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How does it work? | Banknote detector
to Manufacture counterfeit money began in the days of Ancient Egypt. With the advent of banknotes, the task of the counterfeiters has been simplified, and States have begun to develop special protections that would be difficult to...
How does it work? | Facial recognition system
Man is able to recognize faces of other people due to the area of the brain on the border of the occipital and temporal lobe fusiform gyrus. People are learning to recognize faces from birth and at four months can clearly distingu...
a prototype of the first ATM machine was invented by the American scientist Luther Simpana in 1939. The device gave out cash, but could not deduct them from the account: the device was not associated with the Bank. In 1967 in Lond...
Astronomers have caught a strange radio signal from the stars is 11 light years from us
Astronomers reported the discovery of "strange signals" going in the direction from the small, dim stars located at about 11 light years from Earth. Signals were received on may 12. They were caught, the Arecibo Observatory's gian...
How does it work? | Speech synthesis
we talked about speech recognition, today we will discuss the inverse problem. So how does speech synthesis, or, in other words, converting arbitrary text to voice — this was in today's issue! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
How does it work? | Speech recognition
the First device for speech recognition appeared in 1952, it was able to understand spoken human figures. 40 years later, the first commercial software for recognizing human speech. They were designed for people who, because of ph...
How does it work? | Iris scanner
the Technology of scanning an iris of the eye was first proposed in 1936 by ophthalmologist Frank Bursh. He said that the iris of each person is unique. The probability of coincidence is about 10 to the minus 78 degrees, which is ...
How does it work? | Fingerprint scanner
identification of the fingerprint — one of the most reliable ways to confirm the identity of the person. On the accuracy of this method is second only to the retinal scan and DNA analysis. Fingerprint — it's nothing li...
How does it work? | Computer mouse
History of computer mouse originates 9 December 1968, when it was presented at the exhibition of interactive devices in California. The patent for this gadget got Doug Engelbart 2 years later. The first computer, the set which inc...
the History of computer keyboards goes back more than 150 years. The prototype of the modern keyboard was a typewriter, which appeared in the mid-nineteenth century. First, the keys with letters placed alphabetically. However, ove...
Touch panel, or another touchpad, was invented in 1988 by George Gerpheide. Then, Apple has licensed the project and, since 1994, began to use in the PowerBook laptops. Since the touchpad is the most common control device a laptop...
In today's issue of the scientific-educational programs «How does it work?» we'll talk about the SSD. Pleasant viewing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg9qRyCKbN4...
#trends | the Internet of things
Internet of things — another fashionable phrase in recent years can be heard more and more often. Actually, it appeared much sooner than you think, but only now the potential of this phenomenon seriously wonder about his pro...
How does it work? | 5G network
In today's issue of the scientific-educational programs «How does it work?» we will talk about how the 5G network. Pleasant viewing! ...
How does it work? | Wi-Fi in the plane
In today's issue of the scientific-educational programs «How does it work?» we will talk about how Wi-Fi on the plane. Pleasant viewing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytmb6jmjOXI...
What we will show at the Victory parade — 2017?
the Traditional parade of the great Victory, held may 9 in the heart of our country on the red square of Moscow, allows you to personally see the latest innovations vysokotekhnologichnoi military equipment of domestic production. ...
How does it work? | Wi-Fi in the subway
In today's issue of the scientific-educational programs «How does it work?» we will talk about how Wi-Fi in the subway. Pleasant viewing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSmsQolrPWs...
In today's issue of the scientific-educational programs «How does it work?» we will talk about how to operate a mobile navigation how the system route, measure and take into account traffic jams. Pleasant viewing! http:...
How does it work? | Cameras commit traffic violations
In today's issue of the scientific-educational programs «How does it work?» we will talk about the cameras fixing violations of traffic rules, how they work, measurement errors, and more. Pleasant viewing! http://www.yo...
#it is an interesting | Most unusual winter sports
Today we present to your attention the 183rd episode #it is an interesting, which we'll talk about the most unusual winter sports. Namely, we will focus on Snowkiting, winter equestrian Polo, brumble and much more. Pleasant viewin...