And the technological highlights of the past week were…

This past week, we analyzed the new Huawei Watch GT 5, introduced the Oura Ring 4, talked about Europe’s new quantum data center by IBM, and much more.

Engineers, as well as consumers, are always looking for ways to extend batteries, trying to make them last as long as possible between charges. Do you think 50 years is enough time?

Betavolt nuclear battery


The last few months have been busy for car lovers. Renault, in particular, has been providing enthusiasts with renovations that bring its most iconic models closer to the present and the future. After the 5, the French company will deliver the 100% electric Renault 4 E-Tech to the market.

Renault 4 E-Tech 100% electric


Sony today announced a major expansion of its popular LinkBuds product line, with the launch of new wireless headphones. The new LinkBuds Fit and LinkBuds Open, as well as the long-awaited LinkBuds Speaker are interesting proposals that will be used on a daily basis.

Sony LinkBuds headphones


The merger between the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is expected to occur in approximately 4.5 billion years. This cosmic event, known as a “galactic collision”, will not be a collision in the traditional sense, but rather a complex gravitational interaction, where the stars and stellar systems of both galaxies will be reconfigured into a new shape. However, some astrophysicists already consider this event to be happening!

Illustration of the merger between the Milky Way galaxy and Andromeda


IBM opened, yesterday, the first Quantum Data Center outside the United States. The company's second quantum data center in the world is now operational in Ehningen, Germany.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at IBM's new quantum data center in Germany


Oura has been leading the smart rings market, with other companies gradually integrating it - the most recent being Samsung, with the Galaxy Ring. Now, the Oura Ring 4 arrives, with more sensors and a renewed design.

Oura Ring 4


After an unusually heavy rain, the Sahara desert turned green. NASA released an image showing the phenomenon.

NASA images of the Sahara desert after torrential rain


Huawei has invested in the smartwatch market in a unique way. Its objective is to dominate this area and it has shown that it is moving in that direction. If previous smartwatches were already unique pieces, they were reaffirmed with these two new proposals. The Watch GT 5 and Watch GT5 Pro from Huawei are 2 excellent smartwatches that we will now get to know, and that Pplware shows first hand.

Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro smartwatches watch


A breakthrough in miniaturizing a type of scanner that uses laser light, rather than harmful x-rays, to see beneath our skin in unprecedented detail could help revolutionize medical imaging.


Together with Princeton University, the University of Seville is developing the SMART project, which seeks to create a sustainable nuclear fusion reactor in Spain.

Nuclear fusion reactor - Project SMART


It is still under development, but researchers admit they are optimistic. The world's first vaccine against ovarian cancer, to be developed in the United Kingdom, could eradicate the disease.

Illustrative image of the ovaries


AI entered our daily lives with a bang and gained its space naturally. If it initially focused on providing the ability to create text, it quickly evolved into audio and voice, now taking important steps in video. Meta has been following these trends and has now presented Movie Gen, its new AI model capable of generating video.

Meta IA Movie Gen video


NASA has a communications problem: the radio frequencies used by spacecraft for communications are becoming too busy. But the agency already has cutting-edge technology to solve the problem.

Source: pplware.sapo.pt