Plus: This slimy turd-like magnetic robot could grab things inside your body, US federal rules now dictate that new vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026 Apr 03, 2022 [View in browser]( Russiaâs collaborations with other nations are getting halted one by one. This time Russiaâs space chief Dmitry Rogozin said the country is halting cooperation on the International Space Station. Roscosmosâ partnerships with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are to be suspended. If you are interested in aromatic fragrances, the chances are you've heard of backflow incense burners. But have you ever wondered how they make the smoke defy gravity and go downwards? If so, you can learn more in the video below. Good morning. Iâm Mert, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Letâs get started! [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [How backflow incense burners make smoke fall]( Did you know that smoke could travel downwards? [How backflow incense burners make smoke fall]( SCIENCE [Russia says it will suspend cooperation on the International Space Station]( [ISS.]( Russiaâs space director Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday [in a tweet]( that he would [halt ties between partners at the ISS]( other joint space projects until the sanctions against Moscow were removed. The leader of Roscosmos complained that the aim of the sanctions was to âkill the Russian economy and plunge our people into despair and hunger, to get our country on its knees.â âSanctions will ultimately fail.â Rogozin also added that the sanctions will ultimately fail, saying that they âwonât succeed in their goal, but the intentions are clear.â âThatâs why I believe that the restoration of normal relations between the partners at the International Space Station (ISS) and other projects is possible only with full and unconditional removal of illegal sanctions,â Rogozin explained. - Rogozin's decision includes a suspension of Roscomos' partnership with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Rogozin further added. On the other hand, the ESA had said last month that itâs suspending cooperation with the Russian agency over the ExoMars rover mission and OneWeb had reached out to Elon Muskâs SpaceX to send its satellites into orbit. So, it seems that all parties are looking at alternatives to avoid collaboration. [Read More]( INNOVATION [This slimy turd-like magnetic robot could grab things inside your body]( [Reconfigurable magnetic slime robot.]( A [slimy turd-like robot]( could one day be used to grab things from inside the body, [according to a new report]( published on Friday by The Guardian. The device is the creation of Prof Li Zhang, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. - The slime can move around controlled by magnets, surround things in the shape of a C or O and pick them up, and can even interconnect electrodes. âThe ultimate goal is to deploy it like a robot,â Zhang told The Guardian. âWe still consider it as fundamental research â trying to understand its material properties.â Just when you thought it could not get weirder, the researcher revealed that the slime behaves quite differently according to how you approach it. âWhen you touch it very quickly it behaves like a solid. When you touch it gently and slowly it behaves like a liquid,â Zhang said. Still too toxic. The researcher indicates that it could be used inside the human body (inside the digestive tract). However, there is one danger with that and that is that the magnetic particles in the slime are toxic. [Read More]( TRANSPORTATION [US federal rules now dictate that new vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026]( [Traffic jam.]( - It seems U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is much more concerned with the environment. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released new federal rules on Friday that would force new vehicles sold in the U.S. to have [to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline]( in 2026. Following the global moves. This number is up from the 28 miles per gallon mark that were enacted under previous President Donald Trump and follow global moves to reduce car pollution like Canada's decision to ban new combustion engine cars by 2035. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) further said that it estimates that the new measures will reduce gasoline consumption by more than 220 billion gallons over the life of vehicles, in comparison with the previous Trump standards. But is it enough? "Climate change has gotten much worse, but these rules only require automakers to reduce gas-guzzling slightly more than they agreed to cut nine years ago," told [TechXplore]( Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Center at the Center for Biological Diversity. [Read More]( MAIL & MUSINGS The new rule is expected to reduce car pollution and gasoline consumption. Do you agree that such a measure in transportation could decelerate climate change? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Yes, every precaution matters.]( [No, itâs just a trivial step taken to keep up with global moves.]( [Before that, large companies need to take measures to reduce their carbon footprints.]( [Maybe slightly, we need much faster and more extensive changes.]( Yesterdayâs Results Following the news that Russian troops got exposed to significant doses of radiation in Chernobyl, we asked how you think this dangerous event will affect the course of the war. The results are hands down centered on one option. 73% say nothing will change because Russia does not care about nuclear radiation. Russia does not care about exposing its soldiers to nuclear radiation so nothing will change. 73%
War will probably continue in areas with lower radiation risk. 12%
A nuclear disaster is imminent. 8%
Russian soldiers can revolt against being put at such great risk. 6% QUOTE OF THE DAY â If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. â Carl Sagan in âCosmosâ AND ANOTHER THING... - [What is Area 51?]( Are there really aliens and UFOs inside? Hereâs everything we know about this classified testing facility.
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