerospace defense
It will be received by the command of the Air and space forces
A new computer model of aerospace defense has been approved by the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation, it will be received by the command of the Aerospace forces (VKS), scientists informed Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Sarov to the Russian Federal nuclear center (RFNC-VNIIEF).
Response and "Reaper" and "the Speech": the Russian strike UAV
The recent events in Nagorno-Karabakh have shown that it is difficult to win a modern war without attack drones. Russia is still lagging behind the West, China, Israel, and even Turkey, but is doing everything possible to narrow this gap.
United States deprived of Russian aircraft of foreign components
The US has prepared a new sanctions list, which includes the Russian defense Ministry and 28 companies. These are mainly enterprises that are engaged in civil aircraft construction and cosmonautics. For some reason, the forensic center of the police Department in the Nizhny Novgorod region also got in there. What guided the authors of the new anti-Russian sanctions and will they be painful for Russia?