Russian inventions
30 entries in the Russian Inventions compendium.
Timeline of Russian innovationTimeline of Russian innovation across technology and culture.3D holographyRecords and reconstructs light fields for 3D images.AC transformerPassive component transferring energy via electromagnetic induction.Acoustic microscopyNon-destructive imaging using high-frequency ultrasound.AirlinerAircraft designed for transporting passengers and cargo by airlines.Aluminothermic reactionExothermic reduction using aluminium to produce metals and alloys.ANS synthesizerPhotoelectronic synthesizer using drawn spectrograms to generate sound.Anthropometric cosmetologyMedical practice for cosmetic limb correction and lengthening.Anti-caféA venue where customers pay for time, not food or drink.Arc weldingElectric arc joins metals through heat from consumable or non-consumable electrodes.Armored cruiserArmored cruiser: a long-range warship with belt armor.ASM-DT amphibious rifleRussian prototype dual-medium assault rifle for frogmen.Banya (sauna)Traditional Russian steam bath with wood stove and venik ritual.BashniRussian column draughts variant with stacking captures.Bayan (accordion)Chromatic button accordion developed in the Russian Empire.Bird of Happiness (toy)North Russian wooden toy symbolizing family happiness and the sun.Bisphenol AA widely used industrial chemical with debated health effects.Bogorodskoye toyRussian folk-art tradition of carved wooden action toys.BrassicoraphanusIntergeneric hybrid between cabbage and radish genera.BudenovkaIconic Red Army hat of the Russian Civil War.Business chessA team chess variant with parallel branches and collective decision-making.Cadaveric blood transfusionTransfusion of blood from dead to living, pioneered in Russia.Carbon arc weldingFirst arc-welding process, now largely replaced by other methods.Chapayev (game)A hybrid board game of checkers and impact flicking.Cherenkov detectorDetects particles via Cherenkov radiation for high-energy physics applications.Children's railwayEducational railways where children learn rail professions.Classical conditioningA behavioral procedure pairing stimuli to produce automatic responses.Cut the RopePuzzle series about feeding candy to a green creature named Om Nom.DecimalisationConversion of currency or measures to powers of 10.Detonation nanodiamondDiamond nanoparticles formed by detonating TNT/RDX explosives.
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