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also a garage crisis

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Housing is not the only real estate asset that It is more expensive In Spain. Although the garages remain in values ​​much lower than those of the houses, their sales prices have been growing at a good pace, even revaluing more than 10% (even 14%) in a matter of one year. It stands to reason. After all, they are a caramel for small investors in search of good profitability and their market is closely related to two others that said goodbye to 2024 in positive, that of The cars and Housing. Fotocasa has launched A report With some clues. A percentage: 10.2%. That is what garages have been increased on sale in Spain over the last year, 10.2%. At least according to The last report of Fotocasa, which takes as a reference the prices of December. His study is just that, a study, with his strengths and weaknesses and in which stockings that can move away from the specific values ​​of certain neighborhoods are handled; But it helps to understand how the prices of parking spaces have evolved. Especially because until not the trend ago it was the opposite: its value was in Free fall. One year: 2021. The study It shows that the turning point in the sale of garages was recorded in 2021. Until that year the market recorded prices in fall, with annual decreases ranging between almost 13% and 3.5%. In December 2021, however, Fotocasa technicians found a first year -on -year price increase of 3.4% to which uninterrupted increases have followed. The greatest of all was in 2022, with 14.5%. In 2023 it stayed at 7.5%, several points below 10.2% of last year. A value: € 13,770. In addition to showing interannual variations, the Fotocasa report recludes the prices that, on average, had the garages of Spain at the end of each exercise. And according to his accounts in December 2024 that amount was € 13,770. The fact is just that, a state average in which very different realities are combined, but it is interesting for several reasons. The main one is that according to the records of Fotocasa the cost of the garages is at its highest level since at least 2015. At that time 13,762 euros per place was charged. A region: Basque Country. There, in Euskadi, is where Fotocasa He has noted The highest average price in the country. Its technicians estimate that at the end of 2024 almost 21,100 euros per garage was charged, which places it at the head of the communities despite the fact that this amount descended slightly in recent months, with an interannual drop of 1%. The Basque Country is still at the Balearic Cost (€ 18,683) and Cantabria (16,644). In the opposite pole are Castilla-La Mancha (9,786), Murcia (9,150) and La Rioja (11,112). The highest price increases were recorded in Castilla-La Mancha, with an increase of 34.2%, followed by Murcia, with 20%. CCAA Average price 2023 (€) Average price 2024 (€) Annual variation Castilla-La Mancha 7,293 9,786 34.2% Murcia region 7,628 9,150 20% Andalusia 13.007 15,057 15.8% Cantabria 14.410 16,644 15.5% Aragon 10,994 12,684 15.4% Valencian Community 9,976 11,404 14.3% Galicia 14,016 15,673 11.8% Estremadura 13,220 14,763 11.7% Balearics 16,817 18,683 11.1% Asturias 13,571 15,046 10.9% Madrid 11,934 12,746 6.8% Navarre 12,832 13,664 6.5% Castilla y León 13,890 14,448 4% Catalonia 13,523 13,852 2.4% the Basque Country 21,320 21,097 -1% Canary Islands 13,111 12,887 -1.7% Rioja 11.318 11.112 -1.8% Spain 12,495 13,770 10.2% A capital: Gualajara. If more in detail is lowered, the real estate platform shows that last year the parking spaces were more expensive in 73% of capitals from province. Although there are two cities in that upload map that stands out on the rest for its drift: Guadalajara, with an interannual rise of 37.1%, and León (32.3%). That in percentage terms. If what we are talking about is of euros and sounds, the palm is taken by Cádiz, with an average of 26,552, followed by Donostia (25,775) and Granada (23,895). The data must be taken in any case such as what they are: references, overall photographs. Within cities there are considerable differences between neighborhoods and districts. For example, in Madrid in December, 11,500 euros were requested for a space to park in Villaverde while in the center that same value was approaching 28,000. There are even extreme cases, such as 185,000 euros They have come to ask for a place in Mallorca. One question: Why? It was not always the case. Not so much does the value of the garages accumulated collapses of almost 30% In a matter of a five years. That now its price rises even more than that of housing (Fotocasa Calculate That at the end of 2024 8.4%had been increased) is due to several factors, including their attraction for investors in search of assets that are profitable and comfortable. After all, the data of 2024, their rentals already They have been going up. “The garage places have established themselves as an attractive alternative for small savers or investors because it involves low maintenance and high profitability,” María Matos commentsof Fotocasa. “The garage purchase demand has also been strengthened due to the increase in vehicle sales, which makes them a demanded good.” A word: regulation. There are more factors that come into play, as they recognize from the real estate platform. “The regulations of recent years, restricting access to vehicles in certain areas, makes having a private square a more valued asset,” Add María Matos. She points out that the “strong interest” in the squares “contrasts” with the current level of the offer. The picture is completed with The growing demand of housing and the increase in the sale of cars, which closed 2024 with A 7.1% rise. Images | Tim Smurf (UNSPLASH) and Juan M8 (Flickr) In Xataka | “Garage Okupas”: There are people parking their car every day in parking spaces that are not theirs

Smell mummies 5,000 years ago

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Why are roses red? What is the meaning of life? Is the potato tortilla better with or without onion? What does an Egyptian mummy smell of 5,000 years ago? The answer to some of them is not clear (The tortilla with onion, of course), but if Your particular Roman Empire It is thinking about the aroma of rot and mortuary processes of ancient Egypt, you should know that you are not alone. In fact, a group of researchers has been smelling mummies for months. Now they want anyone to do it. Eau de Mummy. “We were surprised how pleasant his smell was,” commented Cecilia Bembibre a few days ago to BBC Radio 4, just at the same time that a study of the University College of London in which They analyzed The reasons after the interest in knowing how the mummies smelled. And it is curious, especially when it comes to a body that has been macrating thousands of years in a sarcophagus and that both cinema and literature (and a little common sense) have encouraged us to never smell a mummy if we had the opportunity . But, if we stop to think about it, it is not so far -fetched that a mummy smells “good.” In the end, the mummification process was carried out to preserve the body and soul in order to enter the other life, so not only the deceased was accompanied by its trousseau, but the body was treated with oils and balms. “Sweet” Ok, surely you think they simply opened sarcophagi and bring their nose closer. It would be little hygienic, as little, but no. The researchers of both the UCL and the University of Liubliana of Slovenia inserted a tiny tube to measure the gases. In this way, they get the method not to be invasive when you do not need to take samples. The device can be seen in the image that we leave below: Separating odors. It is always difficult to describe odors, but researchers comment that, although they are intense, they can say that they have touches of wood, spices and that the background is something sweet. Wow, quite the opposite of what we could imagine. They also noticed odors related to the decomposition of animal fat used during the embalming processwhich tells them that the body would be beginning to deteriorate. This olfactory analysis was not like that of a wine taster, but through a process in which, through gas chromatography, they separated the different odors captured inside the sarcophagus. Subsequently, a program analyzes them, compares with markers of other odors, combine and is how the aromas are formed. The data of the nine mummies were compared to see which markers coincided with family odors It makes sense. All this has a double purpose. On the one hand, “intervene practically” in the conservation of mummies. Knowing what aromas and substances were used at the time they embalmed it, researchers have a new way of storing them and wrapping the bodies in a much closer way to the original. Also of knowing the age of the mummy more accurately, since the techniques and oils evolved over time. On the other, the nose is powerful: smells transport us to other times and places without moving from the site. It is something that creates a strong emotional reaction and Ally Louks, supervisor of English literature at the University of Cambridge, told BBC that it is an “innovative” way to communicate history. Also, like Comment Ali Abdelhalim, co -author of the study and director of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo, the smells were key to society during the mummification process, since the pleasant ones associated with the deities and the “dirty” to body corruption and decline. Sensory experience. In fact, from the research team it was affirmed that it can be “an approach of great interest to museum collections.” That is, if you visit a museum with a collection of ancient Egypt that exposes a mummy, you could live a more complete sensory experience if, in addition to observing it, you could taste the aroma that would be lived during the embalming process. When separating odors and recombing them through these chromatography techniques, substances that smell similarly to permeate the room in which the mummy is exposed can be generated. Therefore, these discoveries have a double purpose: to approach that point in our history and, above all, allow the past to be better. Images | ACS, Abdelrazek Elnaggar In Xataka | Ancient Egypt had something more impressive than its pyramids: a colossal death industry

The dirty reality of what we throw

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“The waste is history. The bodies break down, the paper is raised and undone, the treasures can get out or the conquering forces can melt them. But no one steals in a landfill and, therefore, for centuries archaeologists (…) They have rebuilt our history from waste “, Oliver Franklin-Wallis told us And, if he is right (he carries it), one thing can ask us: what will our garbage say? And, even if it seems, that is a key question. Because the image that these waste returns us is terrible. The great cheat of garbage. “Every year We produce 2,000 million tons. They are everywhere, but since it is disgusting, we don’t think about it. ” Franklin-Wallis held A few weeks ago talking about ‘Dump‘(Captain Swing, 2025), but that is to fall short. As he recognizes, it is not a ‘natural and understandable forgetfulness’; on the contrary, “The (international) industry of waste has been an opaque business on purpose“With the accomplice collaboration of governments, management and media companies. Before, in 2028, China I decided to stop buying waste In the middle of the world, everything seemed like a haven of peace and good management. But it was a lie. As Cheryl Katz explained years ago in Wireddeveloped countries that had recycling systems for many years, took advantage of the facilities that gave them countries like China to make the most accessible and cheap waste management. A trap in which we got alone. The negative side is that this pressure dismantled the local waste management industry. To get an idea of ​​the problem dimension: Before that year 201895% of European plastics and 70% of Americans ended up in China. But that “treatment” ended. China decided that it no longer brought to continue importing waste and the international garbage system convulsed. The developed world was found that all structural solutions They were too complex and faces To implement: they required, ultimately, rebuild an industry that had almost completely relocated. Given that, the alternative was to look for new countries that want that garbage: during the last years, millions of tons of garbage have redirected Towards the Gulf of Guinea And, above all, towards Southeast Asia looking for “new landfills.” Nothing has changed substantially and what least obscurantism. In the shadows the monsters grow. And when I use the term “monster” I am not using a metaphor: I am describing reality. Garbage -related crime is already the fourth most important criminal activity in the world (after drug trafficking, human beings and forgery). Moreover, According to the Civil Guardthis type of crime grows at a rate of between 5% and 7% per year. How to get out of this spiral? In which perhaps it is the most valuable part of ‘landfill’, Franklin-Wallis explains what he himself experienced when he finished his very long investigation for “the dirty realdiad of what we threw.” Several of the people I have met in the waste business have shared similar stories: once you really start looking at the waste, you see them everywhere. They become an obsession. After a while, start my mood. After all, as Heather Rogers wrote in 2005“garbage is the visible interconnection between everyday life and deep horrors, and often abstract, of ecological crises.” Therefore, when we talk about these issues, the first temptation is asking “What can I do?” And the answer is complicated. In most cases, all the options we have at our disposal have problems: there are no strategies – and less at the micro – that are fully positive. That, of course, does not mean that initiatives such as the circular economy or responsible consumption strategies do not have a role. Simply, it means that you have to understand the dimension of what we are talking about (and not put more hopes in them than are reasonable). We need macro strategies, Franklin-Wallis says; But above all, we need to get the garbage in light, we need to discuss waste, we need to think about waste. And we need to do it in a way that drives us to improve. It is the only way to find something valuable among so much because. Image | Jilbert Ebrahimi In Xataka | Someone who wants to be the landfill in the world is sought: the global recycling crisis shows no recovery signs

To build the longest world bridge, China turned to a peculiar material: bamboo

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Although Saudi Arabia and Arab Emirates are immersed in a particular war for have the most beast buildingstalking about megaconstructions is to automatically look at China. The Asian giant has some of the works more tremendous, impossible bridges and even Higher abandoned skyscraper in the world. And one of those pharaonic constructions is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge. With a length of 55 kilometers, it turns out that it is not only formed by steel and concrete: the secret ingredient is bamboo. And according to those responsible, continue like the first day. The bridge. After six years of planning and another eight of construction, in 2018 China opened the imposing bridge that connects Macao and Zhuhai. Its 55 kilometers, 6.2 of them underground, allow to convert a trip that previously lasted three hours into a ‘walk’ of just 30 minutes. And something that resonated in its day was the 420,000 tons of steel (which would be equivalent to 60 Eiffel towers), its more than one million cubic meters of concrete and the flexibility necessary to support typhoons and earthquakes. It is a barbarity, with an underground stretch that disappears and emerges from the sea It looks like a ship, but it is one of the two inputs/exits of the sea Bamboo. It turns out that the mixture added a plant: bamboo. And it is something that is not so weird, since, as we can read In South China Morning Post, China is the largest bamboo producer in the world and is something to give way. In the aforementioned bridge, this element was used on the panoramic platforms that are found throughout the same and the official newspaper Science and Technology commented a few days ago that, after six years installed, these panels have resisted sunlight, typhons and The corrosion of seawater, keeping “as solid as ever.” One more element. Lou Zhichao is a member of the Bamboo Research Institute of the Forestry University of Bamboo and pointed out that, apart from in China, bamboo occurs mainly in developing countries, which gives China a unique advantage and position to the time to process this bamboo. His team, in fact, has been developing more advanced technologies to process bamboo a decade, causing the process to emit less co₂ while encouraging the use of bamboo under constructions due to a relationship between resistance and weight higher than some alloys of some alloys of some alloys of steel. In addition, it can replace wood, plastic and steel itself in some constructions. Bamboo II. Now, although it has interesting properties, it also has a problem: it is prone to decomposition. This means that when bamboo facilities are done, toxic preservatives must be used that make the material much less ecological. The chickens that come through those that come out in environmental matters, basically. And, precisely, the Zhichao team has been working in recent years. One of its latest advances in research is a heat treatment that eliminates nutrients that cause the accelerated decomposition of the material. This allows to reduce its processing time by 50% while increasing durability outdoors without antimoho treatments. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport. You don’t have to go to China to see great structures in which bamboo is clear protagonist. In Spain we have examples such as Madrid airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, in which the roof of terminal 4 is formed by lames 100 mm wide of bamboo sheet. In total, there are 200,000 m² of bamboo with fire resistance and was the ideal material due to the peculiar curved forms of the terminal roof design. It is also a material that was raised for the Futurist Ciudad Oceanix City And the protagonist of the bamboo towers that Paris wants to build for 2050. And scaffolding. Beyond in places as punished as a bridge in such a complicated area and applications in other buildings, bamboo is absolute protagonist in Hong Kong. Specifically, in its skyscrapers, like an exoskeleton that really is a system of Scaffolding During the construction of buildings. For the rest, Zhichao continues to work to expand the use of bamboo as high quality material for several reasons. One because it absorbs 50% more co₂ than common trees. Another because it is estimated that its crop and market benefits some 50 million people throughout the country. And, therefore, he hopes that the government “finance the development of key technologies and reinforce regulation by national and local standards to boost the industry.” Industry tech. Apart from in structures, bamboo is positioning as a material that can be very useful in other sectors. An example is that of consumer technology not as an element that goes within the devices, but as part of the packaging. A few years ago, on a visit to the Innovation Center of Lenovo, They told ushow they were starting to use bamboo in the boxes of their laptops. Bamboo box to the right. On the left too, but after a year underground. The reasons were environmental due to the degradation of their fibers in normal conditions in nature. In fact, it can be buried directly in the garden to use it as fertilizer. In the photo that we leave just on these lines you can see two boxes, one new and one after a year underground, to appreciate its degree of decomposition. And, that sustainability is one of the keys (along with many others, of course) of decarbonization. Images | Xataka, Moso, NRG800, Chronus, HMZB, Chris 73, Kamakura In Xataka | After 120 years of growth, a Japanese bamboo has just flourished. And that is a problem

The rebirth of an old system that is illuminating remote villages in India: the hydraulic wheel

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While the big cities They have opted for self -consumption through solar panels and even wind turbinesmany remote areas of the world still fight to have a renewable system. However, in Kashmir, they have found a cheap, effective and inspired solution in the past: the hydraulic wheel. An old advance. Surely the name of the hydraulic wheel will not come a direct image to the head, but if I describe a inn away from an village in the central European area, which had a large wheel shape that spinned with the water can be more enlightening. The fact is that they were important during the industrial revolution To perform mechanical tasks such as milling or hammering. However, its use began to decrease with the expansion of burning fossil fuels and the development of electricity. However, like fashions, everything comes back, and more if the original idea was good. So with the rise of renewable energies, hydraulic wheels have resurfaced as a viable option to produce electricity in a clean and continuous way in remote and impoverished areas. A new clean source. Initial investments in renewables usually have a high cost that not everyone can afford. But what if they turn to an old energy system? That is what a group of researchers from the Technical University of Munich thought that They have managed to install A hydraulic wheel in a town of Kashmir, India. The wheel in question measures about two meters and lets the stream water pass to produce electricity. In this way, it provides an uninterrupted energy source to the community, so it does not need centralized power, which was previously a problem with frequent cuts. In addition, the hydraulic wheel is accompanied by the use of other renewable energy systems, including the Decentralized microredwhich allows the inhabitants of the people to enjoy energy independence and resilience before a possible blackout. Self -sufficient One of the highlights of the hydraulic wheel is its high efficiency, reaching the 85% energy conversion. As for the assembly cost of this system, it is relatively low, around $ 1,000, so it makes them accessible to different impoverished rural communities. In addition, the design is available on the Internet for free. Only in rural areas. Hydraulic wheels are designed for rural and remote areas, specifically in communities that need a continuous and reliable energy source. This type of system offers a simple and economical way to generate electricity without depending on fossil fuels or intermittent energy sources. In addition, its environmental impact is minimal, since they do not emit carbon and, According to studiesdamage to aquatic life is reduced. While this type of technology has limitations and is not suitable for all contexts, its potential to improve the energy self -sufficiency of small communities could make a considerable difference. More for the world. The benefits of this technology are not limited to Kashmir. A similar system has been implemented in Nepal and a prototype has been developed in Tegernsee, Germany. In addition, in Northern Ireland, a hydraulic wheel has been restored with an old mill in Fermanagh County, which now supplies electricity to a restaurant. Image | The Waterwheel Project V1.0 Xataka | China prepares the most expensive megaestructure on the planet: a hydroelectric power plant on the most controversial place possible

It is a strategy and it is working

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Work and pleasure are often Like water and oilthat are hardly mixed. However, LinkedIn has tried to break the laws of physics (labor) integrating a series of games into a social network very focused on the professional and workplace. At first that squeak a little slide through the Timelineof LinkedIn hoping to find publications of a former partner who has changed their jobs, or that a company is looking for candidates for cover a vacancy And suddenly, zas! A publication in which your co -worker presumes to have achieved the maximum score in a game. But, we hadn’t come to talk about work? Surprisingly, the play of integrating games is working very well. You do networking, you are looking for a job or … you start a game In May 2024, the company announced the integration of a series of free games accessible to all users registered on the platform. However, we talk about a corporate platform, so its focus is not offers triple A games, but maintain their productive spirit. From LinkedIn they point out that the objective of his social network “has always been to connect professionals around the world to make them more productive and successful. And, like the work world has changed in the last 22 years since the creation of LinkedIn, This has also done the way people connect with each other. “ That change of habits in communication and in the way to face the working day It has served as a support lever for the social network to pivot towards a more playful approach. “The objective of LinkedIn games is to encourage professionals to take a short break from work and stimulate their mind, while motivating them to connect with others,” they point out from the company. A recreation for the brain The catalog of LinkedIn games It is not very extensive. It is limited to four simple titles at a graphic level, but that propose different challenges at the mental level and a good dose of cognitive skills. Among the games that LinkedIn has integrated are: CrossClimb: A question and answers game in which you have to use clues to correctly guess each word of the stairs. The goal is to form groups of words based on tracks, in which only one letter differs with the previous word. Once you have organized the correct sequence of words, the clues will be unlocked for the beginning and end words. And the challenge is to decipher the words as quickly as possible. Pinpoint: It is a word association game in which you should try to guess (or “locate”) the common category or theme that unites a set of words. There are five clues to find out this common category. The challenge is to guess the category with the least possible number of revealed tracks. Queens: It is a logic game in which you have to fill in the grid so that there is only one crown per row, column and color region, not being able to coincide with any other crown of the attached segments. Tango: It has been the last game to join LinkedIn, and it is a logic game where you must fill a grid making sure that each row and column contains the same number of soles as moons. The complication is that there can be no more than two soles or adjacent moons, neither vertical nor horizontally. But what do these games paint on LinkedIn? According to Paolo Pasco, LinkedIn games editor the games seek to encourage Benefits of short pauses during the working day. “Various studies underline the importance of work pauses and cognitive benefits of the puzzles. Therefore, with our series of games we seek to offer professionals a space to make a brief pause and revitalize their mind. “ A investigation of the University of Exeter and the King’s College in London discovered the memory benefits that the crosswords, sudokus and other types of puzzles provide such as those proposed by LinkedIn in its recreational offer. Therefore, this may be a good way to foster a Status to take the brain to its “playground” in which abstract concepts and knowledge are connected to Generate new ideas. “It’s curious how something as simple as a game can be the impulse we need to return to energy with energy, desire to learn, connect and talk to others,” said Pasco. The fact of Improve cognitive abilitiessuch as the attention, concentration and mental flexibility, together with the social component that the social network provides, they make the games become a more socialization component between professionals or among classmates of the same office, breaking the ice in interpersonal relationships in The work spaces. According to A survey From Yougov, the puzzles and puzzle games are the most popular among users in the US, ahead of card games, action or adventure. Within these data, the puzzles were preferred, by far, by LinkedIn users, so it is not strange that the social network has chosen to integrate them into its platform. LinkedIn is still a business Beyond the productive component and Induction to labor interactions With the excuse of competitiveness in the games, the introduction of this new section on LinkedIn also Pursues an economic interest. In this sense, LinkedIn has followed the steps from The New York Times, which only a few months before also integrated a section of games in its application, continuing with the Wordle success. Such and As I counted Axiosthe games have allowed the New York Times to stabilize the number of subscribers to their platform, while the figures of the rest of their competition chopped. He Financial Times estimatedthat with the implementation of these games in LinkedIn a “record commitment” of 1.5 million content interactions per minute in June 2024 had been recorded. The LinkedIn Games Rachas system fosters the daily visit and sharing the results, so the return of users and their active participation in the platform increases, even if it is only for a few … Read more

Immediate energy and instant load

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If there is something that surrounds us and what we cannot escape, that is plastic. Better or worseplastic is used for everything and we have abused so much that even Our semen is full of plastic. However, not all are the same and there is a very special one that was discovered in the 80s: the Poli (3.4-ethylendioxytiophen), or pedot, for abbreviation. We are talking about a special plastic because, although with limitations, it is a conductor of electricity. However, UCLA researchers have found The way to create a pedest supercadrator, and is something with potential to change energy storage and transmission of it. Pedot. Plastic is common in elements that need an electricity insulator. A simple example is that of loaders or plugs, whose coverage is a polymer. However, in the 80s a combination was discovered that allowed to create a conductor polymer of electricity. And he did it in normal environments, so the air and humidity did not take its toll. That is why it is used in many types of devices, such as OLED panelstactile screens, electrocromic elements, sensors, flexible conductive films or flexible solar panelseven experiments such as 2.0 brick with energy storage or a Electrical cultivation floor. Almost for everything. Pedot’s problem is that it transmits electricity well, but it is not good by storing it because it does not have the necessary surface to store large amounts of energy. Therefore, the bricks we talked about before gave to illuminate a LED (which requires an extremely low amount of electricity), not for much more. But of course, if the plastic was already revolutionized with the pedot, one could go one step further, right? Superpedot. That is what a chemical team from the University of California was asked, who sought to control the growth of the nanofibers of this polymer so that, in addition to conducting electricity, it can be stored. In something that UCLA chemists have baptized as “steam stage”, pedot’s nanofibers expand vertically. To get a more visual idea, it is as if it were a mantle of grass, which allows the surface of the material to be increased and, therefore, providing the polymer with better properties to store energy. And this growth has been achieved by adding a liquid formed by graphene oxide nanoparticles and ferric chloride on a graphite sheet. Once it is exposed to steam, that vertical polymer is formed. Plastic battery. By increasing the surface of the pedot, “we increase its ability enough to build a supercainer,” Comment Haher El-Kady, principal researcher of this project. It’s an achievement, it is clear, but … for what? Well, the idea is to create more efficient storage systems to address the problem of storage of renewable energy plants. It is something that, for example, is disrupting giant plans like China. Applications. And the great point in favor of this superpedot is that it can release energy accumulating electric charge on its surface. It is what allows you to load and download extremely fast, which makes it an ideal system for applications that require quickly released and storing it again, again, faster than a conventional battery. An example can be the flash of a camera, but also something much more practical for the energy transition of the automotive segment: regenerative braking systems in electric vehicles. A conventional battery stores and releases energy by slow chemical reactions, but this pedotal supercadrator can use that regenerative braking, for continuing with that example, to store a greater load of energy that, then, feed the wheels. Promising. The team states that its conductivity is 100 times greater than that of other commercial products based on Pedot, but also has a four -time surface, which facilitates that use as a supercainer. They also comment that it is very durable, supporting more than 70,000 load cycles, which makes them more interesting than traditional materials with greater wear in that constant load and discharge process. From the UCLA, they are convinced that “the use of pedot with graphene in supercaursors can help society meet their energy needs,” but we must continue investigating to check their properties in field work. And, yes, these supercaders are not a replacement of batteries, but a complement to applications that require a high loading and discharge speed. The battery remains the best commercial way to store that energy and the field of electric cars It is one in which superconductors can give a lot of play. One of the most interesting examples of use is the one that MIT engineers detailed a few years ago: convert roads into supercaders. Images | UCLA In Xataka | A “Super Cardpisator” to forget to load lamps forever: the idea of ​​Indian researchers

Every day thousands of people make fun without knowing about an empire when they have breakfast. THE RESPONSIBLE: THE COUPASAN

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If something has demonstrated over the centuries, gastronomy is that kitchens serve more than elaborate tasty dishes. In the heat of their stoves they usually curdle culinary traditions, legends and mythslike the one that explains that every time we have breakfast a crucisan we are actually participating in a war. Because? Because with that seemingly innocent gesture we make fun of the defeat of one of the empires more influential of history. We explain ourselves. Cruasanos and wars? Yes. The relationship may sound a bit strange, but it comes with Google to find dozens of Blogsforums, magazines and Diaries that tell the same story: how the cross was created to commemorate the defeat of the Ottoman in Vienna at the end of the 17th century. To be more precise, the frustrated siege of the city by the great vizier Kara Mustafa which resulted in Kahlenberg battle and marked the beginning of the Ottoman decline in Europe. A great victory, a great cake to celebrate it. An epic story. There are war deeds that inspire poems, songs, operas, movies, paintings, novels; But … a cake? Why commemorate the siege of a city with a bun that thousands of people have breakfast throughout the world? The answer is quite simple: The legend He says that the Viennese pastries played a key role in the Ottoman defeat of 1683, so the guild wanted to celebrate it as best knew, kneading and baking mass. Of plots and noctámbulos. The story is of course worthy of the great romantic chronicles. Desperate to take Vienna, around 1683 the Ottomans began to think about ways to mock the fortification of the city. Some versions They say they decided to do so by excavating an underground gallery. Others, which set out to open tunnels to Place mines. In any case, the legend tells that, to dodge the vigilance of the Viennese, the Ottomans worked at night, among Quinqués and the moonlight, while their enemies slept. What the Muslims did not tell is that not all the residents of Vienna got into bed at night. There was a guild who worked every day from the sunset to dawn and ended up listening to the noise that the soldiers made with their peaks and shovels, which allowed him to alert the authorities and repel the enemy attack. What noctámbulos guild was that? Correct: The bakers. And the ‘Larousse’ of 1938 arrived. That this romantic dyes has reached us is explained for two reasons: centuries of oral tradition and the pen of the French chef Posper Montagnéwho in 1938 published an iconic work of universal cuisine, the ‘Larousse Gastronomique’. In addition to explaining how the crossings are elaborated, in its pages the scholar recounts the origin of the cake, echoing a version similar to the Viennese legend of the seventeenth century. In the work (at least in which it can Consult online) Montagné tells a similar story, although he places the plot during The Buddha site In 1686, not in the siege of Vienna of 1683. “The Turks besieged the city and to reach their hearts they excavated underground galleries. Some bakers, who worked at night, heard the noise made by the Turks and gave the alarm,” He recounts. But … why is it a mockery? Simple. Because when creating their new commemorative cake the Viennese pastries noticed A symbol From Islam: The growing moon. It is also explained by Montágne’s encyclopedia: “To reward the bakers who had saved the city, they were given the privilege of making a special cake that, in memory of the emblem that decorated the Ottoman flag, had to be shaped like a crescent,” duck The gastronomic encyclopedia. In summary: the new cake served to celebrate the Christian resistance and endurance of the city … and incidentally mocked the Ottoman forces. As Collect National Geographicwhen a Vienne devour one of those tasty cakes that emulated a moon really “ate the Turks.” The story was curious. The story, powerful. And for more inri it appeared ratified in a work of the prestige of the ‘Larousse Gastronomique’. So what was expected to be expected: the myth extended, gained strength and made the crosss become more than simple pastry. In their own way, they became a symbol. But is it true? The million dollar question. If gastronomy is good (in addition to satisfying palates), it is to create Myths and traditions of rigor more than questionable. Italian cuisine, Spanish either Japanese (To name only three examples) leave a few examples. And the Viennese legend of the Cruasan seems to be only that: a legend of truthfulness at least difficult to check. With you, the Kipferl. The story tells that the city’s bosoms elaborated two commemorative breads of the victory: the Kaiseremmela kind of “imperial panecillo”; and Kipferlwith a crescent -shaped. That this is the origin of what we understand today is however more than questionable, Remember From the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). “He Kipferla baked panecillo from a dough of wheat with yeast, is common in central Europe, ” Clarifies the institution in his blog, in which he remembers that there are records that suggest that he Kipferl He ate already in the thirteenth century. Moreover, there are those who believe that their origins are older and more sweet in a similar way they can be seen in Magreb (Tchareke) or Türkiye itself, where the Ay çöreği. History and stories. “It’s almost certain that these stories are false,” assures Austrian chef Jürgen David. In fact they can be found Other stories that also relate the invention of the Capuchino with the Ottoman siege of Vienna. The popular Dunkin breakfast chain It echoes On its website for the legend that maintains that the famous coffee, with its characteristic color (similar to the habit of the Capuchin friars) it was first served in Vienna after its citizens found the sacks of coffee that the Ottoman had left behind. If true, the breakfast with which thousands of Europeans start their … Read more

Microsoft’s general director’s opinion about AI is unusual. And suspect how much the global economy will grow thanks to it

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Satya Nadella, the general director of Microsoft, has intervened in the Dwarkesh Patel podcast. During Your interesting conversation of something more than an hour and a quarter duration This executive has touched many sticks of hot actuality for its relevance in the world of technology, but in this article we propose to investigate two of them: the artificial intelligence (AI) and the Quantum computers. And Microsoft objectively has much to say in these two disciplines. With regard to quantum computers, Redmond’s have surprised us with the presentation of a new architecture expressly conceived for these machines. Majorana 1 It is the first quantum processor devised to Use the exotic particle Theoretically proposed by the Italian physicist Ettore Majorana almost 90 years ago. Whatever the really important thing is that Nadella argues that it is possible that thanks to this Microsoft technology you can put a quantum computer equipped with millions of cubits and capable of solving a very wide range of problems in just four years. Satya Nadella believes that AI is not being evaluated correctly We are all witnessing the thrilling rhythm of development that is experiencing AI. In fact, during the last two years this technology is monopolizing the attention of the great powersresearch institutions, companies, and, of course, also of users. And nothing seems to indicate that this trend will change. Not at least in the short or medium term. Satya Nadella’s speech defends the importance of AI, but, surprisingly, this executive argues that her evolution is not being evaluated in the proper way. “Thanks to AI it is possible to increase productivity (…) The real reference point is that the global economy grows 10%” “For me it makes no sense to self -proclaim (human beings) that we have reached some milestone in the field of General Artificial Intelligence (AGI for its English denomination). It is only a manipulation of the performance tests that, in my opinion, is meaningless (…) the winners will actually be the industries that Be able to use this technologywhich, by the way, is abundant. Thanks to it it is possible to increase productivity, so the economy grows at a faster rate. The true reference point is that the global economy grows 10%”, SATYA NADELLA has pointed out During his conversation with Dwarkesh Patel. It is worth not overlooking two important points of this statement from the head of Microsoft. On the one hand it is evident that it is moderating the enthusiasm that They have triggered Openai and other companies in the always controversial land of the AGI. And, what if possible is more relevant, proposes a bar to measure the development of the different AF -is being used, and that requires evaluating its direct impact on economic growth. But there is something else. Something very important. And it is that Nadella has suggested, as we have just seen, that AI could trigger a global economic growth of 10%. We will see if the time finally is right, but a priori does not sound at all far -fetched. Image | Microsoft More information | Dwarkesh Podcast In Xataka | 38% of the US experts have formed in China. They are essential to sustain their leadership

The best Medamarkt chollos during the weekend in mobiles, video games, consoles and more

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Mediumkt has many campaigns active. Web week, Techmania, -15% extra, -15% xiaomi… There are many lowered devices, so we wanted to take advantage of this article to gather the five best discounts on mobiles, televisions, video games, consoles and sound bars. Asus Rog Ally by 499 eurosa very good alternative to the Steam Deck that now has a discount of 200 euros. TV QLED Sony Bravia 7 by 1,359.15 eurosa 65 -inch TV that is compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Redmi Note 14 pro+ by 407.15 eurosa mobile that has just reached stores and can be bought with a good discount using a coupon. In addition, it includes a gift smartwatch. Warhammer 40,000 – Space Marine II by 44.99 eurosa great video game of the iconic saga that received very good reviews. Samsung Music Frame by 249 eurosa curious speaker that looks like a picture and that has very good specifications. Asus Rog Ally It is evident that when talking about portable consoles beyond Nintendo Switch The first thing that comes to mind is Steam Deck. But there are other equal (or more) alternatives of interesting, such as the Asus Rog Ally. After going down, go up and then lower price, now we have it in Mediamarkt for 499 euros with a discount of 200 euros. Stands out mainly for its processor AMD RYZEN Z1 XTREMEwhich is accompanied by 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD, but also does it for its 7 -inch IPS screenits ergonomic design and its excellent performance. * Some price may have changed from the last review TV QLED Sony Bravia 7 If what we are looking for is a good television, which has a good screen (not only in quality, but also in size) and that has a good discount, the model Sony Bravia 7 has dropped from 2,499 euros to 1,359.15 euros In Mediamarkt. Stands out mainly for the quality of your screen, but also for being compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmosfor its operating system Google TV and for being an interesting television both to watch movies and series and to play video games. * Some price may have changed from the last review Redmi Note 14 pro+ After very little since the Redmi Note 14 pro+ Of Xiaomi, we can already find it with a very interesting offer. Adding the coupon Redmi15mm Before processing the purchase, we can take the mobile with a discount that leaves it for 407.15 euros; In addition, Mediamarkt gives us a smartwatch for free Redmi Watch 5. Xiaomi’s mobile stands out mainly for its 6.67 -inch AMOLED panel, for its 200 MP main camera and its processor Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. In addition, it has a good battery that offers up to two days of autonomy. Redmi Note 14 Pro + + Redmi Watch 5 (with coupon) * Some price may have changed from the last review Warhammer 40,000 – Space Marine II Very recently one of the best video games in the saga was launched Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II. He received very good reviews from the press, but also from users. It stands out mainly for its combat mechanicsbut also for its history, for its Lore and also because of how it is seen at a graphic and artistic level. In addition, you can now find offer in Mediamarkt by 44.90 euros In its version for PlayStation 5. Warhammer 40,000 – Space Marine II * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Music Frame Samsung has a curious Bluetooth speaker that looks like a painting. It is an interesting device if what we are looking for is to decorate the house and also have a speaker that does not break with that same decoration. He Samsung Music Frame It is beautiful, but also very complete. It is compatible with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital Plus, has connectivity Wifi and Bluetoothit has Chromect and is also compatible with both Google Assistant as with Alexa. * 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 Buyardation (header), Asus, Sony, Xiaomi, Know Interactive, Samsung In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Better televisions in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K 4K

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