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Isaac Peral and his electric submarine
In 1888, Isaac Peral launched an electric submarine that could navigate underwater and fire torpedoes. Spain had the future in its hands, then buried it in paperwork.
Project Huemul: the secret Argentine experiment that promised to master nuclear fusion
On an island in Lake Nahuel Huapi, Argentina tried to master nuclear fusion. Ronald Richter, Juan Perón, and the failure that helped seed the Balseiro Institute.
Why I Think an Internet Blackout Is Coming Soon
There's an idea that's been circling in my mind for some time now: one day, perhaps soon, it won't be a website that goes down, or an app, or a social network. Something more invisible will fail.
The Car That Runs on Firewood: Old Technology Cuba Is Reviving Out of Necessity
The idea caught my attention after seeing a video posted on YouTube by Reuters, showing
Fiction or Prophecy? 20 Cartoons and Films That Predicted Our Present
For decades, animation and film have served as windows into possible futures. What once seemed like
How Apple's AirTag ACTUALLY Works
Apple's AirTags have quickly gained popularity for their ability to help people track
The Awakening: The Day Machines Become Conscious
Consciousness is a complex and difficult concept to define. Although we all have a general idea of what
The Invisible Giants and Their Shoulders of Concrete: The Story of Forgotten Brilliant Minds
A phrase I've always liked, for everything it carries behind it, is one uttered
Could a Quantum Computer Crack All Our Passwords?
Cryptography is a technique used to protect information and keep it secure from potential threats
Can AI Predict Earthquakes in the Near Future?
Note: This article has been partially written by an artificial intelligence algorithm. Imagine evacuating a populated area
What Is a Digital Brain and Why Should You Have One?
A digital brain is a technological tool that allows us to store, organize, and access information
Your Next Hard Drive Will Be Made of DNA!
Today we're going to talk about a super interesting and somewhat unusual topic: storing information
Cómo minar Dogecoins en tu pc o laptop. Directo al grano. 2021.
Guía completa, paso a paso, de cómo minar la criptomoneda Dogecoin desde nuestra PC o laptop, ya sea Windows, Linux o Mac.
How to mine Dogecoins on Raspberry Pi 4? Straight to the point.
Learn how to install the correct algorithms to mine Dogecoins on a Rasbperry Pi 4. From start to finish.
YuboxNow: equip your ESP32 board with its own LoRaWAN configuration and support Web interface
Web configuration interface for ESP32. It supports WiFi, LoRaWAN, and many must-have features for IoT.
Predictive vs progressive vs automatic scoreboard. Call center concepts.
Call centers are popular today. They are the types of sometimes annoying calls,
CO2 monitoring, the key to return to normal after the pandemic
When the pandemic surprised the world, we did not know where to run, the doctors did not know what treatment it was
Telecommuting and other post-pandemic technological trends (2022-2023). Analysis.
There is no doubt that the COVID19 pandemic has been terrible for humanity, but in some way
The "smart" watches of yesteryear
Yesterday I tweeted a photo of a Casio brand wristwatch from the 80s that I found forgotten
Raspberry Pi vs Arduino. Which is better?
Differences between Arduino and Raspberry Pi. When to use one or the other? We explain here the pros and cons of each of them.
Open source vs free software. Their differences and which one is better?
In 1998 I started a long journey in the world of open source. I founded PaloSanto Solutions, probably
The strange case of Satoshi Nakamoto. Who is behind the most wanted character in the world and father of cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies are booming, they are everywhere. By now, we've all heard of them and
Emergency charger for Macbook Pro. In case you lost the original.
It happened to me that I got to the office and realized that I left the forgotten charger at home.
Harvesting energy from radio waves (Energy harvesting). A technology that we already used more than a century ago.
A few days ago I came across a product that is being funded on Kickstarter (the most popular site
The most numerous animals on the planet are also the least known. The infamous case of krill and springtails.
The reader may be surprised to learn that the most numerous animals on the planet are not the
Mysteriously endless experiments. Can they work indefinitely? One of them has been in operation since the 19th century.
They will sound like two science fiction stories, but they are not. These are experiments or devices that, even
Weather station with Arduino MKR1000
A few months ago I came across a fun project: I wanted to publish information on the climate of Huigra Viejo on the Web
How to make a USB car charger (car) and how a DC voltage reducer works
Today the cell phone charger that I use to charge my cell phone in the car broke down. Is not a
High voltage source with recycled parts
I have wanted to make a high voltage source for a long time (I mean tens of thousands of volts). Some
How to Make a Vacuum Tube by Hand!
The other day a friend jokingly told me "why don't you make your own vacuum
How to Multiply Two Numbers If You Only Know How to Multiply and Divide by Two
This is a method I read in a book some time ago, and beyond its limited practical use
Our contextual reasoning doesn't always help
A couple of months ago I was passing through the Santiago de Chile airport and while I was waiting
Dangerous pharmaceutical patents and the most hated man in the world. Are we turning to generic drugs?
This is not a new debate. In fact, much is discussed about reducing the time of