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Environmentally smart routes in your navigator

Until now we have usually chosen the quickest, jam-free route when we use a navigator. But what if we could pick a way that takes pollution parameters into account from now on?

03/03/2021

Innovation

Juanelo Turriano, unknown 16th c. Innovator (II)

Essentially, the problem was that, although the waters rose from the Tagus to the Alcázar under military administration, the military—despite making use of the Artificio—refused to pay for it, claiming they had not commissioned the project. 

01/03/2021

Innovation

Juanelo Turriano, unknown 16th C. innovator (I)

El Greco is not Toledo’s only adopted son worthy of an entry in the history books. Juanelo Turriano was a remarkable character who merits wider fame.

22/02/2021

Infraestructuras

Creating buildings as if from Tente

According to Wikipedia, Tente was a line of Spanish construction toys consisting of interlocking plastic bricks that could be assembled to create, on a small scale, something very similar to what we see in modular architecture.

19/02/2021

Tungsteno

New gadgets that promise a greener future

The most amazing tech devices on the planet are showcased every January at CES in Las Vegas, the world's biggest technology extravaganza. This year, innovations such as solar cells that work indoors are among the highlights. They are the stars of a new generation of green gadgets.

10/02/2021