 
 |
|
  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| All news |
| Cellphones threat by Deborah Davis |   | France and Germany: new union hardly possible | | Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes died | | NATO summit against protestors | | The biggest G8 |
Sergei Mizerkin Underwater bicycle10 мая 2012 15:52Experts at the State Marine Technology University in St. Petersburg have invented an “underwater bicycle” or Blue Space that is pedal-powered. Most likely, this will pave the way for studying the underwater world easier in the future like bicycle riding. Experts insist that the muscle power of human legs is quite sufficient for an underwater tour. Apocalypse cancelled10 мая 2012 13:42Every tenth person in the world believes in Maya prophesies that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. This conclusion was made on the basis of an international survey in which more than 16,000 respondents from 20 countries, including China, the United States, France, Britain, and Russia, took part. US scientists: biohackers could harm human brain23 апреля 2012 13:48US scientists claim that ‘hacking’ a human brain and then controlling a person is a matter of time. According to the scientists, synthetic biology, which is a new branch of gene engineering, may help create special microorganisms capable of intruding the brain – a process that can be likened to malware hacking a computer. Peaceful atom for distant space missions12 апреля 2012 17:22According to Russia’s Nuclear Agency (Rosatom) the nuclear power and propulsion installation of the megawatt-class is to be built by 2017. The assembly will start already next year, first units of the installation. The development and construction of the nuclear installation will cost more than $247 million. “Fly Daryl Oster’s tube trains!”9 апреля 2012 19:02"Evacuated Tube Transport" (ETT) is an alternative to planes proposed by Daryl Oster, an inventor from Florida. The new speed transportation system is similar to a pneumatic post but instead of light parcels it is a train with passengers which is transported along the tube. Russian copters for Afghan army23 января 2012 15:13Russia is to deliver12 Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan before the end of the first 6 months of this year, and will thus fulfill the orders of the Pentagon for the supply of Mi-17B5 military and transport copters in full by July. Russians find new way of curing cancer2 января 2012 21:57Scientists from the Russian Central Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatic Surgery have created a new method of treating cancer. The method still has been used only as an experiment, but has already won the approval of foreign experts. ISS Lada Greenhouse in New Light19 декабря 2011 16:37The Russian vegetation chamber Lada on the ISS is to be given a new life, as specialists are about to replace its fluorescent light bulbs containing poisonous mercury with the modern LEDs. The project is to be financed jointly by the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medico-biological problems and the American Utah State University. Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre reborn20 июля 2011 20:38The City of Moscow has again won praise from the United Nations cultural body UNSECO. Its almost two-centuries-old Bolshoi Opera House is about to re-emerge from a six-year restoration, renovation and expansion project, which Deputy Mayor Vladimir Resin describes as giving a cardiac patient a new heart. In the age of space flights, sailing ships still popular20 июля 2011 18:25On July 18, the Russian sailing ship The Pallada, which is now on a four-month round-the-world journey, reached the shores of North America. The journey is devoted to two events – 50 years since Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space and 270 years since the discovery of the so-called “Russian America” by Russian seafarers. Russian kiteboarders cross the Bering Strait19 июля 2011 16:27Russian kiteboarders, Yevgeny Novozheev and Konstantin Aksyonov have for the first time in the world crossed the Bering Strait. This achievement has been included in the Russian Book of Records. The two Russians crossed the 97-kilometer Bering Strait from Chukotka to Alaska in 7 hours. In fact, the extreme sport-lovers still could not believe that they made this achievement. Sochi- the Formula-1 host15 июля 2011 17:45Olympic Sochi is in the focus of events again. An auto festival called the Sochi Formula will take place in the 2014 Winter Olympic host-city on the 16th -17th of July. It will be held in preparation for the first Russian Grand Prix which is a round of Formula-1 World Championship planned for 2014. Intn’l Naval Show opens in St.Petersburg1 июля 2011 16:26The 5th International Naval Show opened in St. Petersburg on June 29, in a 5-day event that is attended by more than 400 companies from 30 countries, including Russia, the United States, Germany and the Netherlands. Specifically on display are several sophisticated warships, including nuclear-powered submarines and corvettes, presented by Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). 2018 FIFA World Cup could destroy stereotypes30 июня 2011 17:36The Inside World Football forum that focused on the preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has ended in Moscow. Experts spoke about challenges facing the country in holding the championship and opportunities that will be provided by the event. Our commentary is by Sergei Mizerkin. Russian yacht on global mission14 июня 2011 13:18A ten-metre Russian yacht, built in St Petersburg of space-age composites and named The Delta, left Moscow’s Kremlin Embankment Sunday for a three-year circumnavigation with port calls to 73 outstanding heritage destinations in 27 countries. Around the world with GLONASS7 июня 2011 18:20What is better to use during a voyage – GPS or GLONASS? Better to test the Russian GLONASS system at work and find out whether it is good or not. And this is exactly what the team of the Moscow yachtsmen of the DELTA sailing vessel decided to do before going on a voyage. Moscow regatta: a step toward the Olympics2 июня 2011 16:22Over 540 sportsmen from many countries will come to Moscow to take part in the 50th International Grand Moscow Regatta. The competitions will take place at the Rowing Canal in the Moscow district of Krylatskoye. The competitions will help Moscow rowing coaches to assess the readiness of athletes for the qualifiers ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games. Arctic snowstorms not extreme enough for three daredevils29 мая 2011 19:27Russians have always loved extreme kinds of sports. Recently, three daredevils proved this again. In 68 days, from March 1 till May 7, they covered the 7.5-thousand km distance from Salekhard – the only city in the world which is situated right on the Polar Circle – to Russia’s most eastern village of Uelen in Chukotka. Remembrance transcends boundaries19 мая 2011 14:50We are approaching a sad date in Russian history – the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. On the 22nd of June 1941, Nazi Germany treacherously attacked the Soviet Union without declaring war. Virtual monument to WWII heroes2 мая 2011 13:59As May 9th is approaching, people worldwide are commemorating heroes of the Second World War, who sacrificed their lives for the sake of saving the world from Nazism. However, for a variety of reasons many people find it difficult to visit the graves of their relatives buried at military cemeteries and memorials in Russia and abroad. |
Most popularYour opinionTags
Dmitry Medvedev
protests in Syria
Iranian nuclear issue
economy
terrorism
Syria
Egypt unrest
Taliban
Muammar Gaddafi
Iran
missile defense
flood
Ukraine
Greece
elections
Great Britain
earthquake
tennis
European economy
European Union
North Korea
Iraq
Libya
France
NATO
debt crisis in Greece
Russian presidential election 2012
China
World War II
Russian-US relations
START Treaty
earthquake in Japan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
ISS
Kyrgyzstan
Fukushima-1
blast
Israel
Egypt
space
eurozone
weather
pirates
US
Interview
Vladimir Putin
football
war in Libya
|
|
 |
|
 |
© 2005-2012 Voice of Russia
|
|||
| All rights reserved. Fully or partially reproduced material must be attributed to the Voice of Russia (a hyperlink should be provided on the Internet). The service may be contacted via world@ruvr.ru. The portal has been developed with the help of Stack Telecom Ltd. | |||