The Mexicans who created bioplastic from potato peel
In Mexico, of the 100 million tons of potato produced annually, only 33 percent is recycled. In addition, according to the National Institute of Recyclers (INARE), in 2012, only 67 million 810 thousand 700 tons of waste were recycled. Therefore, contamination due to disposable products has been ...
Why are the scooter and bike-sharing companies leaving CDMX?
The last mile transportation revolution, coupled with the rise in non-motorized mobility, has sparked initiatives that until a few years ago would have been eccentricities. For example, the proliferation of bicycle services and electric scooters without anchor in the purest Silicon Valley style: without permission, quickly and seeing the regulation as ...
Facebook tries to make the human brain its new data source
In 2017, Facebook announced that it wanted to create a headband that would allow people to type at a speed of 100 words per minute using only their thoughts. Now, just over two years later, the social media giant reveals that it has funded extensive university research with human volunteers that ...
Explainer: What is machine learning?
(Via UNAM Global) Many developers have not had much exposure to machine learning yet, and because of that, most of them get confused and think they are crazy robots. First, let's clear up some of the confusion around machine learning. Then we will delve into science and math (yes, there will be math) behind ...
Addendas? Here we explain that tax term
When it comes to billing insurance you have come across a peculiar word: addenda. It turns out that it is something very simple, and also necessary for some invoices. Here we explain it to you An Addenda is a complement of information that can be attached to a Digital Tax Receipt by Internet (CFDI) optionally to include ...
Meet the UNAM engineer who teaches mathematics on YouTube
Marisol Maldonado Olmos is 24 years old, she is a Mechatronics engineer from the Faculty of Engineering (FI) of UNAM, and creator of the YouTube channel Steps for Engineering, an educational project with multimedia content for students in the Physics-Mathematics area. His videos present basic science tutorials such as algebra, linear algebra, differential calculus, integral calculus; In addition, they address engineering issues such as ...