Month: March 2025

A Falcon 9 rocket rented without control over Poland. Poland has now fired the dome of its space agency

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The fall of several remains of A Falcon 9 rocket from Spacex in Poland He has caused another fall weeks later: that of the president of the Polish Space Agency, fulminated by the government of his country. A little context. In the early hours of February 19, the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which had failed by exorbiting two weeks before, rented without control in the earth’s atmosphere. The 13.8 meters long propeller by 3.66 meters in diameter disintegrated over northern Europe. The fragments that survived the heat of the reentry They fell near the city of Poznan. A meter and average length tank, covered with carbon fiber, hit the enclosure of an electrical material warehouse without causing damage. A warehouse employee gave the police to the police. The initial answer. The next day, the Polish Space Agency (PoSA) said he had reportedly informed various institutions of the Polish government about the incident. His space security department said, always monitor threats of artificial space objects, such as rockets. Spacex exorbitous normally the Falcon 9 on the ocean, far from populated areas. In this case, a technical failure after the deployment of the Starlink 11-4 mission on February 2 made the second stage of the rocket You will not be able to meet your engine To re -enter controlled. The rocket spin around the earth until entering the atmosphere due to gravity and atmospheric braking. He did it on February 19 at 4:43, Poland time. Contradictions. The appearance of several fragments of Falcon 9 in different parts of Poland triggered an internal crisis. Krzysztof Paszyk, the Minister of Polish Development and Technology, went out to contradict Posa, stating that the Polish Space Agency had not informed the authorities as he said, and asking for urgent explanations to the president of Polsa, Grzegorz Wrochna. On February 28, Pols European Spaceflight. To further complicate things, on March 2 Polsa suffered a cyber attack that forced her to disconnect her Internet systems until day 5. The dismissal. Finally, on March 11, the Ministry of Development and Technology of Poland officially announced the dismissal of the president of Polsa, Grzegorz Wrochna. The president was fired for inappropriate management of the uncontrolled fall of remains of Falcon 9 over Poland. For his part, Spacex clarified that I was collaborating with the Poland government in the tasks of recovery and cleanliness, and that there were no toxic materials present in the remains. The company has a specific phone and email to inform the remains of its rockets: 1-866-623-0234 and recovery@spacex.com. Image | Posa In Xataka | Spacex has given explanations about the rocket that rented without control in Europe: again a leak of the second stage

Organilleros are part of the cultural fabric of Mexico City. The problem is that there is no longer the one to manufacture the instruments

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The music is The language of the soul, and a universal language. The streets of large and small cities in half the world have musicians of all kinds that make a living, do so by hobby or to entertain in an act that would shudder to the SGAE. In Mexico, that street music is tradition, one that remains alive thanks to the organilleros. They have a couple of centuries behind them and the saddest thing is that they are the perfect example of natural obsolescence: organillos will not die because there is no one who wants to touch them, but because there will be no one who knows how to repair them. The organ. The figure of the organillero may be far away right now to those who live in Europe. It is possible to see them at popular festivals in some German municipalities, but it is somewhat more anecdotal and reserved for concrete moments than anything else. In Mexico, the thing changes: there are still listening daily in cities such as Mexico City. Also in Buenos Aires or Santiago de Chile. The cylinders The curious thing is that the organilleros were born in Europe, such as Organillos. It is a portable mechanical instrument that was invented in the 18th century, but that was perfected when it arrived in Germany during the nineteenth century. The box can be decorated with the reasons you want It is a mechanical instrument with cylinders that have protuberances or perforations that rotate through a crank and activate a series of tabs. In doing so, an internal flame expels air through tubes, which are those that produce musical notes at predefined height and rhythm due to the cylinder itself. You don’t have to know music, go, you just have to turn the crank. Crossing the puddle. In Germany they were tremendously popular, but also in Italy, France, the Netherlands or Spain. Each country could adapt them to their popular songs and the organilleros went through the streets and squares entertaining the room of the pedestrians. It was a way to popularize music and, at some point at the end of the 19th century, they arrived in Mexico. It was a bombing. Ganoa. ‘Wagner and Levien’ was a musical instrument house founded by German immigrants who not only brought the organs, but also rented them to those who wanted to make a living playing on the street. They continued to be manufactured in Germany, so it was necessary to import them and it is said that the most important in this regard was Gilberto Lázaro Gaona. HE esteem that there were 250 organillos that acquired in the 1930s, coinciding with the moment in which they stopped manufactured in Germany. And they are the ones that, modified to reproduce Mexican popular music, have been circling through the streets of the city. Tradition. These organs weigh their own. Some get to overcome the 50 kilos and, although there are models that can be carried in tow, the most common is to support them on a stick or on a wheel support that facilitates transportation. The organilleros are wearing their traditional uniform and are dedicated to … that, to turn to the lever to activate the mechanism and color some of the transitted streets in the city. Obviously, thanks to the sensitivity with the animals, now it does not happen, but before these organilleros could carry a monkey that collected the donations and completed the show. Also in Chile Controversial and counterpoling. They are, therefore, part of the cultural fabric of Mexico City and, as happens so many times, there are tourists who do not see those local traditions with good eyes. Famous was the case of an American tourist who complained through social networks because of the sound of this instrument. They soon Fall criticism that did not harass the young woman, defenders of the trade of the organilleros, of the cultural importance they have and, why not say it, of that zeal for the homeland that sometimes exalts when we feel attacked. In extinction. Now, the organilleros seem to be far from disappearing, but another song is what will happen with the organ. Due to the use, possible accidents and friction between the elements, these organs are wearing and must be repaired. Do you remember the 250 pieces that Gaona imported? Well, it is estimated that the rest were lost, they were stolen or sold to collectors, and those 16 are those that continue to rent to the organilleros. And the person responsible for that business and its repair is, as we read in Unknown MexicoMarcela Silvia Hernández Cortés, Gilberto daughter -in -law. Her husband was the one who had the business and she taught her because the two men told her to dedicate himself to the kitchen when she tried to learn the trade. Legacy. After the death of her husband, Marcela learned on her own to repair these organs that, if they have survived, is thanks to her expertise and dedication. The sad thing is that there is no school of organizers, nor new pieces, because the factories closed and the hope of the artisan, as he commented on the news, is that their granddaughters continue with the legacy. “It is very laborious, but sometimes I look good,” Marcela said in the news, who also comments that, beyond the tradition, the organizing trade is an opportunity for people of a certain age who have run out of work and that they cannot, for whatever reason, access one. The artisan is a precious profession and, as we saw with the popular response to the video of the American tourist, the role of the organillero is respected and appreciated by the Mexicans. So much that there is Organizations that work to conserve this tradition. Images | RDEMINICIS (WMB) (2), JMILLAN325, Luisalvaz In Xataka | Listen to music while you work will improve your cognitive abilities: you just have to choose the right one for each task

The best mediamarkt offers during the weekend on consoles, ereaders, high -end televisions and more

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Until March 21 We can take advantage of the numerous Medamarkt offers in almost all kinds of technological products, so we wanted to write this article to gather the best store offers both in this same campaign and with loose offers. These are computers, consoles, electronic book readers and other products that are worth having on the radar. PS5 Slim Digital Edition by 399 eurosa fabulous pack that includes the ‘Astro Bot’ video game. Samsung Qn88d by 744 eurosa very good neo QLED smart TV with 55 -inch screen. Samsung Galaxy Book4 by 699 eurosa very complete laptop that has a very tight price. Kobo Clara Color by 149 eurosRakuten’s electronic book reader who comes with color screen. Samsung Galaxy Watch7 by 189 eurosa great price for a smartwatch that offers an excellent value for money. PS5 Slim Digital Edition One of the great surprises of the week has been (and is) the new pack of the PlayStation 5 Slim in its digital version that comes with the video game ‘Astro Bot‘, he Goty of 2024. And it is a surprise because its price is only 399 euros In Mediamarkt, a very cheap price to enter the generation with one of the best video games that have been published in the system PlayStation 5. PS5 Slim Digital Edition + Astro Bot * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Qn88d For a few months we have been able to decrease in the prices of high -end televisions or with screens of more than 65 inches. In Mediamarkt, in fact, we have the Samsung Qn88 of 55 inches by 744 euros. This Smart TV stands out for its price, but also because it comes with a panel Neo qledcomes with a film director, is compatible with Dolby Atmos and integrate the voice assistant Alexa. Samsung Qn88d (Neo Qled, 55 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Book4 Also from Samsung, in Mediamarkt we have a very interesting price in the Samsung Galaxy Book4a good laptop whose price has dropped to 699 euros. This specific model comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD screen, mounted the Intel Core i7-1355U processor together with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage and its operating system is Windows 11 Home. * Some price may have changed from the last review Kobo Clara Color If you still do not have an electronic book reader or you are looking for a good model to devour novels, the Kobo Clara Color It has dropped in price in Mediamarkt. Can be found in the store for 149 euros and stands out mainly for its Six -inch color screenfor its compact design and for offering the possibility of reproducing audiobooks. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Watch7 Finally, another of the best offers we can find in Mediamarkt is that of the Samsung Galaxy Watch7specifically in its 40 mm Bluetooth version that remains only 189 euros. It is a good smartwatch whose Operating System is Wearos 5it has IP68 certification And it comes with many sensors to monitor physical activity. Samsung Galaxy Watch7 (Bluetooth, 40 mm) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Mediamarkt and Buyadicción (header), PlayStation, Samsung, Rakuten In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K In Xataka | Best laptops in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and eight recommended models

The five puppets that put the archeology of El Salvador

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For a long time, El Salvador has been a curious case within the Pre -Columbian archeology In Latin America. We considered that I was less Connected with Mesoamerica that its neighbors and we assume that it was not so integrated in commercial networks in the region. All that has just been put upside down due to a discovery of the most curious: Five ceramic figurines with interchangeable heads of about 2,400 years ago. Complications. The archaeological photo of El Salvador is curious if we take into account the pre -Columbian remains found in the surrounding countries because, really, we have found little compared. Not because there are no remains or because researchers do not want to perform the task, but for a series of Complications historical Lack of human and economic resources, a lack of awareness of the importance of these remains, institutional instability when facing measures, looting of archaeological sites, civil war and their degradation due to the passage of time are elements that have supposed a challenge for this research of the country’s archaeological vestiges. Amen of Other priorities. The dolls. There were simply other priorities before archaeological research. It is something that has changed these last decades and, fruit From this, new approaches and investigations have emerged to rebuild the country’s past. The most recent is the one that has ended with the finding of the aforementioned ceramic figurines. A group of archaeologists from the University of Warsaw gave With them at the top of the largest pyramid in San Isidro in 2022, but it is now when they have finished analyzing them. In a study Published in Antiquity, they estimate that they date between 300 and 400 BC and researchers believe that the place of discovery was used as a funeral deposit. Interestingly, they did not find human remains, but taking into account the characteristics of the dolls, between 10 and 30 centimeters high, the human remains would have been in the background. Disturbing heads. The reason is that three of the figurines have articulated heads, similar to the most current dolls. Not only can they be exchanged, but they have that torso structure with a kind of application that would make neck to place the head. Four represent women of different ages, one would represent a man and the most peculiar, however, it is the expression of their faces. “One of the most striking characteristics is its dramatic facial expression,” says Jan Szymański, one of the researchers. “Change according to the angle at which it is observed. Views from above, show anger or disdain. From below, they seem scared, ”continues the archaeologist. The male face shows tattoos or spherifications Message. Szymański and his team are clear that those faces were carved with that changing expression conscientiously. “It is a conscious design, perhaps destined to enrich the range of ritual interpretations in which they could have been used,” he continues. Because yes, they consider that these puppets were used in important rituals, possibly public, in that upper area of ​​the pyramid. Personalization. And something that reinforces the theory is that the figures have protuberances and gaps in which strings could have secured to move them at a distance, as if they were puppets. In addition, they have specifically designed areas – the lobes of the ears, for example – in which to place accessories such as jade ornaments. Some of the figures are more “neutral” and could have been customizable to assume different identities through interchangeable garments Representation of the position in which they found themselves Theater or something deeper? Researchers handle a hypothesis beyond the public ritual. It is not clear, but it is possible that these puppets were “portraits” of real individuals due to the position in which they were found. The masculine and two female were mouth and could represent a ruler and their current wives. Another female figure was found face down and could have represented a deceased first wife and the smallest figure a daughter, also upside down. But well, to theorize, researchers also claim that they could simply comply with divine or idealized figures. Connection. Unfortunately, there are pieces of the puzzle that are still missing and that correspond to that void or delay in knowledge of the Salvadoran pre -Columbian society compared to others that we know much more (Or we believe). That of the Maya, for example. What researchers are also clear is that “this discovery contradicts the prevailing notion on the cultural backwardness or isolation of El Salvador in ancient times,” says Szymański. The reason is that, apart from the puppets, other artifacts were found such as Jade pendants that have similarities with other objects from Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. This would demonstrate that there were commercial and cultural connections between societies, revealing the “existence of dynamic and long -range communities capable of exchanging ideas with very distant places,” says the researcher. Thus, findings such as these ceramic dolls may further encourage the archaeological research of El Salvador, since it is a key to the preservation of the country’s history and cultural identification. Images | Antiquity In Xataka | 40 years have passed since the “theft of the century.” Police still do not understand what those treasures from Mexico stole

Even with the sanctions it is cheaper

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In recent days, President Donald Trump has sent a proposal High to Vladimir Putin. In addition, the G7 He has urged To Russia to accept the stop to the fire or, otherwise, you will have to face new sanctions. However, one of the strongest assets of the Kremlin is not having problems thanks to the black market. The hidden market. The last report of the IEA has pointed out That the combined production of Russia’s crude oil, Venezuela and Iran has increased in March, compared to the previous months. As advanced in their social networks Energy expert Javier Blas: “Despite all rumors about new sanctions, the black oil market is thriving.” Despite the sanctions. The three countries mentioned continue to export raw, taking advantage of lagoons in the regulation and lack of political will to curb the flow of illicit oil, such as explains Javier Blas in his column. Also, like It is mentioned in the IEA reportexports from both Russia and Iran have not experienced significant interruptions, since both countries meet the demand of China and India. For its part, Venezuela has had to face more challenges for the revocation of the Chevron license, which the He has forced to depend more on intermediaries to export their crude, especially China. The increasingly lower price. The price of oil He is facing A “perfect storm”, in which an unexpected country, Kazakhstan, has been placed in the center of the energy market. Although this country was not known for being a great producer such as Russia, Iran or Venezuela, its growing influence on OPEC+ and its overproduction strategy are affecting the global oil supply. For its part, Russia, Iran and Venezuela produce Together 16 million barrels per day, that is, 15% of the world market of crude oil with lower prices affecting the traditional market. But how do they? The black oil market has adopted different methods to avoid sanctions. Oil trees without sanctions and transfers on the high seas, better known as “Ghost ships“, They have become common routes to continue exporting the crude of the mentioned countries. This strategy, although expensive and risky, remains attractive due to the high profit margin. Intermediaries play a crucial role, then Through triangulation With countries that do not apply sanctions, such as China and India, they continue to buy and transport the crude sanctioned without fear of immediate repercussions. Europe without action for action. Meanwhile, the EU faces a complicated situation. On the one hand, as we commented above, it cannot act against the black market. On the other hand, like Bloomberg has advancedan agreement between the Kremlin and the US on Ukraine could resume the flows of the Russian gas pipelines to Europe. This statement adds another layer of uncertainty to the situation, since a few days ago the debate between Russia and the United States about The reopening of nordstream 2. The global impact. As Russia, Iran and Venezuela maintain exports of the black market and Kazakhstan and the United States continue to overcome, prices will continue to be pressed down. To all this, we must add a lack of agreement in the high on the fire in the Ukraine War, so the uncertainty in the energy markets will continue. The combination of these dynamics could continue to disrupt the global market balance, leaving the energy situation even more vulnerable. Image | Unspash Xataka | Europe has sent 18,000 million euros to Ukraine for war. The problem is that it has spent more on Russian oil and gas

This Seoul bridge seems ordinary, but stars one of South Korea’s biggest problems: suicides

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South Korea is a country that advances by leaps and bounds in technological question. It is home to some of the most important companies in the world -Samsung or Hyundai- and He is fighting To become one of the referents in the chips segment. Seoul, its capital, is a look at what could be the future of cities hypertecnologicalbut after that image of modernity, an increasingly silent pandemic is hidden: that of suicide. And no place better reflects this crisis than the Mapo bridge in Seoul, nicknamed ‘The Suicides Bridge’. Alarming figures. Suicide is a taboo issue in many societies that sometimes have not paid attention to avoid the tragic outcome. It is not something that Pille so far. In 2020, in Spain it committed suicide One person every two and a half and a half. Each country Try to deal with your way With this situation, but the case of South Korea is bleak. Do not go to the archives to see the evolution of suicides in the Asian country: In 2021, 13,352 people committed suicide. In 2022, approximately 13,000 were given. In 2023, the figure rose to 13,770. In the first six months of 2024, 6,375 people committed suicide, assuming a increase of more than 10% compared to the same period of the previous year. He total It was 14,439 dead. Cocktail. They are figures distant to the maximum of 2013, when 14,427 occurred, but in 2020, the country had the highest rate among OECD countries with 24.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants. It is more than double the average. The reason is that there is a social and cultural cocktail that pushes thousands of people to end their lives. There is one very high social pressure and competitiveness for being the best in studies and work life. If you do not achieve it, economic problems occur, but although that ‘success’ is achieved, there is a high level of stress and low social awareness about mental illnesses. Also idealized and impossible beauty canons for much of the population. And it is not something that cares only to suicide, since the scarce birth that is taking the country to an unsustainable situation is also the gross of those social pressures. THE MAPO BRIDGE Effect called. The most affected group is the one between ages of 10 to 39 and is the major Cause of death among South Koreans between 10 and 39 years. Between 40 and 56% of deaths in these age groups is due to suicide. These brutal pressures even affect celebrities of the country, so much that studies have already been carried out that relate the increase in suicides with the moment in which one of these celebrities ends with his life. As if there were an effect called or idealization of the act, three of the eleven cases of suicides between celebrities resulted in an increase in the rate among the population, leading people to use the same methods as said celebrity. In recent years, there have been numerous cases among young Astros of K-Pop, cinema and television, very exposed to criticism in a country where there is a very strict moral standard that these celebrities must meet. The notice says: “Line Life. Methods. They have gone changing These last years. At the beginning of the century, most used pesticides to get intoxicated. This poisoning remains one of the most used methods, but now it is through burning YoTan: Carbon cylinders that produce poisoning by carbon monoxide aspiration. The hanging has also become common (with examples such as’Sulli‘That they expose that effect called), but throwing themselves to train tracks or from bridges is also a method. THE MAPO BRIDGE. And all this leads us to the Seoul bridge. We have talked about Many bridges in Xataka And Mapo’s is, structurally, a normal bridge, almost ordinary. It does not stand out for design, certainly, but it has become the sad secondary protagonist of dozens of suicides in recent decades. It is not the only one from which the South Koreans throw themselves to end their lives, but one of the most used due to the current of the river has very difficult the rescue work very difficult. So much is the impact of the bridge on the statistics of the country that began to call colloquially as ‘The Suicides Bridge’. From the city, this was wanted to combat the structure as ‘bridge of life’ as part of a Samsung Life Insurance initiative. But it was not a simple name change. Measures. The company placed photos of happy families, among other measures to deter suicides, such as movement sensors that activated light posters with mood phrases, but they were considered a failure In 2015 and that was when the focus was changed to prevent suicide instead of deter. Thus, a series of active and passive measures were installed to stop the high rate of vacuum throwing, such as phones from which to request help every few meters (it has a length of about 1,300 meters), mirrors so that those who plan to jump see their face, cameras, high barriers and rollers that make it difficult to get to the edge. The fences are high and in the last upper section there is a roller We can see the roller, as well as the mirrors Social strategies. It is, in short, a series of actions to make jumping more difficult, but beyond this (which is still a patch), in recent years the country has taken the mental health of citizens more seriously. For example, strategies to prevent suicide thanks to greater media coverage than public awareness, as well as training campaigns and notions of suicide prevention for teachers and social workers. Also reviews focused on adolescents and another series of infrastructure measures to strengthen security on bridges and train tracks. Despite the efforts to reduce the incidence of suicide, the Mapo bridge remains a symbol of this crisis, with 846 people jumping From the bridge between 2014 and 2018, … Read more

The secret for a healthier chocolate is in prebiotics and probiotics. And now we know the “recipe”

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The effect of chocolate on our health is ambiguous. Although some of these preparations based on the fruit of cocoa can report benefits for our health, the usual thing is usually that the sugar and other additions end up deriving in a final product far from being classified as “healthy”. Chocolate, healthier. Now, a group of researchers works on the development of a chocolate with additives that make it healthier. For this they have resorted to add prebiotic and probiotic ingredients in their recipe. Prebiotics + probiotics. Pre- and probiotics are two types of foods that help Regulate our intestinal microbioma. The difference between them is how they do it. Prebiotics are foods that provide nutrients to this microbiome. While probiotics are foods that provide us with microbiota, that is, they contain organisms such as bacteria that help us develop our digestive functions more effectively. The proposal of this team of researchers is to add prebiotic and probiotic ingredients to chocolate. Until now, the idea of ​​adding these elements to chocolate had already been investigated, but doing so had become a somewhat “laborious” task, those responsible for the new study explain. To avoid this complication, the team decided to resort to prebiotics that required a minimum processing such as corn and honey. Five formulas. The team combined the ingredients in different ways to obtain five formulas to compare. The first, reference, contained the usual ingredients in chocolate (such as cocoa butter, powdered cocoa and powdered milk). The rest contained prebiotics (corn and honey); a prebiotic (which could be Lactobacillus Acidophilus LA-14, o Lactobacillus rhamnosus Gg), and an additive to give flavor (which would be cinnamon or orange). Keeping sensations. One of the factors that the equipment wanted to put to the test were the fat levels of these products since the texture of the resulting product depends on these. They found that the formulas maintained this characteristic consistently but also pointed out some differences between conventional chocolate and sinbiotics (those that were subject to the study). For example They observed They added orange showed a lower pH (greater acidity), greater humidity and higher protein levels compared to the rest. They also observed that the four symbiotic chocolates presented higher levels of antioxidants. These lost some consistency, which made them less crispy. Counting microbes. The study also included an analysis of the survival capacity of the bacteria used. They found that these continued to maintain their vitality after 125 days of chocolate storage. The team also submitted these to “stomach conditions” and found that microbes were also able to survive these conditions for more than five hours. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine ACS Food Science & Technology. The benefits (and risks) of chocolate. The effects, positive and negative, of chocolate can be associated with certain compounds, some present in their main ingredient and others in additives. One of the key elements is antioxidants. Antioxidants are especially in black chocolate, and among them Epicatechina stands outa type of flavonol. These compounds can protect us from free radicals, which has been associated with better cardiac health, a “balanced” immune system, a lower risk of diabetes, and other potential benefits. On the other hand, the sugars and fats present in chocolates can be made harmful if we consume excessive amounts, especially if we consume is not dark chocolate but more sweetened versions of the product. In Xataka | Some scientists designed the “perfect chocolate”, and the secret is in physics Image | Tamas Pap

In their search to make the increasingly productive olive trees, these researchers have had an idea: to throw coal

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The jungle floor is between reddish or yellowish; He is sterile and ungrateful, blinding and distemper. It is plagued with mineral oxides or empty of calcareous materials. It is and has always been a bad ground. Therefore, when in the middle of the Amazon, the settlers met the ‘Terra Petra‘They couldn’t believe it. It was a black, tremendously fertile land, incredibly resistant to the decomposition of organic matter. For decades, nobody knew where he had been able to leave. A dark enigma for a bright future. Some said that the Andes volcanoes could have come, others suggested that they should be a product of sedimentation of the tertiary lakes. But, When analyzing they realized that they were truffled with ceramic remains, fish swords, jewelry and human objects. The miracle of the ‘Terra Preta’ was the miracle of huge agricultural communities mixing land, vegetable coal, organic material of all kinds and favoring the growth of an own ecosystem within them. Charcoal? Indeed. That same face The researchers stayed. The jungle peoples often use a burning system to create fertile soils. The problem is that they lose fertility quickly. With the ‘Terra Preta’ it does not happen and the secret is in that coal. What in jargon is known as ‘biochar’. And that is really working? That is what The European Soil O-Live project has been askedif the olive trees could treat with a mixture of biochar and compost. The result is what brings us here: what Yes it works. According to researchers at the University of Jaén, coal treatment increases oil production between 7 and 24%. That is, between 0.4 and 1.7 kilos of oil per olive tree. It is true that it is a preliminary investigation, but without a very promising place. And what do we want it for? That is, without this type of “treatments” Spain is already the place of the world where more oil occurs and not for: grows 15% per year. The problem is that the machine cannot stop because demand It grows even more. Where will this race take us, that voracity? That is one of the great questions of the century. Image | KEVIN MARTIN JOSE | Wander Fleur Image | In full climate crisis, a United States startup proposes an millenary technology of the Amazon: Capture CO2 on the ground

It is one of the most chilling horror films in recent years, almost nobody has seen it and you have it in prime video

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There are countless horror cinema subgenres, as of any other variant of the fantastic. There are more trotted and frantic films, there are those that are betting on a more murky and rested atmosphere. There are films that derive from previous successes, others that dare to go into unpleling territory. Not all are for all tastes, and clearly ‘Ritual from beyond‘(Depressant Spanish title for the much more lyrical’ to Dark Song ‘), than You can see in Prime Videoit is of that last species. ‘Ritual of the beyond’ has a rhythm and development that will not possibly interest all fans. But if the occult, dark atmospheres, low intensity horror and uncommon messages interest you, ‘ritual of beyond’ is for you. He writes and directs Liam Gavin, who has not signed anything else apart from a couple of chapters of ‘The curse of Bly Manor’ in Netflix In ‘Ritual from beyond’ we will meet a woman who rent a house isolated from everything. His only company in an increasingly suffocating and strange series of days will be a occultist who must help her make a long, dangerous and strenuous ritual to be able to contact her deceased son. But both have secrets that can endanger the purpose of that isolation. It is a classic plot structure (a couple of characters locked in a space that will oppress them more and more until they put their integrity and sanity at risk) that, however, takes a series of unexpected paths. With a meticulous and almost documentary description of the ritual that awaits boththe film builds an atmosphere of threat and an increasingly demential rhythm that turns this film into a hidden jewel of the genre. That everyone will not like, without a doubt, but that will obsess those who connect with their brave proposal. In Xataka | In 2024 Nicolas Cage, in 2025 Stephen King. The revolutionary horror cinema returns with a new epic of humor and gore

The Spanish invention that already interests in the industry

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We have been doing decades Combustion engines more efficient, but always with the same basic principles. Now, a Spanish startup has a radically different idea: an engine designed from scratch for hybrids of the future. It is called E-Rex and has captured the attention of two giants: Renault and Geely. And the tests will begin to see if the fiance “Spanish revolutionary engine” becomes the heart of the new electrified cars. The e-rex. Juan Garrido Requena He is an engineer and co -founder of Innengine. In 2020, a video With a striking holder. “E-Rex: The real engine for extended range.” In it, he told us about his vision for the creation of a combustion engine that would revolutionize hybrid mobility. Such an engine should be compact, light, that did not have vibrations or emit a remarkable noise and, in addition, that it was efficient. His e-rex He met these conditions and claimed that he was the first designed specifically for the cars of the future, since the hybrid motors then, and now, were modifications of traditional combustion motors. Like a 2,000 cc of gasoline. The key of the e-rex is not only its size and weight of about 35 kilos, but the power. It is an engine of a time that, according to Garrido, is twice more powerful than one two -stroke and four times more powerful than one four -stroke. The consumption is low, also the emissions of CO₂ and NOX and is comparable in potential at a four times of 2,000 cc. Its confrontated piston design and a variable compression relationship system is what makes it possible to adapt to different needs (power or efficiency) and what eliminates vibrations, since the strength of the pistons is compensated naturally. Extended autonomy hybrids. This engine is not designed, apparently, to retire the current combustion engines, since Juan Garrido refers to its creation as what the future of something more concrete will define: extended range vehicles. These are like a hybrid, but vice versa: instead of having a main combustion engine with the support of an electric motor, the electric motor is the main and the combustion is to feed a generator, which is the one that gives energy to the electric to move the wheels. In summary accounts: the combustion engine becomes the ‘pile’ of the electric motor, which also has a battery of which to ‘throw’. It is an electric in theory, but a hybrid in practice. Horse enters the equation. These Extended range vehicles They were not the most popular hybrids five years ago. Nor are they now, but things can change because a giant has entered the room. Horse is one Joint Venturewhich becomes a company created by two or larger companies that join forces to achieve a common goal. Like the loss in combat NorthvoltOh. In this case, those two large are Renault (45%), Geely (another 45%) and Aramco (the remaining 10%). Among the company’s objectives, is the development of new hybrid engines, batteries and other elements for that vehicle of the future. They have plants in various parts of the world, being Spain one of them and cradle of the engine of Renault Rafale E-Tech HybridFor example. Above, a conventional engine. Below, the e-rex. They claim that it is 40% cheaper to manufacture without the need for new techniques or materials Evidence. In that search to get new generation engines, Horse began this year to produce New 49 kW engines that are capable of feeding hybrid cars at speeds of 130 km/h, but the next steps point to the E-Rex’s e-rex. In a releaseboth companies have confirmed an agreement to prove two of the E-Rex prototypes. These tests will be carried out in the Laboratory of the Department of Clean and Thermofluid Mobility of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and these results will be used to see if the Group licensed exclusively by the INNENFINE technology. If this occurs, the next step is to produce them in mass. Revolution. Julien Faure is Horse’s director of Technology and has commented that “revolutionary technology and architecture could completely change the dynamics of combustion technology with implications for automotive, navy, aviation, drones and energy generation.” Faure ensures that these tests “potentially are of historical importance.” For his part, Roberto Leandro, Executive Director of Innengine, says that collaboration is more than a milestone: “a bold step towards a more sustainable future.” It is clear that you have to be with an eye on this Spanish engine that, if it meets these tests, can be an important impulse for electrified cars while we are still waiting for solid state batteries. Images | INNENGINE In Xataka | Hyundai and Kia want to save combustion by burning hydrogen. And they have a very promising engine.

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