Reliable, economical and budgetary - this is what the designers say about the new Chinese engine, which was equipped with the flagship Belarus tractor. Its power is 350 horsepower. Now the unit is being tested and this year it will go to work in real conditions, Belarusian media write.

Google will release a smart tracker to search for lost items. The device can be attached to keys, luggage and other personal belongings to avoid losing them. The device will connect to the phone and show the location of items, the media writes with reference to the Android Authority.

A group of researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and Washington noticed that the melting of ice depends not only on global warming, but also on the prevailing winds blowing on the glaciers from the west. This makes the melting process reversible, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.

American startup SpoonTEK has developed a spoon that makes the taste of food richer due to the electrical stimulation of human taste buds. The invention will reduce the consumption of salt and other seasonings that are unsafe for the body. The spoon has already gone on sale, Techcult.ru reports.

Russia and Belarus plan to launch a jointly created Earth remote sensing satellite in 2028, TASS reports with reference to an interview with the director of the "Geoinformed Systems" enterprise of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Sergey Zolotoy.

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Unpacked presentation — it will take place on February 1, Engadget reports.

The Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan have announced a competition to accept joint initiatives of research projects of scientists from the two countries, which will help identify the most interesting ideas and solutions in different fields of science.

The first ever satellite mission launched from the UK ended in failure. A giant jet plane of the American company Virgin Orbit delivered a rocket from Newquay, Cornwall, to launch it high above the Atlantic Ocean, writes BBC News.

The Japanese company Roland, in honor of its own 50th anniversary, presented the concept of an electronic piano, which received the obvious name 50th Anniversary Concept Piano. The instrument is distinguished by many bold solutions: non-standard design, omnidirectional built-in acoustics, additional speakers installed on drones and the ability to broadcast a concert to the whole world.

These days, the world's largest technology exhibition Consumer Electronics Show (CES-2023) is taking place in Las Vegas. Over the years of its existence, it has become a venue for important technological premieres and presentations of major innovations, which then become topics of conversation for the coming year.