China The Shenzhou XⅢ manned spaceship returned On the morning of April 16, 2022, the Shenzhou XII manned spaceship came back to the earth successfully. The three Chinese astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu had lived and worked at China's space station core module(核心舱) for six months. During that period, they tried their best to complete every task perfectly. And Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to carry out a spacewalk. |
Singapore Robocops patrol(巡逻)streets Singapore government is trying out patrol robots to watch people's actions. The robots are programmed to warn people taking "undesirable social action". This includes parking bicycles in the wrong place. The robots are the newest tools that are used to watch and listen into people. Some people think they do harm l0 people' s privacy. |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia(柬埔寨)Students build a human—carrying drone(无人机) A group of students have built a drone that can carry a person. The students in the country's capital, Phnom Penh, built the drone to control the city's traffic. They also said it could be used to die out fires in buildings. The drone can fly up to four meters off the ground for around 10 minutes. |
The UK The world's fastest lawnmower(割草机) After two years of testing, Tony Edwards has built the world' s fastest lawnmower. Edwards is a mechanical engineer from Shropshire, he UK. Not only can the lawnmower race along at a Guinness World Record speed of 143 miles per hour, but it can also cut grass. |