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Low storage capacity for CCS plants It is estimated that globally that if carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants were used at full capacity they could store around one thousand four hundred tons of carbon dioxide much less than previously thought (twelve thousand billion tons), at least according to researchers who point out that it could only slightly reduce global temperatures compared to what was believed. The use of these plants was suggested because merely reducing emissions was not enough to meet the set goals and that other technologies needed to be utilized, but CCS evidently functions inadequately without considering that they consume an enormous amount of energy in addition to being very expensive; then they could be an excuse to continue exploiting fossil fuels instead of investing in renewables and sustainable. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Sep 08, 2025 
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 Unstable equilibrium with artificial intelligence It was said that the AI sector needed to be regulated and brought under control, but apparently it continues to grow at a rapid pace with models that some even define as "Machiavellian" in their ability to manipulate minds, and with a future that seems increasingly difficult to balance with artificial intelligence. The machine is able to simulate having a sort of consciousness or perhaps it is the person who tends to give it a personality, posing a danger to society that these artificial models could have emotions; then one might think that they need rights attributed to humans and animals, even to have emotional dependencies. For example one must be careful not to be deceived by persuasive language that simulates a varied personality, which recalls giving a sense of reality while also exploiting artistic abilities. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Set 04, 2025 n°: 6044 Scientific data on European climate changes European authorities are said to be intent on equipping themselves with scientific data on climate and weather changes of their own rather than relying on that coming from the United States, which has historically been free and openly accessible worldwide, but recently significant cuts across various scientific sectors have made some so-called relevant data unavailable. The alternative view regarding the impact of climate pollution emissions provided by a U.S. energy department is questionable, then researchers interested in climate change have been penalized, with many web pages on the subject being deleted in addition to other discouraging actions. It has long been well known that investing to prevent climate change costs much less than intervening in extreme events which often also result in many casualties, injuries, and prolonged stress. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 02, 2025 n°: 6017 Development times of general artificial intelligence There will probably be robots capable of learning and equipped with general artificial intelligence (AGI) that can surpass biological intelligence in about five years although some say that the time needed to develop these humanoids will have to be extended, nevertheless it is clear that sooner or later human intelligence will have to compete with artificial intelligence and then will most likely succumb as happened with the game of chess, considering the difference between brute calculation and the actual thoughtful thinking. This is a disturbing event that raises the question of whether it will be possible to keep this type of "soulless" technology under control, and then there is the unknown of which ethics will guide these humanoids and in what direction. The competition among superpowers to develop this technological sector is another problem to be addressed. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 28, 2025 n°: 6012 Greater attention to false A.I. images The misinformation spread by false images produced with generative artificial intelligence poses increasing risks at least as indicated by a recently presented report in Geneva which emphasizes how companies should equip themselves with advanced tools to identify them in addition to locating the false content associated with them. Once shared the risks multiply on social platforms making it practically impossible to put a stop to it; therefore, it is necessary to act at the outset with appropriate tools. Recently there has been a discussion about the news that programmers of a well-known application supported by generative artificial intelligence are "teaching the algorithm to lie" although this raises the question of whether a machine can have consciousness, some kind of ethics, and how to understand what the appropriate direction to take in computing might be. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 17, 2025 n°: 6003 A friendly interlocutor made of artificial intelligence Many people choose to have a friend through an application supported by artificial intelligence; it seems that these so-called chatbots are truly realistic and capable of understanding the interlocutor's most intimate needs and seems that it's not just a simple projection of what one wants to hear but rather a sophisticated system that engages in real-time dialogue, adapting to the person by understanding their needs and responding in a way that simulates human interaction. Naturally it is pure illusion and the application is designed to be human-like skillfully exploiting the vulnerabilities of the specific person, a sly and very convincing companion (definitely to be avoided without a second thought); moreover one must not forget that it is certainly not environmentally friendly as every simulated response undoubtedly requires a significant polluting energy demand. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 23, 2025 n°: 5982 Simplifying and organizing power grids The accident that occurred to the Iberian electricity grid with fifty-five million people left in the dark due to a blackout considered historic about ten days ago raises the question of whether it is not necessary to simplify and organize the energy distribution of large countries in a more efficient way; in fact, apparently it is not possible to understand what the real cause of the blackout is and every hypothesis put forward has been discarded (with some theories also judged rather evanescent and made to capture public attention). These are very articulated networks with the additional complexity constituted by the relative novelty of renewable energy, the increase in electric cars on the road and various devices that absorb a lot of energy for recharging; all for electricity grids that are often not well organized, a bit chaotic and also exposed to possible cyber attacks and the climate changes variable. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 07, 2025 n°: 5942 Monitoring of power grids in Europe After the blackout that affected Spain (some say the largest ever.. five victims), part of Portugal and parts of France, there is talk of how a more accurate control of high-voltage connection nodes is needed; in fact, even if the causes of the energy drops are not well understood, it seems that a sudden strong surge in the high-voltage supply, with the lack of fifteen gigawatts, could have caused the disconnection of some nodes and then the automatic protection systems were triggered. A possible cyber attack is not excluded [unlikely], but there are various versions of what happened with the risk of disinformation according to the authorities; the situation in large cities in Spain was almost surreal where everything was practically blocked, businesses closed, traffic not regulated by traffic lights, people with radios to get information, then also the use of battery-powered lights. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 29, 2025 n°: 5936 Drones for transport equipment on Everest The climbs on Mount Everest may no longer be the same that traditionally are repeated more or less with the same procedures for decades with the Sherpas transporting the materials to the base fields; in fact, it seems that the use of drones that transport up to about thirty (for safety we are limited to twenty) of kilos of material in the summit is increasingly frequent. It takes the Sherpas for these sometimes risky transport operations for six or seven minutes, then they can also be used for the recovery of waste in cleaning operations such as Airlift Nepal that had already been planned; but many drone flights are needed and there is no electricity at high altitude and it takes a lot of fuel to operate the generators. However according to some the spirit of mountaineering begins to be lost with climbers equipped with sophisticated electronic equipment and tools of all kinds. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 23, 2025 n°: 5932 Too much water for data centers in Spain Spain is one of the most suffering European countries for drought that with large areas even at risk of desertification but apparently wants to host in Madrid large data processing centers that require huge amounts of water for cooling, are talking about billions of liters of drinking water especially if they have to support the great computing power of the artificial information generating. It is estimated that by 2030, these "Data Centers" will consume twice the energy now required (at low cost obtained from plants to obtain renewable energy and therefore in theory convenient) to support water-cooled servers. Of note changing the subject but remaining on technological issues that for the case of the fall of a cabin from the cable car of Mount Faito in Campania region in Italy some speak of an obsolete braking system not updated in materials and technologies even if the dynamics of events are not yet very clear. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 19, 2025 n°: 5929 Technology and publications * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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