Pablo G. Bejerano, Author on Think Big

Artificial intelligence could allow us to predict earthquakes

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 8 March 2017 at 17:27

The possibilities of predicting earthquakes increase with artificial intelligence techniques and the mass introduction of data in algorithms. Throughout history, natural catastrophes have been some of the most surprisingly terrible phenomena. Cultures created entire mythologies based on these moments when nature...Continue reading »

DARPA and its ambition to combine humans and machines

Future Trends

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 6 March 2017 at 18:26

The American agency DARPA is characterized by undertaking the most futuristic projects. At its core, extremely celebrated inventions such as the Internet itself, or at least its embryo, have arisen. It goes without saying that artificial intelligence is one of...Continue reading »

This sensor inside a football provides a new level of info

Digital Life

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 6 March 2017 at 09:21

A team of scientists at the University of Illinois is experimenting with sensors inside sports objects such as balls or racquets. The proliferation of sensors in sports began with wearables, but will go much further. Smartwatches and smart bracelets runners use...Continue reading »

South Korea plans to build a train that will travel at 1,000 km/h

Future Trends

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 31 January 2017 at 17:37

The first train to travel at 1,000 km/h may soon be a reality in South Korea, where there are already plans to build it in the “not too distant future”. The Korea Railroad Research Institute, which is administered by the South...Continue reading »

Paperfuge: a revolution for medicine in the third world

Technical Innovation

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 23 January 2017 at 15:42

A low-cost invention has been created at Stanford University with the capacity to revolutionise medicine in areas with fewer resources. The task Manu Prakash has set himself is highly gratifying. This scientist, who studied engineering and computer science in India, his...Continue reading »

How our attention span is decreasing

Digital Life

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 23 December 2016 at 13:28

The number of stimuli that we’re exposed to every day is forcing us to split our attention, and we’re having an increasingly difficult time focusing on a single task. The attention span is an interval of time in which a person...Continue reading »

This drone-ambulance just had its first test flight

Future Trends

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 19 December 2016 at 13:31

The drone-ambulance developed by the Israeli company Urban Aeronautics successfully completed its first test flight. The incorporation of drones in civilian and commercial fields has promoted the development of products by a multitude of companies. In the past, most of the...Continue reading »

‘Mobile’ renewable energies: a new concept is born

Uncategorized

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 29 November 2016 at 13:11

Mobile renewable energies are easier to install and can be transported to other locations when needed. The idea we have today of solar and wind energy is photovoltaic panels and mighty wind generators. These installations are not suitable for other activities...Continue reading »

This startup will remove CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into fuel

Future Trends

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 21 November 2016 at 16:07

The startup Carbon Engineering has a method for transforming atmospheric CO2 into small spheres which can be used as fuel. The growing presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is one of the reasons that is pressing governments and institutions to...Continue reading »

This Robot is Precise Enough to Operate on Cataracts

Future Trends

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 14 November 2016 at 17:30

Precision is one of the virtues a good surgeon has to have. And in this sense, it is not easy for robots to compete. Motricity in machines is difficult to orchestrate, and movements that a person makes naturally tend to...Continue reading »