Obtaining steel is one of the most polluting industrial processes. The process starts with iron ore and coke that are heated to 1,600 ºC to obtain the iron, and in doing so, they are expelled large amounts of CO2. And later, starting from iron, steel can be obtained. But it…

Although it did not have much media coverage, perhaps because it coincided with the soccer world championship, the Biodiversity Conference held in Montreal achieved unexpected positive results, at least in theory. Now it is necessary to see how the agreed objectives are met. The conference sponsored by the UN lasted…

There are drones for a multitude of applications, and many of them are focused on deliveries to individuals, taking their order by air to their home. But that is not efficient at all except in the special case of people who live very isolated in the middle of nowhere. Other…

As AI is introduced into all kinds of activities, the film industry is no stranger to it, and it is used in many ways in film making. Today AI algorithms help write scripts and create images and animations to produce the most realistic special effects. AI can analyze large amounts…

We know that in the business world, companies patent their developments, and on many occasions they assign the use of their patents to other companies that pay them a royalty, and that generates additional income for companies that invest their money in developing new processes and products. . Quite a…

People who are not familiar with electronic technology will not understand the importance of this fact, but they surely will if we explain to them that the transistor is the basic component of all integrated circuits that we use today. Integrated circuits have tens of millions of transistors inside, and…

Robot applications depend on the imagination of their designers, as there are a number of sensors and devices that can be added to give them different usage options. Today I comment the case of a robot that is capable of walking on metal walls and ceilings. It is a four-legged…

We are all aware of the enormous hassle involved in navigating the multiple websites on the Internet and using passwords to access many of them. Passwords are like security keys that we use to access these websites, but it is true that when using dozens of websites, the handling of…

After the first days of euphoria following succeeding a positive result for fusion energy with a test in an American laboratory, common sense is taking over and almost everyone recognizes that nuclear fusion energy is not going to get us out of the problem of climate change that is upon…