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Elon Musk described Tesla as $ 25,000 as an “absurd idea.” Now he needs it to compete in China

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The electric car market is squeezed. And the brand that has made the most popularize technology faces an uncertain future. The risk of Tesla staying behind begins to be evident without a 25,000 euros car in its range. It was the opportunity to open market but something has had to happen within the company so that we do not see a product that promised to be groundbreaking when everything was in its favor. A promise that is no longer clear if it is a promise. We are five years listening to the car of the $ 25,000 of Tesla. The first time the company put a price and date to the concept was in the Battery Day of 2020. Then the company said we should see the project materialized in 2023. Like so many other promises of the company, this did not happen. And it’s not just that it didn’t happen. Last year, taking advantage of the presentation of its short -term robotaxis project, Elon Musk himself came to qualify that $ 25,000 car as “Absurd idea”. More necessary than ever. The company’s performance has lived in a roller coaster in recent months. Donald Trump’s election as the new president of the United States fired optimism among investors Given Musk’s approach to the new executive. Since the start of the year, performance has been deflated to place in pre-elections. In that growth and subsequent puncture there is a lot of Cult stock but also of bad results. 2024 was, after many years, the first year in which Tesla did not grow And the first months of 2025 are being really bad. As hope, the renewal of a Tesla Model and which should be felt in registration records as of this March. But, in addition, Tesla is seeing how the rivals squeeze. The last to join has been Mazda with its first big electric carlarger than the Tesla Model 3 But rivaling in price. It is not the only case, useful electric cars For day to day and long trips for 30,000 euros They also begin to emerge. And all before the arrival of Toyota. China, a symptom. Of the concerns within the company, its plans in China tell us a lot. The country was first to receive the renewal of Tesla Model Y. In the most competitive market for the electric car, the renewal was essential. Byd’s response has been ambitious shortly after: give away your driving aid systems. The movement is a missile to Tesla that until a few months ago He had not achieved permits to continue improving his functions of driving aid in the country. Of course, it is an argument of sale in front of a more expensive car and that lacks smaller options. That is, it does not have a proposal where they are Great sales of the Chinese market. In Tesla’s bosom they must be more than aware of the problem and, in fact, in Reuters They ensure that the company prepares a cut version of Tesla Model and current. It should be at least 20% less expensive to produce. Later he would arrive in the United States and Europe, according to the sources of the news agency. Something broke. But what happened for Tesla to “abandon” the car of the 25,000 euros? It is difficult to believe that the company has taken a radical turn in its proposal simply by Elon Musk’s designs. In fact, there was already investors who questioned the change strategy when the project was announced Tesla Cybercab. In recent years, Tesla said she had solid bases to think she could reduce production by 50% of their cars. The idea was to make the electric car a kind of small puzzle. But the greater the Gigacasting That so many benefits has given the company, it is more complicated to create the first mother piece. A problem that had been entrenched, according to Reuters. And to this we must add that Tesla does not get the expected economic performance in its 4680 batteries. They were the great promise to lower the electric car and approach the desired $ 25,000 but The results are not being expected. In fact, a group of researchers have evaluated these batteries by confronting them with those of ByD and ensure that Those of the Chinese manufacturer are much cheaper to produce. A thread of hope. As we say, it seems difficult to think that the company has completely abandoned a project that needs irremediably to aspire to be the manufacturer of Dozens of millions of cars which (assures) aspires to be. The appearance of a Tesla Model and trimmed for China is one of those symptoms. But, in addition, rumors have consistency because at the end of 2024 The Wall Street Journal He also claimed that the company is determined to launch a smaller SUV than Model and, although it would not reach the long -awaited border. Therefore, it seems not so much that Tesla does not want to launch an electric car of $ 25,000. Everything indicates that it cannot. The productive processes that sought to save a very high percentage of the costs seem to be struck but the intention to continue offering new more affordable models does seem to be present within the company. Photo | Tesla In Xataka | Musk’s political ambition has turned Tesla into an ideological lightning rod. And the whole company is paying

China has launched the largest military deployment of 2025 against Taiwan. Taiwan has just responded with the same currency

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A few days ago the news in Taiwan was not around the island, it was somewhat further. A series of images next to a video showed that, in an unidentified coast, China had displayed artificial platforms that they remembered too much to Mulberry ports with those who the allies invaded Normandy. The island has been found in the last 24 hours with a Chinese military army in the surroundings, and this time they have decided to replicate. A phrase as a trigger. China held on Monday The greatest military exercise On a large scale so far this year, and he faced Taiwan mobilizing 59 aircraft and drones, along with nine vessels, in a clear sample of force in response to the recent comments of President Taiwanés, Lai Ching-Te, who He described Beijing as a “foreign hostile force” and promised to strengthen national security against its infiltration attempts. The unusual in this case is that Taiwan has responded To the exhibition deploying aerial and maritime patrols, in addition to defensive missile systems, while its Minister of Defense, Wellington Koo, accused China of being the “disturbing of peace and stability” in the region. Increase tension. Last Thursday, Lai hardened his speech After a national security meeting, accusing China of seeking Taiwan’s annexation through influence tactics. In response, he announced stricter measures to regulate trade, travel and residence of Chinese citizens on the island. Beijing, who considers Lai and his party, the DPP, as separatists, reacted with virulence: the spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of China, Chen Binhua, He described it of “destroyer of peace in the Strait” and accused him of pushing the island “towards a scenario of war and conflict.” Since the inauguration of Lai last May, China has intensified its military pressure. We have been counting it: in December, it deployed more than 90 ships from the Navy and the Coast Guard in an operation that Taiwan described as Its greatest maritime mobilization In recent history. The growing military activity China reinforces that fear that Beijing is preparing a direct confrontation scenario. The Described bridges A few days ago it is a “spicy” more to tension. The “Gray Zone”. The truth is that all these military activities of the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) of China around Taiwan is what experts describe as a “Gray Zone” strategythat is, coercion tactics that do not reach the direct armed conflict but that wears out the defensive capacity of the adversary. So that? This campaign would seek to increase the Psychological pressure On Taiwan, force their Armed Forces to operate in a constant state of alert and weaken the perception of security on the island. The United States position. Irremediably, the situation leads to Washington. Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency has added A layer of uncertainty To the equation. In the middle of the commercial war with China, Trump seeks increase your investment In defense. In addition, its administration has expressed discomfort for the impact of the island on the American semiconductor industry, threatening new tariffs to strengthen local production. No doubt, contradictory signals from Washington have generated restlessness in Taiwan. While the island’s government has expressed Your willingness to collaborate With Trump in the construction of a “democratic supply chain”, key companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have promised investments up to 100,000 million of dollars in the United States to relieve tensions. Attempts of calm (and commitment). Amid all this uncertainty, the director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Raymond Greene, tried to reassure Taipei. In a statement Posted on FacebookHe said that the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, has reiterated his commitment to Taiwan, ensuring that Trump seeks world peace and strengthening deterrence in the Indo-Pacific to avoid conflicts. Greene emphasized that Washington cannot guarantee security of the region alone and needs allies like Taiwan to reinforce its defensive capacity. He also stressed that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait would have devastating economic consequences, with an impact greater than 10% of global GDP, “more serious than World War II,” he said. Be that as it may, the current increase in Chinese military activity and the surprise Taiwanese response mark a new critical point in the already tense relationship between both parties. With a most unpredictable Trump, the future of American support to the island is still uncertain. Meanwhile, Beijing continues to press with demonstrations of strength and rhetorical threats, in a context where any calculation error could serve as a fuse to trigger a conflict of unpredictable proportions. Image | 總統府 In Xataka | China has a plan with six options if things “twist” with Taiwan. World War II advocates all In Xataka | Taiwan lives an unprecedented situation in three decades: there is an army of 53 planes and 90 Chinese ships in front of the island

The chip war between the US and China is already leaving collateral damage. Although in South Korea

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For the South Korean government Your semiconductor industry has a strategic role, like those of OLED panel production either Battery manufacturing. These three sectors have A very deep impact on its economyso it is understandable that the administration does everything in its hand to reinforce its position in the global market and increase its competitiveness. In mid -December 2023 Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president of this Asian country, traveled to the Netherlands with the purpose of consolidating an alliance with ASML in matters of integrated circuits, among other priority objectives. During the last months South Korea He has “faced” the US To protect the business of its main semiconductor manufacturers in China, among which are Samsung and SK Hynix. But his short -term perspective is discouraging. Sales of semiconductors to China have fallen in February 31.8% The Chinese market is essential for South Korea. It is at least if we stick to the integrated circuit industry. At the end of 2024 the country led by Xi Jinping represented approximately two fifths of all southern Korea technology exports, but the chips flow is plummeting. According to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of this last nation in January 2025 the sale of chips It contracted 22.5% compared to the same month of the previous year. 2025 is going to be a bad year for the semiconductor industry due to the cooling of global demand and the impact of tariffs And in February the fall has been even more steep: 31.8% compared to February 2024. This trend supports the omens that predict for months that 2025 will be a bad year for the semiconductor industry due to the cooling of global demand and to the impact that tariffs presumably they are already having in the integrated circuit industry. In any case, to South Korea this incipient crisis seems to be affecting more than other countries that also live largely from chips, such as Taiwan. Samsung and SK Hynix lead the memory chips market, and much of their income comes from precisely these semiconductors. The US sanctions prevent them from selling their most advanced chips to their Chinese clients, which, precisely, are those that usually live with the GPUs for artificial intelligence (AI). China has responded by dedicating more resources to the development of Your own memory technologieswhat is causing A prices decrease which is clearly affecting the Samsung and SK Hynix business. Despite all the consultant Gartner has predicted that The AI ​​will pull the semiconductor industry For 2025, leaving the door ajar to the possibility that finally this year is not as bad for chips manufacturers as the first figures point. Image | Samsung More information | SCMP In Xataka | The virtuous circle: China has become the greatest added value of the planet thanks to feedback

China has just resolved one of the advantages of human hunting pilots in front of AI: interpreting the unpredictable

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There was a small redoubt in military key where “human strength” continued to be imposed on algorithms. When it comes to Air Force and the management of combat aircraft such as the Ultra Popular f-16 huntingthe pilots had an advantage that paralyzed the advance of the AI: they were unpredictable in their maneuvers. They may have the days counted. China has found how to anticipate. The end of the human advantage. In A study Published a few weeks ago, China seems to have achieved an unprecedented advance in air combat. As? By eliminating the last tactical advantage of human pilots over artificial intelligence: the ability to maneuver and high intensity to evade attacks. A team of researchers from the North -Western Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, a key branch of the Norinco Armament Gianthas developed a system that combines advanced infrared images with predictive modeling of AI to Precision anticipate movements of an opponent by detecting subtle adjustments on their control surfaces, such as ailerons and rudders. The study. The advance, detailed in a work published in December in it Journal of Gun Launch & Controladdresses a key limitation of AI systems in air combat: their dependence on trajectory -based predictions, which also fail to respond effectively to non -linear and sudden maneuvers of human pilots. The team, led by engineer Lin Zhiwei, overcame this problem by focusing on the Physical mechanics of enemy aircraftallowing AI to interpret millimeter movements on the control surfaces to predict actions before they are completed. How it works. As detailed, the system is based on the use of a modified neuronal network Yolov8the same that analyzes infrared images and Detect microdeformations In the components of the plane, such as the rudder of 1.5 meters from an F-15 or its two-meter stabilizer. These data are then processed in a long and short term memory network (LSTM) Improved with care mechanisms, which allows anticipating the pilot maneuvers in real time, without depending solely on previous flight patterns. In simulations, AI managed to reduce prediction errors less than two meters. It is no small thing, let’s think that it is an improvement of ten times with respect to traditional systems. Applied to automated anti -aircraft systems, this precision would even allow direct attacks directly to the pilot’s cabin if necessary. The test. In their study, the researchers tested the algorithm in flight profiles that They imitated real tactics fighting. In one of these scenarios, an F-15 launched ammunition at low altitude and then performed an abrupt ascent, a maneuver that requires a millimeter coordination of flight controls. In another case, the aircraft executed rapid evasions with erratic movements and sudden changes of direction. In both experiments, the AI ​​predicted the displacements Milliseconds in advancecanceling the pilot’s evasion capacity. A new chapter in the arms race. The advance comes at a key moment in the global race for the supremacy of AI in air combat. In 2020, The Alphadogfight Trials From the Advanced Defense Research Projects (DARPA) of the United States They demonstrated the superiority of AI in combat simulations. More recently, in 2024, an AI system participated in A real dogfight against a human pilot for the first time. The difference? The Chinese team emphasizes that its technology is designed to Optimize fire controlmore than to allow completely autonomous attacks. However, the principles of their AI align with international programs such as “loyal wingman” drones of the United States Air Force, which combine piloted airplanes with combat systems. Plus: The study also confirms that technology is viable with current hardware. Using Chinese manufacturing PS800 infrared sensors, which achieve a resolution of 0.375 miliradia at distances of eight kilometers, the required precision levels are reached For use in real combat. Limitations and countermeasures. Despite its advanced abilities, the system is not invulnerable, of course. One of its main weaknesses expressed by the authors themselves is the possible Interference for electronic countermeasures and optics (such as We have counted in several occasions). In other words: an adversary could use high -power lasers to blind or even destroy the infrared chambers that AI needs to detect the movements of the enemy. There is still a wide margin of improvement. The future of air combat. What seems clear is that the development of this technology represents a turning point in the Air War. Until now, human pilots had a fundamental advantage: what is not studied, the ability to Perform unpredictable maneuvers To avoid being shot down. However, with the ability of this algorithm described to read even the most subtle movements of a combat plane and predict their trajectory with millimeter precision, human pilots could be very close to losing their last tactical advantage and opportunity to overcome machines in a contest. The drones They started the change In real fighting, now it seems that the completely autonomous war is one step closer. Image | Vidmulia, Pexels In Xataka | One of China’s best saved secrets comes to light: it presents its new J-35a hunt, American F-35 rival In Xataka | The secret of Chinese fighter pilots is a very particular technique of the Song dynasty: qigong

China needs cardiologists in an increasingly aged society. His answer is an AI that “reason” as the best

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820,000 people. That is the number of patients that the Department of Cardiology of the Zhongshan hospital attended in 2024. A very high figure for a country in which doctors are missing and that sees that, every so often, every so often, His hospitals overflow. Increased higher health coverage, especially for an increasingly aging populationand the answer has been found in artificial intelligence. In a cardiologist, specifically, which has trained with a base of hundreds of thousands of people and has all the support of the government. Cardiomind. That is the name of artificial intelligence that has been developed by the Zhongshan hospital, the University of Fudan and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Academy for Science. It is a joint effort to create an AI that, according to them, is able to reason as their best cardiologists. GE Junbo is one of those outstanding cardiologists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Comment They are feeding the system with data, but they also teach him “to think as an expert first level cardiologist.” Co-pilot. In this way, Cardiomind compares patient history and the results of tests based on global research to generate diagnostic suggestions. And if you were raising one, leaving the possibility of leaving your heart’s health on the awareness of a machine, in the word “suggestion” is the key. According to its creators, the idea is not that doctors are replaced, but that it helps those members of a congested system to work faster and more accurately. “With their help, our doctors can attend more patients, reduce the workload and improve both the quality of the diagnosis and the treatment,” commented The doctor. Pillars. The secret of the pizza is in the dough, in the case of AI, that special sauce is the training. Cardiomind is a multimodal system that can analyze and process data from various sources (electrocardiograms, ultrasound and laboratory results, for example) to provide its diagnosis, and it is what has been trained. The source has been hundreds of thousands of medical records that the Hospital Cardiology Department had stored for decades, learning in the process how doctors think both in the diagnosis and during treatment. In addition to multimodal and very trained, it specializes in one thing: cardiovascular diseases. Total government support. And all this comes from the hand of itself. China is investing strong in development of artificial intelligences and, although in the West only a few as Deepseek They are the ones that attract attention, the country has been betting for the development of these systems to decongest several organisms. And that of medicine is fundamental. In January of this year, and apart from Cardiomind, established In Shanghai the first test and verification center of large models of AI in the field of medicine. Their fields will be assistance, disease prediction, personalized treatment according to the history of each patient and support to develop drugs. Necessary. Such is that impulse that several hospitals already have their own AI platforms, even some that They combine Contemporary and traditional medicine. And the reason why this technological development is being promoted is the one mentioned above. The population is getting older and doctors are missing. It is estimated that the country has 1.9 doctors per 1,000 inhabitants and They want have 5.5 nurses per 1,000 people for this year. In other countries, the average is devastating. In Spain, for example, there is 6.21 doctors per 1,000 inhabitants. In the case of nurses, the figure is 7.12. Challenges. Now, despite that government impulse, there are three elements to take into account. One is that of the data security to guarantee privacy. In the case of Cardiomind, those responsible developed a firewall with encrypted data. Other countries are studying How to apply AI in cardiology and, precisely, data leakage and ethics is a point that is usually present Among the concerns. Ethics also plays a role, since if it goes from suggesting to a more important role, it would be necessary to legally regulate it. At the moment, or they are in charge “only” of paperwork and records or, if they attend decision making, the last word has a human. In addition, there is the technological issue itself. The development of these artificial intelligences needs servers and calculation power. It is something that China is solving more or less controversial forms buying items that They should not be able to buy due to the commercial war with the West, but also using solutions developed at home, such as the chips of a huawei that is the spearhead in development of hardware for AI in the Asian giant. Images | Huawei, In Xataka | It is impossible to escape from Huawei: not even the oldest hospital in Spain in its ambitious digital transformation

China is getting closer to overcoming NASA in its Martian mission. And just invited other countries to join

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Mars Return’s drama. Since I arrived in Mars in 2021, NASA’s Perseverance Rover has been depositing Roca nuclei and Marciano Regolito in hermetic tubes dispersed by the red planet for your future collection. Mars Sample Return is NASA’s mission and the European Space Agency to recover those samples (38 tubes in total) and bring them to Earth. Last year, with a forecast of delays in sample return up to 2039 and an estimated budget of between 7,700 and 11,000 million dollars, NASA de facto canceled Mars Sample Return to control the cost overheads. The agency listened to alternative proposals and, at the beginning of 2025, delayed the decision for a year to Choose between two options: An internal architecture of the NASA JPL laboratory or a commercial ship of the private industry. China has taken the lead. With Mars Sample Return in suspense, China has many ballots to Become the first country to bring Martian soil samples. The launch of the Chinese mission Tianwen-3 is scheduled for 2028after Tianwen-2 launches up to an asteroid near Earth this year as proof of previous technological concept. Tianwen-3 is a simpler mission that Mars Sample Return because it would collect the samples of the landing place, instead of the carefully selected rock nuclei in different places by the Rover Perseverance. However, it has the same objectives as the NASA mission: analyze samples on Earth in search of organic substances and “biosignuras”, signs of past life. Tianwen-3 opens to other countries. The China Space Agency (CNSA) also announced that its sampling recovery mission will be open to international cooperation. Scientists and space agencies around the world can propose until June 30 scientific experiments or instruments to include in the Chinese mission. Tianwen-3 will carry 15 kg of foreign instruments on the ship that will return to the Earth with the samples and 5 kg of additional foreign instruments in the orbiter that will remain in Martian orbit. It could be the case that the European Space Agency, which already participated in Mars Sample Return with the return ship, made a proposal and ended up advancing NASA in this way. Multimillionaires to the rescue. Meanwhile, in the United States, Spacex and Blue Origin have proposed NASA to take advantage of the same ships they have in development for Artemis lunar missions (Starship and Blue Moon) with the aim of recovering Mars samples. However, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have already received numerous public contracts, and a third millionaire, Peter Beck, CEO of the Rocket Lab’s rocket company, It has a more concrete and simple proposal. A solution of 4,000 million dollars with simple technology to bring the samples in 2031, the same year as the Chinese nave Tianwen-3 would return to the earth. Rocket Lab architecture. Three launches in total for all ships of the mission. The orbiter Mars Telecommunications Orbiter would facilitate communication between Mars and Earth. The Lander Lander Lander lands would land on the surface of Mars to collect the samples with the same supersonic aerocies and parachutes that the Martian Rovers use. The Mars Ascent Vehicle, designed as a single rocket stage, would take off towards the Martian orbit with chemical propulsion Using Electron Rutherford engines from Rocket Lab. The Earth Return Orbiter ship would collect the samples in the Martian orbit to bring them back to the earth using similar engines. The three goals of the space race. Decide what NASA decides, China is determined to take advantage of the delays of Mars Sample Return to get the symbolic victory of bringing the first samples of Mars, as has already happened with the Chang’e-6 mission and the first samples of the hidden face of the moon. At the same time, there are two other goals in the space race. The United States announced to hype and saucer that would take the first woman to the moon with the Artemis III mission (planned by 2027), but its launch has been delayed and now the architecture of every Artemis program, as well as that of Mars Sampple Return, It is in question for the numerous cost overruns of the SLS rocket and Starship’s delays. China, meanwhile, plans to reach the moon in 2030. Then, both countries will try to take the first humans to Mars. Image | POT In Xataka | NASA had marked two major short -term objectives. China threatens to defeat her in both

China became famous for its eternal working days. The solution has been to throw employees at their time

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The Reduction of the working day It seems to be a path of no return that many countries have proposed to move. Some, Like GreeceThey do not do it with a determined step. Instead, others whose self -denial It seemed immovable, they are surprising the world with day reduction measures. China is one of those countries that, unexpectedly, has proposed to cut its workday. Labor culture 996. While in a large part of the West the eight -hour workday begins to be seen as a vestige of the last century and fights for the reduction of working hours, in China the culture 996 still continues: work from nine in the morning to nine o’clock at night and six days per week. Such and as they tell In ethic, that pace of work is taking Chinese society to the extreme, pulling on the soils The birth rate in a country that for years has sinned just the opposite. Chinese authorities have been trying for years Eliminate the culture of 996 of the workplace, but Without too much success. Dji has seriously proposed. According to The published by SCMP, Since the end of February something very curious is happening in DJI, the Chinese drone manufacturer. When the clock marks nine o’clock at night, a squad of human resources managers travels through the brand’s central offices in Shenzhen. Their mission is to make sure that all employees without exception leave their jobs and go home as if it were a fire drill. Instead of evacuating the building for security, employees are “guests” to leave their cubicles to meet a new rule: no one can work beyond their day. The fault is “Neijuan”. No, Neijuan It is not the name of the company’s Human Resources Manager. The term could translate to something as “involution” and, as they explain in SCMP, It refers to the need to reduce excess competition in certain areas of the economy. The measure is imposed as a New economic policy of China in which it is intended to reduce the excess of competence that makes companies in certain sectors such as The technological either Renewable energiesinvest an unnecessary amount of resources without obtaining an improvement in their profitability or in their R&D in return. Therefore, it implies outbound templates without registering a significant advance generating inefficient competition. It is something unpublished in China. Until recently, it was common to see the offices of DJI illuminated until the early hours of the morning with employees who lengthened their days until infinity. Now, the image is very different and has impacted many who have commented on social networks. The Asian media highlighted the publication of a worker surprised by the measure that commented “it was the first time they threw me from the office.” Other technological giants are adding. Although the work culture 996 has the support of prominent names of the Chinese technology industry Like Jack Mamore and more international companies such as Haier or Measure They are adding to the call of the Chinese government of limit the days of its employees. According to sources of SCMPHaier would have ordered all the staff of his headquarters to respect the breaks of two days of the weekend, while Midea has begun to demand that the workers file their departure at 6:20 p.m., instead of 9 pm. In Xataka | Working more than 60 hours a week is not healthy: Japan is starting to learn by force In Xataka | To motivate its Chinese workers, it has opted for a prize. His name is Caracol, and it is a public humiliation Image | Unspash (Duc Dao)

They are your best chance against China

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The Japan government has announced that it will invest 200,000 million yen (about 1.5 billion dollars) to accelerate the development and commercial production of Perovskita solar panels, a technology of Japanese origin that could be their best opportunity for Challenge China in the global market of renewable energies. The bet is monumental. With this strong public investment, the Japanese authorities seek that the production of photovoltaic cells of Perovskita is equivalent to the capacity of 20 nuclear reactors by the year 2040. To achieve this, the Perovskita would mean a paradigm shift in the energy economy of Japan and the global geopolitics of clean energy. Light, flexible and very Japanese. Perovskita is a crystalline material with the ability to absorb a lot of light which can be manufactured in ultrafine layers based on raw materials more affordable than silicon. Perovskita’s solar cells were invented by Japanese scientist Tsutomu Miyasaka while working in Fujifilm. Japan Bet on movies of approximately one millimeter thick. One of the greatest values ​​of this type of panel is its versatility. Due to their fine thickness and reduced weight, they can be installed on complex surfaces, such as roofs with little load capacity, buildings walls, transport stations or even vehicles. In a country with such little flat and usable land as Japan, these advantages could be decisive to boost solar energy beyond the large traditional photovoltaic parks. The equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors. Japan has marked a very demanding calendar. The goal of producing energy equivalent to 20 nuclear reactors by 2040 is framed in the commitment that between 22% and 29% of the country’s total electricity generation comes from solar energy by then. At present, solar energy represents only 10% of its energy mix. To fulfill this road map, the government has granted subsidies of up to 1 billion dollars to Sekisui Chemicalone of the leading conglomerates in the development of Perovskita. They add up to the 500 million dollars already invested in the research and development of technology and other funds that would ensure the supply chain. Iodine is an essential component in the manufacture of Sovskita and Japan solar cells is one of the world’s world producers. The technical and economic challenges. One of the biggest technical challenges for Perovskita solar panels is moisture degradation. Sekisui He says he developed a sealed with specialized resins to prevent water between and accelerate deterioration. As for the economic challenges, the main unknown is how long it will take to lower manufacturing costs to competitive levels, taking into account that producing flexible Perovskita panels is between three and four times more expensive than making crystalline silicon panels, which have been lowering the price year after year thanks to the Huge production capacity of China. Japan hopes that thanks to mass production, the price of these new panels will become comparable to that of traditional ones. Reduce China dependence. In the end, it’s about that. China leads overwhelmingly the manufacture of solar panels conventional silicon, concentrating about 85% of the global production of photovoltaic cells and about 80% of the polysilic that they use. Japan, like other countries, depends largely on Chinese technology. The defenders of the Japanese bet see in the Perovskita a historical opportunity to break that hegemony. This material dispenses with silicon and uses iodine, whose main world producer, next to Chile, is Japan, thus reducing bottlenecks and dependency risks. Not only Japan develops Perovskitas. China too He is trying to win Japan In his own game. There are different variants of Perovskita and, while Japanese laboratories put all their efforts in ultrafine and flexible films, China has quickly advanced in hybrid models (more efficient silicon-butrovskite tandem cells) with thicker glass coated glass modules. Although both regions compete with the same material in mind, the market could end up segmented in applications: in Japan, covered and facades; In China, large solar parks or double -layer panels for urban environments. Image | Toshiba In Xataka | On their way to mass implementation, Perovskita cells have taken another step: 10 times more resistant

China is improving both its wind turbines that Germany only finds an explanation: spies

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Espionage is an art that requires adequate ingenuity, strategy and tools. But if we talked about using wind turbines to obtain information, it would seem science fiction. However, reality exceeds fiction, China has been accused of spying on Germany. Short. A group of German experts has detailed In a report that Chinese manufacturers could be using sensors in wind turbines to collect unauthorized data in Germany. In detail. The report, commissioned by the German Ministry of Defense, suggests that Chinese companies They could use sensors of turbines to extract confidential data or turn off the turbines remotely. In addition, they have recommended suspending wind projects that have a Chinese signature, the first being the Waterkant Marine Park. And what does China say? China’s Chamber of Commerce (CCCEU) has described the report as “technically unlikely and lacking a factual basis.” From the Chinese agency they have assured that companies are complying with European regulations. In addition, they have argued that concerns about security, related to data collection or remote control, are a pretext to block Chinese companies in the European market, which could affect loyal competition and international commercial relations. But can the turbines be used to spy? According to the CCCEU and Chinese experts, wind turbines They are not equipped to spy. The sensors are designed to optimize performance, monitor failures and protect wildlife. In addition, the remote control and management systems of wind farms, such as Waterkant, are managed by German and European companies. From the Chinese part they reinforce the idea that these allegations are unfounded and part of an attempt to protect the local market. But in defense. Marine wind projects have been suspended for military security concerns such as It happened in Sweden. The reason is because a wind farm can affect the arrest and monitoring of missiles due to the dimensions of a wind turbine. However, other countries are using them in their favor as the case of Poland, which has installed radar and sound systems among wind turbines. In addition, a similar strategy is addressing Windeurope together with NATO and the European Defense Agency (EDA) with the creation of a new project: Symbiosis. In it they seek to deploy marine renewable energies in the maritime defense space and create synergies to address them. Other accusations of espionage to China. It is not the first time that the Asian giant is accused in the German country, less than a year ago, three suspects They were arrested for stealing military technology. He was also accused of Early Europe With its secret space plane. It should be added, all the material you are designing to improve your espionage skills as Use Starlink signals to detect spy and drones airplanes, or A camera that identifies faces 100 kilometers. Finally, the Asian country It is developing A espionage agency, the Guoanbu, to become the first world power by 2049. The approach is based on economic and technological intelligence, along with cyberspage capabilities. Forecasts. Right now the US tariff replication has left a vacuum In global trade, which China is taking advantage of exporting its exports. For that reason, China wants to continue investing and working with the European Union. Despite this friction, bilateral shops They have reached The 5,591 billion yuan (771 billion dollars) in 2024, reflecting an interannual increase of 1.6 percent. Image | Pixabay Xataka | Finland has a problem with renewables. You will solve it by building a storage megabattery

China intimidates in nuclear fusion. The construction of its own iter advances at full speed

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The way to a destiny as challenging as the nuclear fusion Commercial must necessarily be full of small conquests. Of achievements that may seem modest, but that, in reality, are milestones that place us a little closer to an ambitious goal that does not pursue anything other than help us solve our energy needs without continuing to emit greenhouse gases. In this context Iter monopolizes much of attention. And it is understandable that it is so. After all, it is a project with a huge wingspan, which is also led by the European Union. In fact, this organization is assuming together approximately 50% of the total cost of a plan in which the United States, Russia, China, Japan, India and South Korea also participate. However, the commitment of public origin for nuclear fusion is not condensed only in Iter. And it is not limited only to the European Union. Not much less. Europe is pointing Very important scientific milestonesbut there are other countries that are also being very high, and that, precisely, do not move in the orbit of the West. In fact, two of them, probably the most outstanding, are China and South Korea. The Chinese experimental reactor CFETR is extraordinarily promising China that, as we have seen, actively participates in Iter’s tuning, has been engaged in the development of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor for several years at least as ambitious as the latter. It’s called CFETR (Chinese Fusion Engineering Testing Reactor), A denomination that we can translate as a test reactor for Chinese fusion engineering. The engineers of the country led by Xi Jinping completed their conceptual design in 2015 taking as a starting point the Chinese fusion reactors East, HL-2a (M) and J-Text. The experts of the commission that certifies nuclear facilities have approved the first section of the vacuum chamber CFETR has much in common with Iter. In fact, it aspires to complement the machine that is being built in the French town of Cadarache, and, at the same time, it is nourished by the knowledge generated during the design and development of Iter. Anyway The construction of the CFETR reactor It is already underway. And advances at a very good pace. In fact, just two days ago the experts of the Chinese commission that certifies the nuclear facilities gave the final approval to the first section of the reactor vacuum chamber. This is the gigantic component that we can see in the cover photography of this article. The CFETR reactor vacuum chamber will consist of seven other sections such as this, will have a height of 20 meters and will be made of stainless steel of very low carbon content. Inside, fusion reactions between the deuterium and tritium nuclei will occur that will be magnetically confined in a plasma that will exceed 100 million degrees Celsius. The most interesting thing is that this machine will operate in two phases. During the first of them, he will prove that he is able to generate up to 200 MW of energy, as well as sustain a tritium production ratio greater than 1. This simply means that will produce more tritio than consumeso he will be able to self -abuse from this radioactive hydrogen isotope. During the second phase of operation, the CFETR reactor will pursue more than 1 GW of power, so it will become a demonstration machine that, if everything goes well, will be happened by the first commercial fusion energy plants. Image | Xinhua News More information | China Science In Xataka | Spain’s milestone in nuclear fusion: the first plasma produced by the Smart reactor invites us to optimism

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