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There are more and more and better plugs for electric cars but Tesla continues to lead. The recipe: cheap and reliable loaders

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Holy Week of 2024. Dozens of Tesla cars They queue in a Cañavate Atalaya charger (Cuenca) in the middle of any place. The situation went viral and because scenes were repeated in Mérida and Albacete. The waiting were 15 or 20 minutes in many cases but also exceeded the time in others. They all had something in common: Tesla Load Stations. Despite the jokes and despite the intention of ridiculing the owners, in Xataka We broke a spear in favor of those drivers And we count why they had happened. If Holy Week has taught us, it is not missing chargers for electric cars. What are missing are reliable plugs. So we titled. Year and a half later, things have changed. Not only in Spain, also in the United States. But, nevertheless, Tesla still has the best load experience. And that is still key when selling the car. Tesla chargers are still ahead The data this time comes from the United States but the situation is extrapolable to what happens in Spain. JD Powerspecialists in motor market analysis, has analyzed the status of the United States recharge network and its conclusion is very simple: there are more and more chargers available and increasingly spoil. But Tesla continues to lead, with much, satisfaction among electric cars when you have to recharge a vehicle. Keep in mind that the United States has a huge Loading deficit. Especially if we consider that distances are huge. If the country is wanted to embrace the electric car to a greater extent it is necessary to create a good network of loaders as fast as reliable. A good part of that network is now in the hands of Tesla, where most users load. They do not even have a Tesla. The latter is key to understand why satisfaction with the price of loaders and the load experience has fallen in the last year. According to their data, drivers are less happy with both points because they observe that, for them, prices are more expensive and the most rough experience than for Tesla users. Something curious occurs, therefore. According to JDPOWER, the level of failed visits (the charger does not work correctly or is out of service) is the lowest in four years and the number of drivers who have reported these failures (14%) is also lower than in 2024. General satisfaction, however, has fallen. The Tesla Network is so good compared to the competition that the users themselves have pressed to the manufacturers of other cars to the point that they have assumed the Tesla standard to load, modifying their own cargo ports. The best user experience In Spain (and Europe) that is not so because fast loaders are all (except for the first Japanese cars) CCS2. That is, the plugs are the same for everyone. But Tesla’s experience is still above. To understand it, we resume the case of Holy Week in 2024. This year the same have not been observed issues. Or not, at least, with the same seriousness as last year. It is logical, as we said that happened. Tesla has “kidnap” the owner of his cars in his own ecosystem. Tesla did something very intelligent since her birth. It was as simple as proposing their own load stations. Thus they guaranteed to give a confidence network to those who made the leap to a completely new company (and technology). They also took advantage, to create synergies of which the rest of the manufacturers have not arranged. First, his recharge were free. Now that is a thing of the past but their prices are still lower than those of the competition. This guarantees that, in the day to day, the Tesla user prioritizes the load in their stations. But saving a few euros on a very specific day is no reason for users to prefer to spend more than an hour stopped before recharging the vehicle. If those queues were formed, it is because the Tesla recharge network is very reliable. In fact, myself when I try the cars of any company for our reviews soil to prioritize Tesla plugs Because they have never left me. Only Zunder has offered me this same experience. With the rest of the companies I have had problems of malfunction or inoperance. It is logical, therefore, that if a Tesla driver has hurried the autonomy of his car is reluctant to go to another load point, consume a good part of the little percentage that remains reserved and risks that the plug of another company does not work. He will think: “Better wait here for an hour than to go to another place, Not being able to load and have to call the crane“ To this we must add that Tesla’s user experience is the best because they have eliminated small frictions that are very appreciated on a day -to -day basis. It is something similar to Apple’s ecosystem. Can you have a Mac, an Android phone and use some AirPods in the latter? Yes, but there are small barriers that the average or little advanced user will hurt especially. The same goes for the electric car. Tesla has one of the best software in the market and, probably, the best route calculator. Prioritize your chargers and show you in real time the occupation of it and advances a possible wait. When you arrive, the vehicle detects the loader, opens the load gate and plugs the hose in the car. When it is time to continue, the mobile phone warns you and as the car is associated with a credit or debit card, nothing must be done. The position will be passed. Simple. When one carries in Tesla supercargers with another car you have to Log in the mobile phone and select the load point you will use. You have previously had to register the card. Finally the position will be passed. This process has to repeat it with Each and every one of the companies … Read more

How to get recipe ideas and what to cook using artificial intelligence

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Let’s explain How to get recipe ideas using artificial intelligence. This will offer you different ways to get ideas and recipes to know what you can cook, both asking for something concrete that you want to prepare how to do it based on what you already have in the fridge, or preparing weekly menus. For most cases we will use the tools of the common and known by all, such as Chatgptalthough you can also use COPILOT, Deepseek, Gemini or similar. For these tools we will give you different ideas to use them When asking for ideas and recipes. But in addition, in the end we will also include some other applications that may interest you. Before starting, things to take into account Before putting artificial intelligence to help you with your recipes, it is important to take into account some things. First of all, You must know your food restrictions or those of those people for whom you are going to know. You must know the allergies, intolerances or their specific diets, and then try to use tools that take this into account, or specify it to the AI with which you are going to make the recipes. It is also important know what ingredients and kitchen utensils you have at home. There are some functions that will help you with the issue of ingredients and that we are going to tell you, but in general it is important to have an idea of what you have and what does not. The same goes for kitchen utensils. It is also important have your goals in mind. By this I mean you think if you want a quick recipe, one with few ingredients, or something more elaborate. These are things that you will have to specify when you then do the requests to artificial intelligence. And two more tips to finish. First, Do not trust the recipes that gives you AI, especially in terms of quantities and others. The more complex they are, the more possibilities there are errors. But on the other hand you should also have an open and flexible mind, since it may make creative suggestions or suggest uncommon ingredients. Ask for a specific recipe The easiest way to use AI to get ideas about what to cook is Ask for a specific recipesomething that you want to cook. You can take advantage to use a prompt in which, in addition to specifying what you want to do, you ask you to make an ingredient list and a step by step. For example, you can ask for something like this: I want to cook (the dish you want), tell me the best recipe and its step by step, and also give me a list of the necessary ingredients. With something so simple, chatgpt or the AI you have selected will become a kitchen book. First he will tell you the ingredients and quantities, and then he will indicate step by step all the elaborations. Ask for ideas by type of food Sometimes the problem is that you don’t know what you want to eat specifically, but you can ask for ideas for the type of dish you want try to prepare. Here, as we have told you in the previous advice, it is important that at least you can give it a few indications, and the more they are the more it can be right. For example, you can say: I need ideas for dinner. Tell me things that can prepare that they are fast, fresh, healthy and that you do not need too many ingredients. As you can see, in our request we have used four terms to describe what we want, and with that it has already given us several ideas such as chickpea salad, zucchini tortilla, and so on. You can use this same formula but changing the terms for others that adapt to what you want. Write ingredients and ask for ideas The next level when asking for ideas and recipes is tell the AI what ingredients you have availableeither in the fridge or in the pantry, so that the recommendation you receive is based on them. You can use a prompt like this: In the fridge I have eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and a little chicken. Tell me fast that can prepare for dinner. Only with that, the AI will suggest several different dishes that you can prepare. In each one it will tell you the necessary ingredients and will take the steps of the preparation, including the times. You can get two or three fast ideas with this method, and almost all AI as chatgpt can serve you. Teach him what you have in the fridge Both Chatgpt and Gemini and some other artificial intelligence bots have photo recognition. This allows you Upload a photo of your fridge in which you see what you have, and then ask you to ideas about what you can cook with what is there. This is what I have in the fridge. Give me ideas of dinner dishes that can cook with it. If you put this prompt and also attach a photo, the first will identify the ingredients you have, and then it will make you several suggestions about cooking things based on what he sees in it. You can make corrections, or say “I also have ham”, or mention another ingredient you have and do not look good to receive new suggestions. Artificial intelligence can also help you Plan your week with weekly menus. You will even be able to make AI make a purchase list with all the ingredients you need for all dishes. A starting point could be this: I need you to make me a weekly menu, with breakfast, food and dinner. That is a balanced and healthy menu, where the Mediterranean diet prevails. Also make me a list of ingredients necessary to make the weekly purchase. Here, as we have told you, You can specify all kinds of … Read more

For centuries the blue pigment recipe used by the Egyptians had been a mystery. We just solved it

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Not all Treasures They are made up of jewels, gold and precious stones. For a long time a group of researchers from Washington State University It is behind of a treasure equally fascinating but much more elusive: the Egyptian bluethe synthetic pigment older which is recorded and that once used the artists of the ancient Egyptian to decorate from alabaster bowls to coffins, ceramics and murals. Despite their enormous popularity and that the Romans continued to use it, their recipe was lost over the centuries. Until now. What is Egyptian blue? One of those mysteries that has been intrigued by archaeologists in half the world. Egyptian blue is basically a dye that stands out for two reasons. The first, because it is the synthetic pigment older known to date. It was used thousands of years ago. The second is its bluish tone, which allowed artists to use it as a much more expensive mineral substitute, such as turquoise or lapislázuli. With everything and although we talk about “Egyptian blue” in general, the pigment was very heterogeneous. Depending on where it would have been manufactured, how it would have worked with the material or quality of its components, the tone could vary between gray, a more or less deep blue and a green off. A factor that influenced the process for example was how quickly cooled the mixture. How old is it? Quite. We know that Egyptian blue was already used 5,000 years ago. And that at least. In fact The oldest sample Known is a small alabaster bowl made in the 3250 AC The pigment was used in ceramics, sculptures, murals, sarcophagi, pieces that we still keep today and show its bluish hue. It was also applied to different surfaces, such as wood, stone or cardboard, a material similar to Paper Maché. Did you only use the Egyptians? No. His color liked the artisans so much that the Romans ended up incorporating it into their palette after the conquest of the ancient Egyptian and came to be used during the Renaissance. The Smithsoninan Institute remember that a few years ago it was discovered that at the beginning of the 16th century Rafael used Egyptian blue in the fresco ‘Galatea triumph’a work elaborated for the Villa Farnesina, located in the neighborhood of Constévere, Rome. Although Rafael’s intention could be to imitate the old Roman technique, the Washington State University (WSU) Precise that during the Renaissance the pigment formula had practically fallen into oblivion. That is what a team of researchers has now wanted to solve led by the American institution and who has worked side by side with the Carnegie Museum of natural history and the Institute of Conservation of the Smithsoninan Museum. And how have they done it? Based on trial and error. And try again and again until you give in the nail. The team He thoroughly examined Pigment samples and elaborated 12 recipes in which he experienced with different raw materials and elaboration times. The results have been reflected in An article Posted in NPJ Heritage Science in which he details how he worked with mixtures of silicon, copper, calcium and sodium carbonate dioxide. The main ingredient is the cuprov. To complete the process, the mixed mixture warmed 1,000º Celsius For different times, between one and 11 hours, in an attempt to replicate the temperature with which the ovens of the time work. The resulting samples were also cooled at different speeds to then study their pigments through microscopy and analysis techniques. The results were compared to real pieces of ancient Egypt. Is it so complicated? Beyond the materials used or the techniques with which they were mixed, the great challenge for archaeologists has been to replicate the exact tones that Egyptian artisans worked. “One of the things we observed was that with small variations in the process very different results were obtained,” John McColy commentsone of the authors of the study and director of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering of the WSU. “There were people who made the pigment, he transported it and then used it elsewhere.” During their study the researchers in fact discovered that to obtain the most bluish hue, only half of the components that generate the blue color were needed. “It doesn’t matter what the rest contains and that surprised us”, Add McCloy. “You can see that each particle contains a lot of elements. It is not uniform, much less.” To such an extent that the WSU acknowledges that one of the conclusions reached by the experts is that the pigment is surprisingly diverse. Did you achieve your goal? That seems. In A statement Run a few days ago the WSU says that after trying different formulas and examining the results in detail, its team has managed to “recreate” the famous Egyptian blue. The feat is not only the result of curiosity or advance to better understand the art of the ancient Egyptian. WSU herself recalls that in part the renewed interest in the Egyptian pigment responds to more pragmatic reasons. “In recent years, interest in this pigment has resurfaced due to its optical, magnetic and biological properties, with potential new technological applications,” Point out The institution. “The pigment emits light in the nearby infrared of the electromagnetic spectrum, invisible to the human being, which means that it could be used for purposes such as traces and create anti falsifications.” Images | Washington State University, Matt Unger, Joshua Franzos and Carnegie Museum of Natural History In Xataka | A 2,000 -year -old cup has revealed an unexpected facet of the Egyptians: psychedelic cocktails

The University of Oxford has found reservations of an energy source for 170,000 years. And he has the recipe to exploit them

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In a world that seeks to leave behind fossil fuelsthere is a gas that has begun to be outlined as the promise of A clean future. Its potential as an inexhaustible source of Green energy It has aroused both enthusiasm and frustration: producing it without contaminating is still expensive and technologically complex. However, a group of scientists could have found the key to hydrogen under our feet, from the very depths of the earth. Clean gold underground. We have told it On other occasions. Hydrogen has been long promoted as a key piece in the transition to a future without emissions, but also as an essential resource for modern life: in addition to being a clean fuel, it is indispensable for produce fertilizers that support half of the world’s population. The problem? That 99% that is used today It comes from hydrocarbonswhich represents around 2.4% of global carbon dioxide emissions. With a projected demand of 90 million metric tons in 2022 to some 540 million in 2050the challenge is monumental. Until now, cleanest solutions (Like electrolysis with renewable energies or carbon capture) have failed to be economically competitive. Here appears the new Oxford study Posted in Nature: The earth could have solved the problem for us millions of years ago. An unexplored reservoir. In this way, Oxford researchers together with professors at the University of Durham and Toronto have revealed that the continental cortex of the Earth has generated, throughout the last geological millennium, sufficient hydrogen amounts to supply the energy needs of humanity For at least 170,000 years. This immense reserve, natural and emission free, remains largely trapped undergroundintact. Although until now the measurements were sporadic and scattered, the New job It offers for the first time a coherent framework, a “map” if you want, to locate these reservoirs: a “Exploration recipe” (They call it) that details the types of rock, temperatures, fluids and geological conditions necessary for hydrogen to form, migrate and be trapped in exploitable deposits. The approach is not theoretical: it is designed to guide the commercial search for natural hydrogen globally, with the potential to radically transform existing energy models. Ingredients, processes and threats. Such as Professor Chris Ballentine explained in a statementleader of the study at the University of Oxford, finding hydrogen in the earth’s crust is like baking a sufflé: if one fails in any component (quantity, temperature, time or type of rock), the result will be useless. The study Identify the factors that allow a geological hydrogen system to be viable: from the chemical reactions that generate it, to conditions that destroy itlike the presence of certain underground microorganisms that feed on it. This biological threat, indicated by the co -author Barbara Sherwood Lolar, forces to avoid areas where underground bacteria can consume hydrogen before it can accumulate in usable concentrations. Ubiquitous, diverse and list source. There is much more, since The work It also disassembles previous myths on the origin of hydrogen, discarding as unfeasible the sources from the mantle terrestrial and focusing attention on common formations of the continental cortex. These can be both recent (of some millions of years) as an eldest, and are distributed globallywhich greatly expands the geographical exploration potential. Plus: the crucial, They sayIt is not to find a specific type of rock, but to understand the interaction between the chemical, thermal and historical conditions that favor the generation and storage of gas. From theory to action. Aware of the strategic value of their findings, the authors have founded the Snowfox Discovery Ltd.a company dedicated to locating natural hydrogen reserves with social impact. Its objective is clear: to find competitive, clean and sustainable sources of hydrogen, capable of replacing highly polluting current production and feeding the global energy transition without the need for expensive industrial processes. Yes Geological recipe Developed by these researchers, it can be repeatedly repeated in different regions of the planet, we would be facing the closest to an energy revolution … underground. One that does not require new futuristic technologies or dreams of merger, but simply learn to hear THE SECRETS THAT THE EARTH He has been whispening For hundreds of millions of years. Image | Rita Willaert In Xataka | Green hydrogen consumes huge amounts of water. A new incredibly simple invention allows you to use seawater In Xataka | The doors of green hydrogen from Spain have found its starting point: the Basque Country

There is no miraculous recipe that gives us a “natural ozempic.” But science has some “tricks” that can help us

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The popularity of the semaglutida (the active substance of the well -known Ozempic) and similar compounds, has led many to the search for alternatives that allow replicating Its effects without having to go through the pharmacy. It is not something to miss, like any other drug, Ozempic and similar medications have side effects, not to mention their cost or the fact that it can only be acquired with medical prescription. Having more alternatives within our reach can be tempting. The search for a “natural ozempic” however has more shadows than lights, more pseudoscience than science. That does not mean that the door is completely closed. One of the compounds to which often It has hung This label It is the Berber. Although some studies have detected pharmacological effects of this compound, we lack solid evidence today that proves to help us lose weight. What we do have is A series of risks associated with its consumption. Another regular candidate to serve as “natural ozempic” It’s green tea. Although this drink can give us some nutrients and help us stay hydrated, its effects on or on our glycemic levels They are limited at best. In An article for The conversationMary J. Scourboutakos, an expert from the University of Toront A “Ozempic of Nature”. The key to her is not in a compound that these foods can give us, but to focus on those who in one way or another stimulate the production of hormones that these treatments “imitate.” To understand it, we must remember how these compounds work. Semaglutida is an agonist of peptide receptors similar to type 1 glucagon (LPG-1), that is, it is a compound that functions as this key hormone for our digestive processes. The LPG-1 is a hormone that our stomach segregates when we eat with the aim of transmitting a double message. On the one hand, this hormone warns the pancreas that you should begin to segregate insulin to control blood sugar levels. These types of medications are, in origin, drugs against diabetes that stimulate insulin production for glycemic control in people who have trouble exercising this control. On the other hand, this peptide also sends a message to the brain: satiety. This is the reason why these compounds also make those who consume them lose weight, since they flatten hunger. Other drugs, such as Zepbound, They work similarly. The formula of the American Eli Lilly is based on the tirzepatida, which acts as an analogous not only of the LPG-1, but also of the GIP (polypeptide gastric inhibitor). Not only what, also how According to Explains Scourboutakosour diet can help stimulate the production of the GLP-1 hormone. He does not only through nutrients but also through our habits, when and how, in addition to what. With respect to nutrients, the expert highlights two, being the first, and perhaps the most important, fiber. The fiber is key Because it serves as food to our intestinal microbioma, and this in turn would be responsible for segregating compounds capable of stimulating hormone production. A study Posted in 2018 in the magazine Science He indicated that the fiber could help feed bacteria in charge of segregating short-chain fatty acids, which would be in this case those responsible for encouraging the secretion of the LPG-1. Recently, Another studyis published in Nature Microbiologyobtained similar results. The team responsible for this analysis detected that greater Presence of bacteria Vulgatus bacteroids and of its metabolite, vitamin B5 or pantotenic acid were able to activate the secretion of the peptide similar to type 1 glucagon. Returning to Scourboutakos articlethis highlights another key nutrient, monounsaturated fats, which we can find for example in the olive oil. Again, some studies support this notion, such as The published in 1999 In the magazine The American Journal of Clinical Nutritionwhich detected that olive oil stimulated better than butter the secretion of both LPG-1 and GIP. Regarding the “How”, ScourboTakos quotes for example A study In the magazine Diabetologyfrom which he concludes that consuming the most protein foods before the richest in carbohydrates (such as eating a fish dish and then one of rice) would give rise to a greater secretion of LPG-1. Other relevant factors mentioned by Scourboutakos include the time we consume food and even if we chew or consume in a liquefied form. Our diet affects our health and our well -being in very diverse ways. It may seem anti -limitic, but the closest thing to a “natural ozempic” we have is A varied diet, rich in fibers And in fats such as olive oil, whose positive properties have been well known for a long time. A diet of this type may not be able to cure diseases, but it is a necessary complement to many treatments and is an important preventive tool when avoiding problems for the future. In Xataka | Ozempic is supposed to increase the risk of erectile dysfunction. Thousands of people think exactly the opposite Image | Chemist4u / She Olsson

Four days of office and smaller equipment has been your recipe

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Intel, one of the historical giants of the sector, has started its reorganization After the recent change in the company’s dome. Its new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, aims to lighten the company’s structure to make more resources. For now, you started reducing Intel template Fireing 20,000 people. But it is not the only change in labor matters that the workers of the American multinational will face, who will bet on a hardening in the policies back to the office and the rationalization of meetings, according to a memorandum signed by his CEO. More office and less bureaucracy. In parallel to the layoffs already announced by Intel, the processor manufacturer has announced a hardening of the office policy As of September 1. With this announcement, Lip-Bu so urged their employees to go to the Intel offices four days, instead of the three days they fulfilled so far. “When we spend time together in person, more participatory and productive debates are encouraged. More effective and fast decision -making is facilitated. And our connection with colleagues is strengthened,” he wrote so to his staff. In the words of its CEO, this measure seeks to “flatten the organization” and strengthen collaboration and speed in decision -making, elements that the new address considers strategic to recover its position in the market in front of rivals like Nvidia or Taiwan companies. Intel’s “zuckerization”. Intel’s new executive director’s criteria is aligned with the strategies of Optimization and efficiency which goal has been applying since 2023. “Many teams have eight or more levels of complexity, which generates an unnecessary bureaucracy that slows us. I have asked the executive team to review their respective organizations, with the aim of eliminating levels, expand the areas of control and empower the best employees,” he said so in his statement. The positioning of such It is not new at all. In fact, it is the same structural thinning approach that all great technological ones such as Google are applying, MicrosoftAmazon and, of course, The flag bearer From this strategy, goal. Intel does not wear chainsaw. In any case, and despite sliding the need for layoffs to improve the productivity and competitiveness of the company, its executive director emphasizes that it will not do it at any cost. “We must balance our reductions with the need to retain and recruit key talent. I will train each of my leaders to make the best possible decisions, aligned with our main priorities,” he wrote so. The new course of the company puts in the center the engineering staff, something that makes all the meaning taking into account that its product is the processors. All the measures that Intel ensures that it will take will be aimed at improving the productivity and efficiency of these equipment. As well as paying special attention to the Talent collection and retention In those profiles. Changes in the way of measuring. Intel’s CEO has made it clear that its intention is to end the old hiring dynamics, in which it was not hired by operational necessity, but for fulfilling a series of performance indicators (KPI) for managers. A practice that, either when hiring either When it comes to saying goodbyeThey have used great technological ones in recent years. “I was surprised to know that, in recent years, the most important KPI for many Intel managers has been the size of their teams. From now on, this will not be so,” he said so in his statement. “I firmly believe in the philosophy that the best leaders achieve the maximum with the least number of people. We will adopt this mentality throughout the company, which will include empowering our best talents to make decisions and assume greater responsibility in key priorities.” In Xataka | The return to the office has had a devastating effect for the concentration of employees: not 30 minutes without distracted Image | Intel

The recipe of generation Z against exhaustion consists of not waiting at 65 to retire

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Young people from generation Z are increasingly unlikely to retire, so They are breaking with the traditional idea to work tirelessly until 65 to retire. Instead of waiting for decades to enjoy life, generation Z is promoting a trend that redefines the balance between work and well -being: Microjubilation. Live to work or work to live. This phenomenon, which He has gained strength Thanks to social networks, and proposes strategic pauses in the professional career to recharge energies, explore personal interests and prioritize mental health, all while you still have youth and vitality. As published The Guardian, The concept has its origin in the book ‘The 4 -hour work week‘Timothy Ferriss, in which the author prioritized to lead a happy and full life over professional careers dedicated to making others the dreams of others. You will rest when you retire … or not. According to A survey De sumimbuilder.com, 13% of American retirees expect that during 2025 they will have to return to the labor market Due to the high cost of life, and 22% are already working to subsist. In Spain, on the other hand, the panorama is just the opposite. According to a study From the BBVA and IVIE Foundation, the rent of those over 65 in Spain is 6.4% higher than the European average. Both scenarios are equally bad for those who begin their work career now. In the American case, generation Z has discovered that reaching the retirement age does not imply stop working, even when you have spent all your life doing it. On the other hand, in the case of Spain, the sustainability of pensions and the progressive aging of the population, does not guarantee that, who just begin their work career now, they will have such a wealthy retirement Like who retires now. In either case, the idea of ​​being able to rest when you retire from a thread. Marathon or sprints. Given this dilemma, generation Z is not only rethinking when and how to rest, but also how to build a more sustainable and satisfactory professional life by interspersing sabbatical periods as a “microjubilation” throughout your professional career, As they point out in Bloomberg. Unlike traditional sabbatical periods, which are usually linked to agreements with the employer and may include some type of salary, many young people choose to leave their employment temporarily and finance these brief periods of disconnection with their own savings. The objective is clear: take advantage of the energy and health of youth to travel, learn new skills or devote yourself to personal projects, instead of postponing these dreams to old age. Dominating remote work and precariousness. This new approach to generation Z also responds to a labor reality in which the instability and precariousness They are the order of the day. With the advancement of technology and the normalization of remote work, reinstatement to the world of work after a microretiro offers less friction than in previous generations, when an employee remained In the same company for decades. Generation has proven not to be afraid of change jobs oftenand interspersed a short period of rest between work and work can be a way of applying this model. The possibility of working for projects, part -time or remotely allow these breaks not to necessarily mean a setback in the professional career. In fact, according toThe published by The conversationIn Australia, for example, some companies offer their workers a paid permit when they have been working for them for seven to ten years. A kind of parental permit, but take care of oneself. The value of mental health and well -being. He physical and mental well -being It is one of the main concerns of generation Z, and one of the incentives of these microjubilaciones. StudiesThe World Health Organization revealed the direct relationship between the long working days and the 29% increase in deaths from heart disease and stroke between 2000 and 2016. Before this panorama, young people prefer to prevent exhaustion programming prolonged breaks, instead of waiting for health problems to accumulate over the years. Business Insider HE echoed In the case of Anaïs Felt, a senior manager in a technological company in Silicon Valley who, overwhelmed by the stress and fatigue caused by his work, decided to make a small pause in his career. “I came home so exhausted that I just knocked down on the couch to recover, drew and then lay down,” he said about his routine. “I had no energy to run, or to spend time with my partner, or to laugh,” Felt said in one of the videos he has hung In your Tiktok profile counting his experience. Trend with many “Peros”. Although the microjubilation approach is shown as a way to balance the Self -care with professional careersreality is sometimes stubborn and insists on making it unfeasible. As Felt remembered in the description of his video, before taking one of these breaks he had already paid his student loan and covered some basic needs, making special emphasis on the nuance of “If you can afford it, in my opinion, it is totally worth it.” Belgium State recognizes In his Labor Law the right to disconnect, offering a pause pause. However, previous studies To this measure they recognized that making this pause could have an important impact on the professional career, and became more persistent the younger they were the ones who requested it. Before some fired rental pricesthe cost of up to rise and Added salaries makes the age of emancipation in Spain place at 30.4 years, According to data of Eurostat. If the Z generation is committed to microjubilation, it could make that age superior in the future, depending for a longer time of family support. In Xataka | The Z generation is facing precarious salaries and triggered rentals: it will soon be the richest generation in history Image | Unspash (Keegan Houser)

The great fortunes are bleeding with the collapse of the bag. Warren Buffett has hit his old recipe again

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Financial markets are living A moment of maximum turbulence causing the value of the actions in all markets in the world to collapse from its opening. According to Bloombergsince Thursday, the 500 greatest fortunes in the world already They have lost more than 536,000 million dollarswhile its companies record falls valued by more than 5.4 billion dollars, As he pointed out Reuters. However, meanwhile chaos and justifying the nickname of “Oracle of Omaha”, Warren Buffett seems to have anticipated the collapse taking the appropriate measures to minimize losses. Buffett is the only one whose fortune is not written in red numbers. The devil knows more by old … When Warren Buffett began to get rid of his positions in Some of the main technological ones They were shot in the stock market, many thought that the veteran investor had lost their heads. They continued without understanding anything when the veteran investor accumulated the more than 325,000 million dollars that he obtained from their sales, and He preferred to pay taxes for them to invest again. Today, those who laughed, don’t laugh so much. As stock indices such as S&P 500 are minced– With a collapse of 17% since its February peak, and the Nasdaq falling more than 20% – Buffett’s decision to bet on liquidity and low -risk assets demonstrates its ability to Read the market with enviable precision. His movement has not only allowed him to protect the capital of Berkshire Hathaway, but also increase your own fortune In a context where the vast majority of Milmillonarios is registering losses in the assessment of their assets. As a good veteran In this investmentBuffett’s recipe for these moments of uncertainty is not very different from the one that applied in previous stock market crises: “There is simply no way of knowing how much actions can fall in a short period. However, when important falls occur, they offer extraordinary opportunities for those who are not limited by debts.” In a Opinion article for The New York Times In 2008, the millionaire gave another track about How to anticipate and act before moments like the one we are living: “A simple rule dictates my way of buying: being afraid when others are greedy and being greedy when others are afraid.” After capitalizing a good part of his actions, Warren Buffett now You have the portfolio to overflow with cash and ready to take advantage of generalized falls to buy the best bargains. Therefore, now all eyes are put in the next Buffett movements. The big fortunes lose, but buffett resists The main fortunes record losses so far this year except Warren Buffett. Source: Bloomberg The impact that the announcement of The commercial war that has begun USA has especially hit The technological magnateslike Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, whose fortunes have been reduced in 130,000 million and 45.200 million Of dollars, respectively, in what we have been in 2025. Larry Ellison, meanwhile, has left 42.1 billion dollars after the last falls and Mark Zuckerberg has lost 28.8 billion so far from 2025. Faced with this scenario, Warren Buffett’s fortune has remained out of generalized losses. Berkshire Hathaway class B actions even They have risen 7.7% this yeardespite suffering a slight correction in the last week, the result of the widespread fall of international bags. But it keeps its green counter so far this year. While others suffer the impact of the international exhibition of their portfolios and the fall of technological ones, Buffett did the homework in 2024diversified their investments to focus on sectors less exposed to imports and with a strong presence in the United States, such as insurance, energy and transport. Buffett not only withdrew a good part of the money from Berkshire Hathaway investors, but also chose to invest that liquidity in short -term treasure bonds, whose profitability has recently increased, thus raffling the collapse of the markets. In his Annual letter to shareholders February, Buffett explained that these bonds offer a “predictable gain” and one effective volatility protection of the market. This approach allowed him to avoid the generalized losses that have affected investors exposed to sectors such as technology, where Apple – one of the old jewels of their portfolio – dropped 28% since its peak, due to their high dependence on China. “Berkshire’s shareholders may be sure that we will always display a substantial part of their money in shares,” he said in his letter, although he adds that, as always, his goal is Companies with good foundations. In Xataka | In January, a group of millionaires supported the US president: they have already lost 209,000 million dollars in their mandate In Xataka | In 2000 Amazon fell 80% in the stock market. Bezos’ response leaves a clear lesson: we must not trust the markets Image | Unspash (Maxim Hopman), Flickr (Fortune Live Media)

Salt water, CO2 and electricity are the new recipe to create more sustainable cement and concrete

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Cement is one of the most used artificial materials on the planet, but has two problems. The first, environmentalsince its production emits a remarkable amount of greenhouse gases. The second, the shortage of raw materials such as sand, whose mined also has an environmental impact. A new material. A team of researchers from the Northwestern University and the company ️Cemex Innovation Holding has developed A new construction material through a process that combines marine water, carbon dioxide (CO2) and electricity. This new material can be used in the production of cement and concrete and, according to its developers, in its production more CO2 than it emits. That is why the new material has the ability to make the most sustainable cement and concrete production. Salt water, CO2 and current. The method to create the new material begins by introducing electrodes in the salt water to circulate an electric current that separates water molecules into hydrogen gas and hydroxide ions. As explained by the development responsibleWhile the current circulates, CO2 bubbles are added to the water in order to change the chemical composition of the water by increasing the concentration of bicarbonate ions. The ions of these two compounds (hydroxide and bicarbonate) react with other ions that can be dissolved in marine water, such as calcium and magnesium. From these chemical reactions both calcium carbonate (CACO3) and magnesium hydroxide arise. The first compound, Continue explaining the teamit is in itself a carbon sink; The second, on the other hand, is able to capture additional carbon interacting with CO2 molecules. Copying nature. According to its developers, the process is similar to that used by corals and mollusks to build their structures and shells. The key difference is that these animals use their own metabolism instead of electrical energy to detonate the chemical process. Different uses. The resulting material, a Mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxidecan be used as a substitute for the sand or gravel used in concrete manufacturing, but can also be used to produce cement, plaster and even paint. More control. The resulting material has an important advantage and that its properties can be altered by introducing small changes in the elaboration process such as the current and its voltage, or the duration of the injection of CO2, among others. Thus it is possible to achieve a more porous or more dense and hard substance. The details of the process and its results were published In an article In the magazine Advanced Sustainable Systems. Optimizing the capture of CO2. Another important factor is the calcium carbonate ratio and magnesium hydroxide obtained in the resulting material. This ratio depends, for example, the captured amount of carbon dioxide. According to The developers explaina 50/50 mixture of the compounds can allow to capture a ton of CO2 for every two tons of material. A more harmless waste. The process, as we indicated at the beginning, begins with the separation of water molecules. This generates, in addition to the ions used to unleash the subsequent chemical, hydrogen reactions. This gas is not only harmless but can also be used as an energy reserve. Of course, because electricity is part of the manufacturing process of this material, it must be taken into account that the net emissions of its production will depend on the mix energetic. That is, if the energy used in the process emits CO2 that is not captured, part of the capture would be lost. Another detail to keep in mind is that a good part of CO2 emissions associated with cement production They are generated at a different stage of its manufacture, when the sand is crushed with the limestone and heated at high temperatures capable of decomposing calcium carbonate. This problem occurs if the material is used in the creation of the cement and not when it is mixed later with it in the production of concrete. In Xataka | Construction has a gigantic environmental problem. Its solution: Solar cement plants Image | Northwestern University

The secret for a healthier chocolate is in prebiotics and probiotics. And now we know the “recipe”

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The effect of chocolate on our health is ambiguous. Although some of these preparations based on the fruit of cocoa can report benefits for our health, the usual thing is usually that the sugar and other additions end up deriving in a final product far from being classified as “healthy”. Chocolate, healthier. Now, a group of researchers works on the development of a chocolate with additives that make it healthier. For this they have resorted to add prebiotic and probiotic ingredients in their recipe. Prebiotics + probiotics. Pre- and probiotics are two types of foods that help Regulate our intestinal microbioma. The difference between them is how they do it. Prebiotics are foods that provide nutrients to this microbiome. While probiotics are foods that provide us with microbiota, that is, they contain organisms such as bacteria that help us develop our digestive functions more effectively. The proposal of this team of researchers is to add prebiotic and probiotic ingredients to chocolate. Until now, the idea of ​​adding these elements to chocolate had already been investigated, but doing so had become a somewhat “laborious” task, those responsible for the new study explain. To avoid this complication, the team decided to resort to prebiotics that required a minimum processing such as corn and honey. Five formulas. The team combined the ingredients in different ways to obtain five formulas to compare. The first, reference, contained the usual ingredients in chocolate (such as cocoa butter, powdered cocoa and powdered milk). The rest contained prebiotics (corn and honey); a prebiotic (which could be Lactobacillus Acidophilus LA-14, o Lactobacillus rhamnosus Gg), and an additive to give flavor (which would be cinnamon or orange). Keeping sensations. One of the factors that the equipment wanted to put to the test were the fat levels of these products since the texture of the resulting product depends on these. They found that the formulas maintained this characteristic consistently but also pointed out some differences between conventional chocolate and sinbiotics (those that were subject to the study). For example They observed They added orange showed a lower pH (greater acidity), greater humidity and higher protein levels compared to the rest. They also observed that the four symbiotic chocolates presented higher levels of antioxidants. These lost some consistency, which made them less crispy. Counting microbes. The study also included an analysis of the survival capacity of the bacteria used. They found that these continued to maintain their vitality after 125 days of chocolate storage. The team also submitted these to “stomach conditions” and found that microbes were also able to survive these conditions for more than five hours. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine ACS Food Science & Technology. The benefits (and risks) of chocolate. The effects, positive and negative, of chocolate can be associated with certain compounds, some present in their main ingredient and others in additives. One of the key elements is antioxidants. Antioxidants are especially in black chocolate, and among them Epicatechina stands outa type of flavonol. These compounds can protect us from free radicals, which has been associated with better cardiac health, a “balanced” immune system, a lower risk of diabetes, and other potential benefits. On the other hand, the sugars and fats present in chocolates can be made harmful if we consume excessive amounts, especially if we consume is not dark chocolate but more sweetened versions of the product. In Xataka | Some scientists designed the “perfect chocolate”, and the secret is in physics Image | Tamas Pap

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