Meters

Lava rises hundreds of meters in Hawaii. Under it, a much bigger plan: reactivate geothermal energy

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The heat from the depths of the Earth is in the news again. And not only because of the almost unreal images of Kilauea launching jets of lava hundreds of meters high on the Big Island of Hawaii. Also because, while the volcano chains increasingly spectacular eruptive episodes, the United States is rediscovering the energy that those same volcanoes hide beneath the surface. Geothermal energy had been in the background for years. Suddenly, it matters again. Quite a spectacle. First of all, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has warned that Kilauea is preparing for another high-energy eruptive episode. However, these are not isolated episodes. According to ABC Newsthe volcano has already had 36 and 37 eruptive episodes since December of last year. In some phases, the fountains have reached 300 meters and in others they reached 457 meters, a height comparable to a 100-story skyscraper. Even so, the entire phenomenon remains contained. All activity remains within the crater, away from homes or structures. That does not detract from the power of the figures: according to the USGSepisode 37 expelled 6.3 million cubic meters of lava in just nine hours, at a rate of around 190 m³ per second. But behind the show, another debate is beginning to make its way. Hawaii’s untold potential. In fact, as the Hawaii Tribune-Herald recallsSince 1993, the state has had a commercial geothermal plant, Puna Geothermal Venture, located precisely in the East Rift Zone of Kilauea. The University of Hawaii estimates that this facility produces five times more electricity than one of the state’s leading solar parks using 80% less land. The problem is that Hawaii has never tapped into that potential. The reasons combine real volcanic risksexploration costs and cultural resistance of communities for which drilling is a form of desecration of Pele, the volcano goddess. However, the context has changed. Kilauea’s continued activity brings back to the table a question that seemed shelved: should Hawaii use the heat that fuels its volcanoes to power its electrical grid? A door that begins to open. The University of Hawaii has been insisting on it for years. According to their analysis, all major islands could have usable geothermal resources, although knowledge outside Kilauea remains limited. Your Play Fairway project, funded by the Department of Energyhas already drawn the first deep heat maps beyond Puna. The pressure is now political. According to the Hawaiian mediathere are three state agencies competing for funding to re-explore the island in search of new deposits. 80 million public dollars are requested to map resources, drill test wells and reopen the way to a geothermal expansion that has been stalled for decades. The plan includes drilling outside of Puna, on the Big Island, but also in Maui and Oahu, where the resources would be deeper. As the volcano flares up and spills lava in nine-hour episodes, Hawaii looks under its feet: not at the magma, but at the heat that drives it. America’s geothermal renaissance. This local turn coincides with a national renaissance. According to a report by WoodMackenziegeothermal investment in North America soared 85% by 2025 in the first quarter alone, with $1.7 billion in public funds. The reason is not in the volcanoes, but in technology. The analysis points out three innovations that are transforming the sector: According to that analysisthe United States could have 500 gigawatts of geothermal capacity, a figure capable of reconfiguring the country’s energy matrix. However, there is still more. The hidden engine: data centers and AI. As TechCrunch detailedthis underground energy could cover two-thirds of the electrical consumption of the new data centers that will be built in the United States between now and 2030. And the technology giants are already taking positions. In fact, the cases are beginning to multiply as is Meta has signed an agreement with Californian startup XGS Energy to generate 150 MW of geothermal electricity by 2030 using a closed-loop system that prevents water leaks. Also Google has done the same partnering with Fervo Energy. Geothermal energy is no longer a marginal experiment: it is an energy outlet for the infrastructure that supports artificial intelligence. The question left by the volcano. As Kilauea continues its choreography—inflating, roaring, and shooting lava to heights not seen since the 1980s—Hawaii and the rest of the country look downward toward the primeval heat pulsing beneath the crust. Where nature shows its wildest power, technology sees promise: a forgotten energy resurfacing as the United States the more you need electricity continuous, abundant and clean. Image | Pexels and Rjglewis Xataka | Tenerife seeks to turn on its lights with the heat from the subsoil: this is its great commitment to geothermal energy

We thought this bug was a pig. Now we know that it was two meters tall, weighed a thousand kilos and was a killing machine related to whales.

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Almost 200 years ago, a paleontologist found some completely improbable bones. They thought about it a thousand times, tried to find some sense in it; but everything ended in the same delirious image: that of a huge pig with the capacity to destroy everything in front of it. And that’s what we called him for decades: the ‘pig from hell’. What we have just discovered, two centuries later, is that we know almost nothing about them. Now they are even more terrible. But what really is a ‘hell pig’? It is the popular nickname by which entelodonts are known; an extinct family of large prehistoric mammals that lived about 30 million years ago. The bug was described for the first time in the 1840sbut it was in the early 20th century that paleontologists assumed it was closely related to pigs or peccaries. It was not something irrational: on a strictly physical level, entelodonts looked very similar to modern-day pigs. Two meters tall, weighing more than a thousand kilos and jaws capable of crushing bones, but pigs nonetheless. With “crushing bones” we are falling short. Recently, a team from Vanderbilt University could examine in detail the teeth of these animals and, thanks to three-dimensional models of dental microwear, they have managed to turn around everything we thought we knew about the role of these animals in North American ecosystems 30 million years ago. Your conclusions they leave no room for doubt: “the largest specimens were capable of crushing bones with an efficiency similar to or even greater than that of lions and hyenas.” Luckily, they weren’t very smart; And, according to the researchers, “it has a brain-body relationship similar to that of reptiles, so they were very unintelligent creatures.” A complex story. At first, experts thought that this monstrous animal was a born hunter. Then, partly because of this familiarity with pigs, they came to the conclusion that they were omnivorous animals, capable of eating small animals and carrion. Now, thanks to this team, we know that they were most likely at the top of the food chain of their ecosystems. This, in fact, raises the possibility that different species (or subspecies) occupied different ecological niches. However, there are curious things. To begin with, entelodonts have nothing to do with pigs. In fact, they are closer to whales and hippos than anything else. But, above all, it shows us the difficulties we continue to have in understanding our past. Little by little, we are understanding that if our way of looking at the past conditions the futureour ability to understand what the world was like 30 million years ago will radically change many things we think we are. And the best thing is that, even though I get melancholic and retrospective, everything we know makes it clear that the “pig from hell” is more infernal than ever. Image | Carnegie Museum of Natural History In Xataka | The deaths of cows, reindeer or rhinos are not a mystery: they are the consequences of a curse, that of “large animals”

142 meters of luxury and technology

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a few days ago A Malaga beach bar released a robot called ‘Sardinator’ to advertise of your business. It is not the only event on the beaches of Malaga, it has also been the arrival of the Dragonfly, one of the largest, most expensive and luxurious yachts in the world. Its owner is Sergei Brinco-founder of Google. Favorite destination. Brin’s yacht had already been seen on the coasts of our country and a few days ago he arrived in Malaga for the first time, as they say in The Opinion of Malaga. And it is not the first superyacht to be seen in its port. Last year the Radiant, worth more than 270 million eurosdocked for the fourth time at its port and also stopped by there the co-founder of WhatsApp with the Moonrise. in a big way. The Dragonfly is the work of Argentine designer Germán Frers and is 142 meters long. This places her as the largest American-owned yacht and also the largest in the world. German manufacturer Lürssen. It cost a whopping $450 million to build. To put it in context, according to Superyatch Fanthe largest in the world measures 180 meters in length and cost 600 million dollars. Luxuries: yes. The Dragonfly has a total area of ​​3,000 square meters: 2,000 interior and 1,000 exterior decks. It has nine luxury cabins with capacity for 18 guests and 20 cabins for a crew of 40. Not everything is there, it has several swimming pools and, if that were not enough with one, two heliports. Regarding its power, it has a diesel-electric propulsion system and reaches a speed of 24 knots. Dragonfly History. Although it is known as Dragonfly, it was initially named Alibaba and was not going to be for Brin, but for Leonid Mikhelson, a Russian oligarch dedicated to the gas industry. Due to the blockades imposed after the invasion of Ukrainethe purchase of the Alibaba could not be signed and that is where Sergei Brin was able to acquire the yacht. He called it Dragonfly, just like his previous boat. Brin. He is also of Russian origin, but left the country with his family when he was barely six years old. Decades later, founded Google with Larry Page and that’s where it all began. He was president of Google from 2015 to 2019, when Sundar Pichai succeeded him. He is currently the sixth richest man in the world, according to the Forbes list, with a heritage of 215,000 million dollars Image | Wikipedia, Lürssen In Xataka | Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google and became millionaires. Now they are dedicated to collecting gigantic airplanes

Something has hit a Boeing 737, injuring the pilot. The truly unheard of: it happened at 11,000 meters

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A shattered windshield, a pilot with his arm covered in cuts, and United Airlines Flight 1093 diverted for an emergency landing. The plane that covered the route from Denver to Los Angeles has become the aeronautical mystery of the moment after, apparently, something hit the cockpit at 11,000 meters above sea level. What we know. The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an incident that occurred Thursday with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying over Moab, Utah, at cruising speed. The plane was traveling at an altitude of 36,000 feet when a suspected impact occurred in the cockpit. Photos of the incident show the captain’s side windshield completely splintered, the plane’s center console splattered with glass, and the pilot’s arm covered in small cuts and abrasions. According to initial reports, the captain “thought they had been hit by a piece of metallic space debris.” When they made an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, they ended up discovering a “3.5-inch” impact on the outer panel of the windshield, but the cabin did not depressurize. Space junk? The plane’s windshield has been sent to NTSB laboratories for analysis, but researchers are not working on the hypothesis that it was a space debris impact, but rather part of a more mundane object that also flies higher than airplanes: a weather balloon. Although space junk be a growing problemthe United States Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) considers the risk “minuscule” of a piece of satellite or rocket hitting an airplane. That it also injures a person on board has a probability of “less than one in a billion.” The famous popularizer Scott Manley points out one of the main reasons for skepticism: modern satellites are designed to disintegrate into small pieces. Upon reaching cruising altitudes, these pieces are no longer hypersonic and have low impact energy. So a balloon? If it wasn’t space debris, what could have broken the windshield and injured the pilot? One of the exterior images of the plane shows, in addition to the broken windshield, dozens of small marks and dents on the metal fuselage of the plane, just above the window, which could be an indication that they encountered a hail storm. Hail is rare at 11,000 meters, but not impossible. However, the NTSB is working on the line of investigation that it was “a piece of a weather balloon data packet,” according to the specialized website AVBrief. These balloons and their payloads usually operate at 25,000-40,000 meters above sea level. Of course: if the piece was still tied to a balloon, it is strange that the pilot confused it with space junk. The windshield failed. Whatever hit the plane, the photos suggest the windshield didn’t do its job. The cabin windows of a 737, Manley explains, have multiple structural layers: glass on the outside and inside, with a polymer layer in between. The impact did not cause depressurization, indicating that the main structure and polymer layer held, but the inner glass layer fractured violently, projecting “glass dust” and small fragments toward the pilot, and causing the abrasions and cuts seen in the photos. The crew descended to 26,000 feet after the incident to reduce the pressure differential over the damaged window, and landed without further complications. The definitive answer as to what hit Flight 1093 will have to wait for the forensic analysis the NTSB is conducting on that shattered windshield. Images | JonNYC In Xataka | Three large pieces of space debris reenter every day: “one day our luck will run out and they will fall on someone”

a million-dollar luxury yacht sank just 200 meters from the dock

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What should have been a day to celebrate ended in disaster off the Turkish coast. A luxury yacht, valued at approximately one million dollars, sank for only 15 minutes after its launch in the Black Sea. The boat disappeared underwater just a few meters from the shore, while the owner and his crew managed to swim to land without major problems and without suffering any damage. The boat simply floated…but just a little. An ephemeral joy The ship called Dolce Ventowas going to be a nautical jewel, but a video that has gone viral due to the paradoxical nature of what happened shows that even the most expensive and luxurious projects can fail unexpectedly.

more than 30 meters long and capacity for 350 people

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The DAF Super Citytrain seems to the story of a mythological creature, an assembly with metal sheets, equipped with motor and tires and designed to move on the asphalt with hundreds of accommodated people inside. Little has been published about its history and even less about what its destiny has been, achieving an image of yours is almost an impossible mission and its origins date back a few decades ago, but nevertheless there it follows, in Guinness Record pagesholding the longest bus title ever manufactured. Although There are those who point That the world’s largest service record is already held by other more recent models, their data continues to impress. Don’t say bus … No, I gave better DAF Super Citytrain, the biggest bus ever built, at least according to the Guinness World Records registration, than so much in Its web edition as in The printed one Published in 2015 it presents it as the longest coach in the world. Bazas has to be. According to the British publicationthese huge articulated buses of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reach 32.2 meters long with an empty weight of 28 tons and can transport comfortably inside about 350 passengers. His size is so stunning that In 2015 They still presented themselves as the longest buses ever built, with a length and capacity that exceeded the Extra Grand German Auttram or the Chinese Youngman Jnp6250G. And that the DAF Super Citytrain is not exactly a novelty of the automotive industry: Guinness Data His record in 1989, more than 30 years ago. What is your story? It is not easy to spin it. Very little has been written about the DAF Super Citytrain. One of the most complete chips on the articulated vehicle and its chronicle was de facto a company in the sector that is far from the Congo: the Transport Firm Slovaca Zvolen. On your website rescue A brief article Posted in September 1989 by the magazine Commercial engine In which it is explained that the manufacturer Daf International had just closed the sale of the “largest bus in the world” to a Kinshasa coach company, the largest capital and city in the Congo, then known as the Republic of Zaire. Although brief, The article It is interesting because it gives us an idea of ​​what the DAF Citytrain was like: “It consists of a standard DAF power unit coupled to a local manufacturing stepped structure trailer with a special bus body.” The chronicle points out that the capacity of the vehicle was 450 travelers – higher than that indicated by Guinness – and among other curiosities indicates that a company in the country was responsible for blocking the two upper marches of the model to limit its speed to less than 42 kilometers per hour. Is there more data? Yes. And quite interesting. The review of Commercial engine It reveals that the bus measured 18 meters long and slides an important idea: given its success, in 1989 the company proposed to deliver 55 extra units and already worked in “an ‘Super’ version”, a vehicle equipped with a second trailer that would offer capacity for more than 500 travelers. That coletilla, that of “Super”, is the one mentioned by the Guinness World Records in its texts, although the English publication reduces its places. As neededit can transport “comfortably to 350 passengers.” We also know that for the same datesin the fall of 1989, a semi -trailer bus began to circulate that took the name City Train of its operator. When a trailer was added, the last name “Super” was added, which indicated that his capacity had been expanded: on board 170 people sitting –110 in the first section and 60 in the trailer – and 180 standing, most also in the first section of the vehicle could travel. That on paper, of course. Given the population of Kinshasa, there are those who assure that the Super Citytrain traveled more loaded. An obsession that remains alive. The use of extragraduate articulated motor skills – or rather of bus trailers, for the photos we do of the CityTrain, without the extra section of the “super” -, is greatly explained by the need for displacement in the metropolitan area of ​​Kinshasa, where According to Macrotrends data around 16.3 million people reside today. The obsession with the XXL coach is not however exclusive to the Congo of the late 80s: years before Wyane Corporation had produced in Indiana A huge model Of 23 my during the last decades different companies have announced huge models. The sector has launched surprising designs, such as Great Arte 300, Yongman JNP650g o Autotram Extra Grand, which He appeared in Germany with a length of 30.7 meters and For some You can boast of being today the largest bus in the world. Its dimensions do not reach however, which the emblematic DAF Super Citytrain reached. In Xataka | It is not a ship, it is a floating “Empire State”: the one overcoming the container record on board In Xataka | If you always dreamed of having your own cold war plane for 30 euros, we have good news for you

376 meters long and destination Africa

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China has just delivered one of its most ambitious naval works: a floating 376 -meter gas plant ready to cross to Africa. The scene was lived in Nantonga port city of the province of Jiangsu, east of the country, which concentrates part of the Chinese naval industry. We talked about Nguya Flng, an installation designed for transform gas into LNG Without touching the mainland. As CGTN points outthe plan is to locate it in front of the Republic of the Congo after an oceanic trailer coordinated since its exit from the port. The record is in the figures: we are talking about the largest floating gas installation ever manufactured in the Asian country. Its structure integrates industrial systems for liquefy gas directly on the high seas, store it and transfer it to metaneous ships. This type of platforms allows you to take advantage of deposits without building terminals on land, accelerating export. According to Rystad Energy, the FLNG (Floating Liquefied Natural Gas) are gaining traction and their global capacity will triple around 2030. In that context, the development of Nguya Flng places China in the league of the large floating projects, so far led by initiatives such as Prelude Flng of Shell or the PFLNG of Petronas. The Chinese floating plants bet enters the world’s first division As we anticipated above, the floating plant measures 376 meters in length, 60 of manga and 35 of strut. It houses cryogenic tanks for 180,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas and 45,000 liquefied oil gas. Its annual production capacity is 2.4 million tons of GnL. The plant is equipped with processing, storage and loading systems that allow its continuous operation in an open sea. Among its characteristics are units of electricity generation, cooling compressors and a cover designed to facilitate the safe gas transfer to other ships. Nguya Flng’s departure from Nantong’s shipyards required a detail planned operation. The local maritime administration carried out security evaluations and adjusted the towing plan to adapt to the tides. To displace the structure, 14 tugs and patrols were used, next to drones to supervise the process. The convoy reached 740 meters in length, establishing a record in coastal trailer in the area. The maneuver marked the beginning of its transfer to Africa and evidenced the logistics complexity of moving an installation of this size. Nguya Flng’s trip is not a simple navigation: requires an oceanic trailer of thousands of kilometers. Pacc Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), a company based in Singapore, was hired to coordinate the operation. The route will take the unit to the water of the Congo, where it will be installed about 50 kilometers from Pointe-Noirein an area of 33 to 35 meters deep. Once anchored, it will connect to the wells of the Marine XII block through underwater systems of the project. The forecasts place their entry into service in the second phase of Congo LNG, with a horizon at the end of 2025 if the deadlines are maintained. The Marine Block XII, in Aguas del Congo, is the nucleus of the Congo LNG plan led by ENIItalian energy multinational based in Rome and wide presence in Africa. The strategy combines two floating units: Tango Flng, in operation since 2023, and Nguya Flng, which will multiply the installed capacity. Together can process about 3 million tons of liquefied gas per year. For the African country, it is an opportunity to take advantage of significant reserves without large terrestrial infrastructure. For ENI, it reinforces its role as an actor in central Africa and diversifies its LNG export portfolio to Europe and Asia. For Europe, the deployment of new LNG capabilities in Africa is a strategic movement. Congo LNG aspires to become in a Stable supplier for European markets They seek to reduce the dependence of Russian gas. The commitment to floating plants accelerates terms, although it also raises logistics and financial challenges that the sector is closely followed. Nguya Flng’s trip does not end with his arrival to the Congo. Its installation on the high seas, the connection to the underwater system and the first gas load will be determining tests for this project. ENI and its partners see the unit as a centerpiece to expand the African production of LNG in a moment of energy transition. Experience will show to what floating plants can accelerate the global supply and if China is consolidated as a competitive supplier in this niche. All eyes will be put in their performance in the coming months. Images | ENI In Xataka | A very rare element of the periodic table is unleashing a new geopolitical battle with China: Germanio

There are already robots running 1,500 meters at 13 kilometers per hour. It is the result of China’s robotic muscle

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Last weekend, Beijing hosted the first “Olympic Games” for humanoid robots. Held in the National Speed Skating Ovalthe Olympic track built for the 2022 winter jjo, the three -day event allowed the attendees to see football, table tennis, boxing, martial arts and Athletics tests. In tests and exhibitions They participated dozens of Humanoid robots belonging to both private companies from 16 countries and 280 teams from universities and, although there were more or less fun moments, which has gone around the world is that of the Unitree robot on the athletics track. We can see it in this video: In this competition, the robots were not in their air, but were being operated by humans with remote control. That does not take merit to the fact that Unitree’s H1 model I got a speed record when completing 1,500 meters in a time of 6 minutes and 34 seconds. Its speed reached 4.78 m/s, exceeding the previous 3.3 m/s mark that held a few months ago and eclipseing the 2.5 m/s that the Boston Dynamics Atlas. And, in context, although it is much slower than Jakob IngebrigstenNorwegian that has the 3: 29.63 mark, it was also faster than many non -professional humans. But what is giving what to talk about, for the “fun” of the moment, was when that same H1 he ran over an operator of another robot who, Next to the Unitree model, I had nothing to do. In the end, as the human operators run next to their robot, when they relieve the control, the H1 operators mislead for a moment and ended up overwhelming the rival. Yellow card, if they ask me. But here the interesting thing is that these Olympics for robots, more than something fun or colorful, was a muscle demonstration to the entire world. That the ‘gag’ does not prevent seeing the forest Robots such as those of Unitree have artificial intelligence systems, and even internal language models, to perform the actions for which they have been trained. H1, without going any further, has been trained with a Honor property. The ‘ruling’ in the 1,500 meters test that resulted in the outrage was due to what was commented: they were not autonomous, but controlled by an operator. However, these Olympics served to demonstrate the versatility of a new generation of robots in which many countries have interest, but that China has become a national priority. The Asian giant is following an extremely ambitious national strategy with a goal: to become a world leader in short -term humanoid robotics. With the so-called ’14th Five-Year Plan for The Robotics Industry’, the government He set goals in 2021 with the idea of annual growth of more than 20% in the robotics sector. This year the First national standards For these robots, a regulation that covers from environmental perception and movement control to the planning and execution of tasks. And, for all this, it has created a state fund of almost 140,000 million dollars for technological startups, and Unitree is one of the spoiled by the Government. HE wait that the country produces more than 10,000 humanoid robots this 2025 and even They are creating “schools” in which these machines are trained in specific tasks such as cleaning, kitchen or series manufacturing. The purpose is that they are capable of perform tasks that require fine mobility. In the “Olympics”, apart from more conventional sports tests, medication classification tournaments, material manipulation and cleaning were held. Come on, it was a window for companies to show achievements that are going to leave in all media, such as the Unitree record, but also to be seen to what extent is the specialization of these robots. China considers that these humanoid robots are “The next great technological revolution” After smartphones and electric vehicles, and are an essential tool in the industry, but also to compensate for the Demographic decrease of some countries who are suffering to find workers in certain sectors. And there are several cities in which universities and startups are investigating in humanoid robotics, but the hard core of investment and leadership in China is made up of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou, agglutinating the largest number of companies and industrial parks for the development of robotic projects. In the end, the ‘World Humanoid Robot Games’ or events such as the Robot World Football World or the Boxing championshipsThey are nothing more than a showcase to test the abilities of robots that, in China they are already living with humans. For example, the Roboperros Guide for blindthose who are “living” in the subway distributing packages to feeding stores or those who perform tasks of Hospital care and care for older people. Returning to the Olympics, the most amazing thing is that Unitree ensures that those 4.78 m/s of their H1 have already been surpassed in internal tests. Images | UNITREE In Xataka | Given the irremediable aging of its population, China has made a family decision: up the retirement age

Someone has seemed a great idea to propose a sculpture of a bull of more than 300 meters. There are already cities waiting to host it

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That the bull is since we have a kind of national symbol reason does not even mention it. But it seems that sometimes it insists on reminding us in increasingly creative ways, so the Spanish Bullfighting Academy Location for a monstrous 300 meter sculpture high that aspires to become a strong tourist attraction. After the rejection of Madrid, Castellanoleonese towns such as Ciudad Rodrigo, Toro, Benavente or Burgos have shown interest in being the hosts of this ambitious project. Colossal dimensions. The proposal contemplates a colossal structure that tripled the height of the Burgos Cathedralwith panoramic viewpoints in the animal’s horns and commercial spaces at its base. The initiative aims to emulate the tourist impact of monuments such as the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty, but using the bull as a sign of identity. The promoters seek a municipality that yields the necessary land, while the construction costs would be in charge of private companies. More tourism. The project promises to act as an economic engine for the chosen town, attracting national and international visitors. In Castilla y León, a region that has been characterized by a bullfighting tradition, several municipalities have seen a unique opportunity to attract tourism. Ciudad Rodrigo has been the first to show interest, followed by Toro, Benavente, Sahagún, El Maillo, Ledesma and Villatuelda. Even Burgos values the proposal, although Cristina Ayala, mayor of the city, I commented to Antena 3 that saw the “too large” dimensions. The reluctance. For Fernando Martínez-Acitores, deputy mayor in Burgos and Vox militant, building this bull can be “a great emblem” and “a claim for the city.” Naturally, not everyone looks good at the initiative. Daniel de la Rosa, former mayor and leader of the PSOE in the opposition qualifies the proposal as “crazy”, while animalist groups such as Proanbur the consider A provocation that extol animal abuse. In fact, its spokesman, Judith Sánchez, account That “with this bull figure, they seek to disguise something that is far from being.” What comes now. The Spanish Bullfighting Academy is evaluating the proposals received, also analyzing the technical and logistics viability. The selection process will continue in the coming weeks, everything while interested municipalities expect to know the answer. The project needs a lot at least 650 meters long for its construction, and this detail considerably limits the available options. Cover image | Jordi Vich Navarro AND SPANISH ACADEMY OF TUROMAQUIA In Xataka | The “Cayetans” are going to make noise to the squares. And it’s not just for the fond of bullfighting

displays and buries cables up to 3,000 meters deep

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We don’t see them, but Most of the world’s internet traffic circulates through them. The Submarine cables They are very necessary and They have not been few times that have been in the center of conflicts between countries. Some measure thousands of kilometers and connect continents, such as This that will connect Santander with the United Statesbut how do cables of such size unfold? The answer has a name: the Lisa Monna. The ship. The Lisa Monna is a Cable-Laying Vessel, that we could translate by “cable vessel.” Its manufacture began in Romania in 2022 Under commission from the Prysmian company And it cost 250 million euros, although it has not been until this year that its operations have begun. The Mission of the Lisa Monna is to hold wiring in the sea and can reach up to 3,000 meters deep. In figures. The Lisa Monna is 171 meters in length and 34 meters of manga. Currently it is, Together with the Leonardo da Vinci of the same fleetthe world’s largest cable ship. In China, one that reaches 215 meters is being assembled, but for the moment it is not operational (It is expected to start navigating in 2026). It is able to load two cable coils, one of 7,000 and another of 10,000 tons. It has capacity for 120 people, it can navigate for 90 days in a row and reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots. Laying and buried. At first, Submarine cables did not burywhich caused them to suffer more often. Currently the cables are buried in a standard way and it is just what the Lisa Monna does through a simultaneous method of lying and buried. The ship drags a plow that creates a trench in the seabed between 2 and 3 meters deep depending on the type of soil. Here the cable and the earth are deposited refluxes by itself, leaving the protected cable. This system has been baptized as Hydroplowbut it is not the only one that the ship has. It also has several excavating robots that come into action if they find a harder seabed. Centimetric precision. The Lisa Monna is a DP3 ship, that is, it has The most advanced dynamic positioning system which ensures that no failure, whether mechanical, electric or software will make you lose your position: this is crucial in the laying of submarine cables since it requires centimeter accuracy for large distances. To ensure the position has an eight -point mooring system. The fleet. The Lisa Monna is part of a two -ship fleet owned by Prysmian, a multinational company based in Milan. Monna Lisa’s brother was baptized as Leonardo Davinci And they have one more under construction than will be ready in 2027. In April of this year, The Lisa Monna was charged for the first time and It is currently deploying cable on the east coast of the United States. Images | Prysmian will be ready for 2027a | North Korea launched its largest warship with vertical missile system. Then he sank

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