The US consumed 60% of all the chips it produced to go to the Moon

In the context of the Cold War, developing an ambitious space program was more than just technological exploration and innovation: for the United States it meant demonstrating its hegemony over the USSR. And he took it very seriously: officially spent almost 26 billion dollars between 1960 and 1973 (the equivalent about $257 billion today). Before … Read more

The perovskite had been failing inside for years. The solution was in the octopuses

For more than a decade, perovskite cells have been the great promise—and great frustration—of clean energy. In the laboratory they already compete with silicon, but they always failed in the same way: they degraded too quickly. Now, a discovery breaks with what is established. The solution has not come from a complex industrial machine, but … Read more

He is 82 years old and has earned 746% betting on a mine that doesn’t even work

Canadian Eric Sprott has multiplied his investment in Hycroft Mining by eight thanks to the precious metals boom. And its stake is now worth more than $2.1 billion, despite the fact that the mine has not been operating for years. Numbers. Sprott is a veteran investor commonly recognized as the “gold magnate.” In 2022 it … Read more

Mercadona and the rest of the supermarkets spend tons of paper on receipts that no one reads. Now they want to change it

You go to the supermarket, you buy a couple of things (just enough for dinner), you go to the checkout, they give you the ticket, you put it in your pocket and you leave with the bag in the direction of the parking lot. Pure routine. Our daily bread. If the employer’s retail achieves its … Read more

The hypermarket is quite mortally wounded in Spain. There is an absolute winner: the Mercadona model

For years the plan was to take the car, go to the hypermarket on duty and spend a couple of hours walking through its aisles to collect everything we needed and a few other things that we could find because there was almost everything there. is passing away by leaps and bounds. From the boom … Read more

For centuries price has been a sign of quality. Generative AI is breaking that rule in dozens of sectors

For centuries, price has served as a cognitive shortcut. If something costs a lot it is because, for one reason or another, it must be worth a lot. An Armani suit, Bang & Olufsen headphonesa McKinsey report. The number has always served to convey certain information to us before seeing the product. It was compressed … Read more

Downhill, Deals of the day and more MediaMarkt bargains in technology and entertainment, today February 1

MediaMarkt right now has a good assortment of campaigns and offers that will be available until February 2. There is plenty to choose from technology and entertainmentso in this article we are going to review some of the best deals that we can find during the remainder of the weekend. Google Pixel 10 Pro by … Read more

The time it takes to get to a highway anywhere in Spain, on a revealing map

Faced with the pressing housing problem in Spain In large cities, one of the simplest solutions for those who can afford it is to leave stressed centers such as Madrid or Barcelona in search of more accessible municipalities and properties. How much? It depends on your budget, what your work is like and what the … Read more

In 1901, a Spanish man had one of the ideas of the century: invent the remote control before television

Televisions change, technologies change, but there are interactions that last despite the passage of years, decades and even centuries. An example of this is the remote controller, which has historically allowed us to interact with devices from a distance, although what we currently know is very different from the first concept of remote control. Although … Read more

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