Alejandro Alcolea

42 published news

November 2024

1. 16 November
2. China Launches a New Type of Lifeguard: Autonomous Boats Equipped with Cameras and AI Systems
3. AI Energy Consumption Is Often Overestimated, Officials Say. There Is a More Pressing Matter: Air Conditioning
4. 09 November
5. Researchers Have Just Reinvented the Brick. It’s Just Like It Was Thousands of Years Ago, but With a Modern Twist
6. 05 November
7. Nintendo Alarmo Isn’t Just an Alarm Clock. It’s Also a New Way to Play Doom
8. 04 November
9. Believe It or Not, Saudi Arabia Is Fully Committed to Neom. Now, It’s Constructing a Massive Cube That Could Fit 20 Empire State Buildings

October 2024

1. 21 October
2. In Their Relentless Fight Against Alzheimer’s, Scientists Have Discovered an Unexpected Ally: Coffee
3. First-Class Seats Are a Thing of the Past. Airlines Are Now Focused on Offering Business Class Seats That Go Beyond Luxury
4. 12 October
5. South Korea Recycles 97% of Its Food Waste. The Key: Either Pay to Recycle or Get Fined
6. 07 October
7. In Just Two Years, We’ve Gone From a Buttonless iPhone to an iPhone With the Most Buttons Ever. It’s an Excellent Decision
8. 05 October
9. The U.S. Lost a Destroyer in World War II. Almost 80 Years Later, Underwater Drones Found It at the Bottom of the Pacific Ocean

September 2024

1. 30 September
2. What Apple Giveth to You, Apple Taketh From You: The Simple iPhone 16 Setting That Improves All Your Photos
3. The Worst Drought in 70 Years Has Increased the Price of Colombian Coffee. It Looks Like It’ll Get Worse in 2025
4. 24 September
5. Bill Gates Knows Exactly What He’d Do if He Was 20 Years Old: A Startup 100% Dedicated to AI
6. 21 September
7. This Is Transgenic Wood, a Sustainable Alternative to Concrete That Has the Potential to Revolutionize Construction
8. 10 September
9. According to This Chart That Ranks Countries by Beer Consumption, China Is Beer Country

July 2024

1. 16 July
2. The First Commercial Aircraft ‘Made in China’ Has Been a Success. It’s Preparing to Take On Airbus and Boeing
3. Someone Put an Apple AirTag and an Android Tracker in the Mail. The Results Aren't Good News for Google
4. 15 July
5. We've Gone From Robot Dogs to Dominate the World to Robot Dogs to Help Blind People. This Is China's Robot Guide Dog
6. 12 July
7. America's Hypersonic Aircraft Has Been an Open Secret Since 2007. China Used the Intel to Get Ahead
8. 08 July
9. As It Turns Out, There’s Another Terrestrial Species That Can Heal Wounds and Perform Surgical Amputations: Ants
10. 02 July
11. The Tour de France Has a Team Dedicated Exclusively to One Crucial Task: Erasing the Penises Painted on the Roads
12. 01 July
13. This Interactive 'Google Maps' of World War II Is the Best Way to Immerse Yourself in the Conflict's Battles

June 2024

1. 30 June
2. Japan Has the Key to the Next Evolution of Robots: Wrapping Them in Human Skin
3. 11 June
4. A Comparison of the Militaries of the World's Global Powers, Illustrated in a Handy Chart
5. 10 June
6. All the Games Unveiled at Xbox Showcase 2024, Including the 14 Best Upcoming Titles
7. Microsoft Announces Three New Xbox Series Consoles for 2024, Including the Rumored Xbox Series X All Digital
8. 09 June
9. In 1955, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Felt Its Name Was Too Complicated to Reach Foreign Markets, So It Changed It to 'Sony'
10. 04 June
11. Persians Already Invented Air Conditioning Thousands of Years Ago: This Is How Their 'Wind Catchers' Worked
12. 01 June
13. After Thousands of Years, Researchers Have Discovered a New Cat Color. It's Called ‘Salty Licorice’

May 2024

1. 28 May
2. The Biggest Mayan Discovery 'in Decades' Has Sparked a Profound Realization: We Know Very Little About Its Civilization
3. 27 May
4. Texas Was an Oil Giant, Now It’s a Solar Energy Titan: The State Already Produces More Energy Than California
5. We Knew That Mexico's Mummies Were Creepy, But Now We Know That They're Also Biohazard Risks
6. 25 May
7. Geisha Is the Most Exclusive Coffee on Earth. It Has Unexpected Origins
8. 22 May
9. Every Once in a While, We Come Across 1,700-Year-Old Roman Dodecahedra. We Still Don’t Know What They Were Used For
10. 21 May
11. Venice’s Downfall Won’t Be Tourism or Sea-Level Rise, but Rather the Tree Trunks It Was Built On
12. 15 May
13. There's a Problem With the Mayan Ruins: They’re Becoming Inaccessible Due to Violence
14. 13 May
15. U.S. Military Shows Off Its Manta Ray Robot. It’s Huge, Autonomous and Ready for Long Underwater Missions
16. The U.S. Has Long Debated Banning Decaf Coffee. The Fight Has Reached a Critical Moment
17. 07 May
18. Apple Watch Series 9 Review: Restrained Ambition for What is Still the iPhone’s Best Companion
19. 05 May
20. This Is Ocean Farm 1, the Giant 360-Foot Wide Cage That Can Farm 1.6 Million Salmon
21. 04 May
22. iPhone 15 Pro Review: A Look Beyond the Spec Sheet

April 2024

1. 17 April
2. Best Mid-Range Smartphones 2024