We have filled ourselves with digital superstitions. They are a fright for our productivity

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There is something inherently human in our desire to find patterns where there are no, to attribute causality to mere coincidence. Centuries ago they danced to rained. We organize ours Notion To be more productive. Same superstition, different ritual. Cal Newport baptized him very well as “productive rain dances“: those activities that we do convinced that our results will improve, but in reality They are mere rituals without much real impact. We spend hours configuring time management applications (guilty), categorizing emails (innocent) or testing methods as if they were magical (guilty) potions. We dance around the bonfire of productivity, hoping that the gods of performance will pity us. Elí, Elí, Lama Sabactani. The interesting thing about these digital superstitions is that, unlike those of our ancestors, they are backed by elegant and metric interfaces that feed our illusion of progress. Three hours reorganizing cloud folders They do not produce real work although they generate a rewarding sense of order. Cleaning notifications constantly does not advance projects, but it gives us small doses of dopamine. And so we build belief systems. “I can only concentrate using this specific application.” “I need my 17 -step morning ritual or the day is lost.” “I have to answer each message at the moment or I am a terrible professional.” The problem of these rituals is not that they are useless (some have a certain value), but that We confuse the medium in order, the activity with the result. In Newport’s words, we are “focused on the activity of the moment instead of the results over time.” And while we execute these dances with devotion, the important projects, which really change our trajectory, remain intact in our slope lists. Pragmatic austerity is needed to break these digital superstitions. Start by asking if this activity produces a measurable result or if it only gives us the illusion of advancing. If we are confusing movement with progress. The most affective rituals are usually the least spectacular: Uninterrupted time blocks, Limitation of notifications and focus on the specific results we want to generate. Maybe it doesn’t hurt to stop dancing to rain and start building aqueducts. In Xataka | The little great jewel of productivity is a simple method: the rule of the “two minutes” Outstanding image | Andreas Klassen in Unspash

The demographic debacle in Europe, exposed on this map with a misleading guest: Monaco

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A few days ago we commented that Spain’s demographic engine is gripped. Very few babies are born Every day, they are not enough for the generational relief and, although we are heading to the record of inhabitants, this is thank you to immigration. In addition, more babies are born than 41 -year -old mothers than 25but it is not an exclusive problem from Spain. And, to understand the scope in our most immediate environment, let’s see this graph prepared by Visual Capitalist which shows the fertility rate in Europe: Fertility rate. It is the average number of children that a woman would have throughout her reproductive life (period between 15 and 49 years). It is estimated that 2.1 children per woman is the right rate for generational relief and is a long -term indicator. Bad news: according to UN estimates by 2025, in Europe there is no country that reaches that desired fertility rate. A small green redoubt. Well, there is one: Monaco. The problem is that it is not something that is important in a Europe that has a very low fertility rate because its population is extremely small (only 39,000 residents) and any change in the indicator that is significantly alters the measurements. The economy is not a problem in Monaco. Montenegro with 1.8 and Romania with 1.7 are the ones that complete the podium. In the lower part, we have Ukraine (which, due to their situation, is not representative) and countries such as Malta or Andorra with a rate of 1.1. Spain, next to Italy, San Marino or Lithuania, is also closer to the well than to see the light due to a rate of 1.2. Decay. There are already those who said that The true challenge of the 21st century It would be the demographic because, although by 2080 we will be 2.3 billion more people On the planet, not all territories will grow homogeneously. In the European case, there are a number of issues that have formed the perfect cocktail so that both birth rates (births per 1,000 inhabitants) and fertility have collapsed in recent years. The Independence age has increased These last two decades, standing above 30 years on average in the Spanish case. The rental price for the clouds prevents assets from saving or raising a child. And this, together with cultural factors, has caused the downturn of the fertility rate. A few decades ago, in fact, worldwide It was five children per woman. Today we settle for the aforementioned 2.1. Immigration. That this generational relay does not occur has a multitude of implications, two of the most visible being the impossibility of maintaining systems such as pension and the lack of labor personnel. Now, something that can make the renovation rate immigration. In the Spanish case, four out of ten jobs From January to June 2024 they were covered by an immigrant, but in birth, immigration also has a positive impact. In 2021, almost a third of babies born in Spain, 32.4%, He had at least one foreign father or mother. With the magnifying glass in hand, 42% were of Latin American origin, 28% African, 22% European and 7% Asian. Now, something that has been observed is that fertility rates of immigrant mothers tend to line with that of the local population. World problem. As we say, beyond in Europe, demography is A problem in many countries. But although in this article we have put the focus on the countries of our environment because the representation of the Visual Capitalist map is very clear, if we look at the East, the situation is devastating. South Korea either Japan They have suffered a demographic debacle. China, more of the same, and although the three countries have launched many Measures to stop that depopulationsomething they have in common is the intention of reactivating their population thanks to the immigrant labor. Either in the field… either hiring babysitters so that fathers and mothers can get to work. Returning to Europe, what all graphics and measurements indicate is that it is not a passing problem, but a long -term challenge with very deep implications. In Asia there are countries that seem trace with some proposalsbut it is something that will be seen in the medium and long term. In Xataka | The population of Japan has aged so much that the country is living the closure of thousands of schools

We have a problem with the future of cement and excess plastic. Someone has come up with the most obvious

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Mortar is easy. We have been doing thousands of years and, although we have refined the formula so that it is not the same as They used 10,000 years ago in Jericho or in the construction of First pyramids of Egyptthe recipe is simple. A part of cement (or an binder in antiquity), one of water and three of sand. With that, we have a mixture that carries millennia serving perfectly. But, although we have been polishing the formula with best materialsthe mortar has several problems, and the researchers at the University of Newcastle have proposed solve them. As? With an ecological mortar that adds plastic to the dough. Sand at the point of view. The use of sand is Key for mortar production. Also for concrete, this being a material that we have been trying to withdraw thanks to alternatives They appear from time to time. And the reason to use sand is a problem is because We are exhausting reservations World Cups of this material. In addition, make mortar, cement and concrete It is very polluting. HE esteem That the cement industry is responsible for approximately 5% of CO₂ global emissions and, this being a fundamental component of the mortar and concrete, the more we reduce its use, the better. Extracting sand can also cause ecological damage In rivers and beaches, as well as health risks due to particle inhalation, for example. Ecological mortar. It is there where research to create green concrete or the one we mention from the University of Newcastle comes into play. In his studyThe team details how thanks to Aergel Silica and recycled plastic they have created a new mortar that manages to be respectful of the environment. The team developed different mixtures by adding more or less substitute for the sand and found that the most effective is the one with 7% of silica aerogels and 3% of PET plastic. White is the silica aerogel. THE GRAY THE PET Plastic Rescue plastic. But … effective in what? Well, curiously, this new mortar comes to solve several problems of conventional sand. The first thing that highlights is that the new mixture of mortar is able to reduce the loss of heat from a structure by up to 55% if compared to the conventional mortar. This helps both to cool a stay in summer and to retain heat in cold months. This occurs because conventional mortar is a bad thermal insulator, allowing heat to escape easily. But not only this: the new mortar is also lighter than the conventional one, which implies a lower cost in transport by associated fuel savings. Thermal conductivity tests of this ecological mortar. We need to try it in the real world … 2×1. Apart from contributing to a construction more efficient at the energy level, this plastic -based mortar Solve another problem directly. PET plastic particles used come from crushed plastic waste (bottles, mainly), so the massive use in mortar can help reduce that contamination of plastics that brings us head. Tests are missing. The team explains that they have achieved British standards for the construction of this new mortar and are already working on the following big step: finding collaborators as a construction company to request financing and build a house with the ecological mortar. It is what will allow them to obtain the direct evidence of that potential energy savings, something that until they put into practice in a large -scale real environment, it remains only in the theory. But well, while we wait to see if they get that opportunity, the truth is that it is striking how researchers from the whole globe are committed to Jubilate cement, mortar and concrete. Another thing is that the new more ecological alternatives are able to compete in costs, which is what would ultimately convince those who raise the buildings. Images | Newcastle University, Scientedirect In Xataka | In Europe, recycled plastic is worth more than the new and the culprit is a known old man: the councils directive

The best offers of El Corte Inglés during the first week of March. 1 TB mobiles, laptops and more

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The English Court has started the month of March in style launching a good number of offers in mobile phones, gaming computers, televisions and much more. Therefore, in this article we wanted to gather the five best offers we can find in the store during the weekend. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra by 699.90 eurosa good mobile that has dropped in price in its 1 TB version. MSI Cyborg 15 by 799 eurosa fairly complete gaming computer that has dropped a lot of price. Samsung the Serif by 699 eurosa particular Qled television that is ideal to place it practically anywhere. Samsung Galaxy Fit3 by 49 eurosa brand sports bracelet that can now be found even cheaper. Google Pixel 8a by 399.90 eurosa good Google phone that still has many Android updates. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Depending on the configuration we choose on a mobile, it is possible that at a certain time we are left without storage. Therefore, if what you are looking for is a lot Motorola Edge 50 Ultra because it has dropped to the 699.90 euros in his 1 TB version. Aesthetically it is beautiful and its grip is outstanding, it is a powerful mobile that has a very clean software – something that is very appreciated – and its fast charge is 125W. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra (1TB) * Some price may have changed from the last review MSI Cyborg 15 He MSI Cyborg 15 It is a good gaming portable computer that we have been able to find an offer during these last weeks in its different configurations. The English Court has it for 799 euros instead of 1,199 euros, and the truth is that it is a very restrained price for everything it offers. Mount a 15.6 -inch Full HD screen, its processor is the Intel Core i7 13620hcomes with 16 GB of RAM and with 512 GB of SSD, its graphics card is a geforce nvidia RTX 4050 and comes with Windows 11 Home operating system. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung the Serif From time to time Samsung launches the occasional device that presents a particular design. In the English Court we can find one of them: the Samsung the Serif by 699 euros. It is a 43 -inch qled panel television that is Ideal to place it practically anywhere. To do this, it comes with large legs that are resting on the floor, although they can be removed to place the TV on a piece of furniture. In addition to this, Your screen is anti -reflexesits speakers offer a power of 40W and comes with Alexa integrated. Samsung the Serif (43 inches) * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Fit3 If what we are looking for is a good sports bracelet, the Samsung Galaxy Fit3 It has dropped in price and is even cheaper. It can be found in El Corte Inglés by 49 euros and stands out mainly because it has IP68 certificationoffers one Autonomy of up to 13 dayshas exclusive functions for Samsung Galaxy and comes with pulsometer sensors, SPO2, sleep sensor and snoring and fall detection. Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 R390, IP68, Gray EU SM-R390 * Some price may have changed from the last review Google Pixel 8a Finally, we can also find a good offer mobile: it’s about Google Pixel 8awhich has dropped in price with one of its best discounts to date – the one we have seen at certain times in recent months. By 399.90 euros In its 128 GB configuration, we are faced with a very pleasant mobile in hand that has a good software and a very good camera and He still has enough years of Android updates (seven since its launch). * 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 | The English Court and Buying (header), Motorola, MSI, Samsung, Google In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Best activity bracelets. Which to buy and more recommended models from 25 euros

tricks and checks to solve it if they are heard too low

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You’re going to call someone and it seems that the sound is not heard well, and Hey the other person very low. Is it a matter of volume or is a mobile problem? We are going to tell you a handful of tricks and checks that you can do on your mobile to try to solve it. These are fast checks that you can do to verify that everything works well, or that there is simply not a poorly activated option. We will start with the ones you can do while you are talkingand then we will give you other advice. Because it is always very frustrated trying to someone and that it seems that you do not hear this other person. With these tests and tricks you can solve small malfunctions and verify that it is not nonsense what is happening. And if then it continues to work badly or detect that it is a problem of any of the components, then you can think to send it to the technical service to repair it. What can you do while you’re talking We will start telling you several checks that You can do while you are on the call without having to hang the other person. They are quite fast checks, with which to check disasters or that there is something connected in a bad way. Check the volume of the speaker This must be something impulsive that our own inertia leads us to verify. If the volume of a call seems not to be correct, the first thing is Check the volume of the speaker With the physical buttons of your mobile. These side buttons that your mobile has to control the volume They also adjust the sound of the call While you’re talking. Therefore you do not have to hang, simply click on the volume button and look at the screen indicator. If I was very low and now it sounds good, you know that it was the problem. Check where the sound comes from When you make a call and you have connected bluetooth headphones, the sound goes through these headphones. And when you have nothing connected, you can make the call normal or with hands free. Therefore, the second to check is Where is the sound coming out In that call you are making right now. You can do this while you call. On an iPhone and on some Android, on the same phone application screen while llamas you can have a button to check or change the audio output. And if not, you can go to the Bluetooth settings and see if the headset is connected and that’s why you hear anything by the speaker. These are honest errors that have ever happened to us all. When we already know that this problem is a possibility we do it at the moment, but when we do not know you can have a few seconds of chaos. Look if you cover unintentionally the speaker or headset If these problems are having them since you have bought a new mobile case, Take the device out of it and check if the volume improves. If so, it may be that this cover is covering the audio output. You can do it even while you are in the call. It may also be that you are holding the mobile so that you are also covering the speaker or the microphone of your mobile. Distinguish where these slots are and be aware of how you have the mobile while you make the call. What to look at when you are not in a call Now, we are going to a few other checks that you can make When you are no longer in a call. They are also quick checks to verify that it is not an internal error of your phone. Restart your mobile Turn off and turn on, one of the universal resources to repair specific errors in operating systems and applications. Because if it is a punctual error, when restarting the mobile, the entire operating system will return to zero again, and it is possible that this error is not repeated. In the event that when you restart your mobile and make another call you realize that it continues to listen badly, at least you will know that it is not something punctual but an error that is being repeated. Check that there is no dirt Just as we have told you before you look if you are covering the headset while calling, now that you are not calling you can see if the speaker or headset It has dirt that is obstructing it. This dirt may appear due to the normal use of the device. Simply observe where the microphone and speaker slots are, and check that there is no dirt obstructing them. In the event that there is, proceed to clean them carefully. You can also Use a video that reproduces sounds on different frequencies designed to clear the water or dirt headset. Look for operating system updates And finally, if it seems to be a persistent error that is not solved with any of the aforementioned points, before taking it to the technical service you can Check if there is any operating system update of your mobile phone. When a manufacturer detects errors that are repeated on several devices, which can be failures in the operating system or in the hardware, they always try to patch them and apply solutions through system updates. That is why it is important to keep the mobile always updated, because if that failure you have in the call app is common, then they will apply a solution, In Xataka Basics | How to clean your in-oaric headphones or intrauricular in a safe and economical way

We talked to the Spaniards who have tried the Russian mountain of Ozempic

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After the media explosion of the so -called “medicines for diabetes that lose weight”, we have spoken with three people who carry approximately One year using semaglutida, the active substance of Ozempic and Wegovy (The brand launched by the Ozempic manufacturer for the general public), in order to know your real experience beyond noise. From 160 to 105 kilos: “It has been a change of life” Pilar, Alicantina, 65, began her treatment with Ozempic over a year by medical prescription. “I have a fairly considerable weight, I reached 160 kilos during the pandemic. My knees hurt, I went to the doctor and the endocrine advised me to try with Ozempic“He explains. The result was overwhelming: 55 kilos less in a year. “I lost a lot of weight, I had some times dizziness and that, but nothing out of the ordinary,” he says. After a year of treatment, Pilar left it and recovered 20 kilos, until reaching the current 125. Recently he tried to resume the treatment, but he has encountered two problems: on the one hand, “he has not sat as well as the first time”; On the other, “Ozempic is very scarce, the pharmacy does not give it to you.” Then we will go with the matter of shortages. Pilar points out that the drug radically changed its relationship with food: “When you take Ozempic you don’t have that anxiety you have when you don’t take it. It takes away the desire to eat sweets especially and processed products.” Jorge, 38 -year -old Andalusian, has been using Wegovy for months (the specific version for the weight control of the semaglutida) by private route. With a height of 1.79 cm, its initial weight was 95 kilos. It is currently at 85.7. “I started taking it because due to an injury I won in a period of three or four months about 12 kilos,” he explains. “To play sports again and be in a physical state similar to the one before the injury, the first thing I had to do was lose all that weight.” Unlike Pilar, who received his medicine for social security, Jorge agreed to him through a private specialist: “He made me analysis to verify that everything was in order, and we started with a dose of 0.25 mg, the pen of 0.25”. Its monthly cost is around 180-190 euros. Wegovy pen shown by Jorge. Ceded image. The side effects soon appeared: “I started noticing in the first food intake. I click the dose at 8 in the morning and already at noon food I noticed that it was hard for me to eat.” Jorge describes a constant feeling of satiety and even some rejection of food: “Meals with a lot of fat, with a lot of sugar, sauces, heavy carbohydrates … They were meals that did not feel well.” Clara, 36 years old and resident in Madrid, began using Ozempic thirteen months after several failed attempts with traditional diets. “I tried everything: oto, intermittent fastingcounting calories … I lost 3 or 4 kilos at most and then recovered them with interest, “he says. Starting from 87 kilos, he has managed to go down to 69. “The first month was a bit hard for the nausea, but then I got used to And now I barely have side effects, just some occasional constipation, “he explains. Unlike Jorge and Pilar, Clara obtained the medicine by an alternative route. “A diabetic relative gave me a pen to try and then I got the recipe through a doctor friend,” he admits. “I know it’s not right, but I was desperate.” For her, The most shocking thing has been the change in their eating habits: “It is as if someone had turned off a switch in my brain. I no longer constantly think of food, or obsess myself with chocolate or fried potatoes.” The expert’s voice: beyond the “insulin that thinns” The Dr. Alicia Taboadasubspecialized family doctor in cardiovascular risk and endocrinological diseases, clarifies: “Ozempic is not an insulin, as many people think. It is a LPG-1 (peptide similar to type 1 glucagon) that in principle was for the treatment of diabetes, but it was discovered that it had an effect on weight without affecting glucose levels.” As explained, these medications “They act delaying gastric emptying, which has a feeling of satietyalready cerebral level they take away that need to eat. “However, he warns:” This drug will help you lower weight, but if you do not change habits you will have rebound effect, because very few people can afford to be putting this drug all your life. “ The doctor has noticed an increase in consultations related to these medications: “has increased a lot. Many people want that ‘insulina’ that makes you lose weight. That is why Ozempic has ended in the market and diabetics have been affected. “ Side effects and relationship with food The three interviewees agree that they experienced side effects, especially at the beginning of treatment. “I had a little anguish, dizziness, a vomit once and headache,” says Pilar. “I went to the doctor, he told me it was normal.” Jorge describes a feeling of “rejection of food” and “discomfort if I exceeded me a little, like empacho.” Clara adds: “I got 24 hours without hunger, the body simply asked me.” Pilar’s Ozempic box. Ceded image. The relationship with food changes radically. “It takes away your desire to eat sweets and processed products,” explains Pilar. Jorge coincides: “The main effect is that it takes away your cravings, the typical craving of six in the afternoon of something sweet.” The three interviewees agree on The importance of combining exercise with exercise and food changes. “Totally,” says Pilar. “The endocrine tells you: if you get Ozempic and you don’t make a diet and don’t walk, it’s not the miracle.” Jorge has maintained an intense regime of exercise: “I have continued and resumed high intensity sport with six weekly training”, which has accelerated its weight loss: “The loss has been … Read more

The director of ‘Rogue One’ signed one of the best science fiction films in recent years, and now comes to Prime Video

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After spending less than a year for Disney+, ‘The Creator‘, the magnificent futuristic dystopia of Gareth Edwards, Reach Prime Video. The Amazon platform can provide a tremendous impulse to this film that, Despite the praise received with its premiere in 2023he punctured at the box office. This relegated to a secondary role both in the awards season, where its excellent technical invoice should have been recognized, as in the public reception. Edwards has a very peculiar vision of the genre, a very unique eye for drama and intimate, which has been reflected in his films even for successful franchises: ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’, two productions found A similar balance between the show and the small -scale emotion. In that sense, where ‘The Creator’ finds more similar is in the director’s first movie, the excellent ‘monsters’. In ‘The Creator’, Edwards enters an iconic science fiction issue, artificial intelligences, classic since Asimov wrote their robots stories, but with a fiercely modern perspective: in a war between the human species and artificial intelligences, an exagent of the special forces is recruited to locate and execute the creator, a mysterious architect of the AI ​​that has developed a devastating weapon end to war and mean the victory of the machines. He must prevent it. The film is raised as an empathetic approach to the other, to the IAS that in this case are far from being like Skynet, no matter how much they face humans with virulent violence. The great mystery of ‘The Creator’ is precisely what are the last intentions of that creator, and everything is raised in a devastating war environment, with special effects that, despite its modesty (or precisely thanks to it) They work much better than that of so many Blockbusters. An essential event for lovers of the genre. Header | Disney In Xataka | ‘The Creator’ is the science fiction film of the year. And also a declaration of war to clonic franchises https://www.xataka.com/streaming/pelicula-ciencia-ficcion-importante-2023-esta-disney-sus-sugerentes-predictions-ia

If the question is when 6g will arrive in Spain, Ericsson has given us the answer: when 5g starts

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A constant question in technology is what will be as follows. And after 3G, the 4g and the 5g The answer is clear: the 6g. We fantasize with infarction speeds and a more connected world, but in our Tour with Ericsson executives for the Mobile World Congress The transparency exercise was clear. They told us that, in Europe, 5G is in diapers. Insufficient. One of the main reasons for this gap is the lack of deployment in the millimeter band (MMWAVE), an essential component to reach the speeds and ultra -tanking that 5G promises. Compared to countries such as Japan, South Korea or the United States, we are very late in implementing millimetric band solutions. Although we are expected to talk about 6G from 2030, in Ericsson they are clear that the 5G potential has not yet been unlocked. The European context. Europe has opted for an approach (perhaps too much) conservative in the deployment of 5g. Instead of promoting the millimeter band (24 GHz – 100 GHz) as other regions have done, most European countries have prioritized medium bands (mainly 3.5 GHz) and casualties (700 MHz). This attends to concrete reasons, and that is that deploying in the middle and low wave allows us to offer a very wide coverage with less towers. This allows lower investment in infrastructure, in addition to being able to take advantage of a good part of the existing 4g bases. In good part of European countries, such as Spain, Germany or France, the real millimeter band deployment remains marginal and still focused on pilot tests. What’s out. On the contrary, countries like the United States have been betting hard for the millimeter band. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) auction a good part of the spectrum since 2019, and giants such as AT&T and T-Mobile have already deployed their MMWave networks. Japan combines middle band and MMWave, using this last band, especially for factor automation processes and connectivity in events such as Tokyo Olympic Games. Other countries, such as South Korea, face delicate situations. There, spectrum was assigned in the 28 GHz band for MMWave, but the operators They ended up returning the licenses. There was no clear demand for services that justified the investment, and the operators found no way to make it profitable. After the initial disaster, the government has returned to auction the spectrum, with incentives to the operators with less regulatory restrictions, more aid and the objective that the country does not stay behind in its deployment. What about 6g. It is expected that, from 2030, let’s start talking about 6g. One of its objectives is 6G is further reduce the latency in connections and significantly increase the transmission speed. At the moment, spectrum has not been defined for this standard and the spectrum bands that will be used for data transmission are unknown. According to IU-R M.21606g aspires to achieve A 200 Gbps peak speed and stable speeds between 300 and 500 Mbps. In the same way, it aims to reduce latency up to 0.1 ms and support a traffic capacity per area in a 30 mbit/s/m2 – 50 mbit/s/m2. A technology that will multiply speed, minimize latency and expand use cases. The problem? The 5G has been with us for more than six years, and is still taking its first steps. What are we doing to improve 5G uses. Giants like Ericsson bet on continuing to innovate in 5G, and much of that innovation develops in Spain. The company has R&D centers in Malaga, Madrid and Barcelona, ​​having generated more than 1,500 patents. The company showed us how the future of 5G is quite focused on the B2B world, and how it will be possible to diversify services depending on customer demand. We have all normalized paying for fiber connection at home and paying more or less depending on the demand: in Ericsson they think that part of the 5G services will come for this same approach. There are more and more 5G implementations with artificial intelligence Image | Pexels In Xataka | Japan already has its first prototype with 6g: the results have been a success

The world’s largest amphibious plane

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China is The country of megaconstructions. Although in recent years Arabia Saudi and Emirates Arab are trying to monopolize all eyes with impossible skyscrapers and the POLETIC CITY THE LINEtalking about really huge constructions is talking about China. From indescribable tunnels until Pharaonic bridgesthe Asian giant surprises us from time to time with a project that can only be described with one word: colossal. Within that category There are also vehiclesand China can already boast of having the largest amphibious plane in the world. AG600. That is the official name of an airplane that, during its 16 years of development, We met like ‘Kunlong’, or “Water Dragon”. It is the work of the Chinese Air Industry Corporation (or Avic), a Chinese consortium dedicated to the manufacture of airplanes, and it really huge: You can house 50 passengers. You can take off with a total weight of more than 53 tons. It has a range of 4,500 kilometers and its four turboheric engines can sustain a speed of 570 km/h. All this, measuring 36.9 meters long and with a wingspan of 38.8 meters. Is similar to a Boeing 737which is said soon. Multifunction. The AG600 design phase began at the end of the first decade of the 2000s and was an Avic task. In 2014, with the design ready, they began to manufacture the first unit. The idea was to perform the test flight in 2015, but the plans were delayed and it was in December 2017 when this mole made Your inaugural flight. During these years in the test phase, and how we read in Motorpasionthe AG600 has made maneuvers in all types of weather scenarios and has accumulated 3,560 flight hours to earn certification. This hard training responds to the function that the aircraft will have: strategic and rescue missions in conditions that can be adverse. The ship is designed to perform maritime search and rescue missions, maritime patrol and is also able to support forest fire extinction. You can collect up to 12 tons of water in just 20 seconds and download it at intervals of 12 to 20 seconds. In one of the tests it could see How water poured about 230 km/ha altitudes between 30 and 50 meters. Strategic importance. As we say, the AG600 has already been certified and can start surrendering after a simple path. Only the nose has been working for three months and in 2020 we already commented that deliveries were planned for 2022 (To see the delay that the project carried), and something interesting is that this plane can be key in China’s new commercial dream: the New Silk Route. With that capacity to travel for 4,500 kilometers without the need to reproduce, the AG600 is insurance for the maritime route closest to the Asian giant. In addition to this, it is an achievement for a country that is looking for a way to reduce the dependence on western aircraft and technology, something that is applying so much to its Commercial aircraft Like his Combat aircraft and vehicles. Only. Once the serial production of the final model begins, we can say that the Ag600 is the largest amphibious aircraft in the world, but although its size is imposing, it has distant cousins ​​that exceeded it. And as much. On the one hand, the Spruce Goose With a wingspan of 97.54 meters, a madness that was canceled after a single flight of 1.5 kilometers just 21 meters high. On the other, the Martin Marsa transport plane of the Second World War which was reconciled in HidroAvion, but which was also removed years ago, having a wingspan of 61 meters. Images | Avic, Alert5 In Xataka | Xi Jinping also has its particular “Air Force One”: how China has advanced to the US on its presidential plane

There are more and more lakes

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While numerous environments of the world, including Spain, live with recurring droughts and the constant threat of aridification, there is a place where lakes proliferate. Now a satellite images captured by NASA show us 30 years of change in the Tibet plateau, a place where the lagoons have multiplied. Three decades. New images published this week by the American space agency, NASA, within the framework of its program Earth Observatorytwo different sides of the Tibetan plateau show us. The first image shows us an almost desert area, with two larger lakes and another handful of small or medium lakes. The image shows us the state of the region on August 1, 1994. 30 years later, on August 11 of last year, NASA’s satellites re -captured the same environment, only this time with a very different landscape. The second of the images published by NASA shows us the same framing, only this time, the light brown color of the ground is splashed by an infinity of small and medium -sized lakes. In this second photo, the two larger lakes extend by a larger surface, and are accompanied by others also of considerable size. Landsat. The images show us part of the counties of Nyima and Qiemo, an arid zone in large elevation but without the mountainous orography around him. The first image was captured by the TM instrument (Thematic Mapper) of the satellite Landsat 5more than 30 years ago. The second was captured by the OLI-2 instrument (Operational Land Image-2) aboard Landsat 9. Several generations of Landsat satellites have been observing the earth from orbit. According to NASA explainssince the 1970s, these satellites capture images of the region every 16 days. This series of images has allowed scientists to detect this unique change in the geography of the region. Image captured by the satellite in August 1994. NASA Earth Observatory, Michala Garrison, based on Landsat data from Us Geological Survey Image captured by the satellite in August 2024 in. NASA Earth Observatory, Michala Garrison, based on Landsat data from US Geological Survey Lakes, many lakes. Several recent studies have verified changes in the region. In 2023, A study Posted in the magazine Science He revealed that, in a global context in which the dominant trend was the opposite, the tibet plateau lakes were accumulating water. A Subsequent studyis published in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensingquantified this proliferation in the region. The Lagos count indicated that the bodies of water of more than 0.1 km² in the region went from 4,385 units in 1991 to 6,159 in 2023. The surface covered by lakes went from 37,471 km² to 53,267 km². What happens on the plateau? The Tibet plateau is an endorheic basin, which implies that the water flowing in it does not go to the ocean. Its only output is infiltration or evaporation. For water to accumulate, therefore, it has to flow at a greater pace than evaporation. Experts believe that the reason is precisely in a greater water flow. What is not clear is its origin. One possibility is that rainfall has increased in the region. Another, that the water comes from the thaw of the mountainous mountain ranges that surround the plateau, such as the Himalayas. In Xataka | In September some rains flooded the Sahara. We have new images of the “resurrection” of their lakes Image | NASA Earth Observatory, Michala Garrison, based on Landsat data from US Geological Survey

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