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The secrets of Mount Rushmore
01/10/2024
With Sacyrian accent
The Northeast Tenerife Wastewater Treatment Plant (EDAR Noreste de Tenerife in Spanish) operates with an MBR (membrane bioreactors) system, where microorganisms decompose the organic matter in wastewater to reduce its pollutant load.
10/09/2024
Tungsteno
The architect who builds "half of a good house"
Alejandro Aravena is one of Latin America’s most recognized architects. Beyond the construction of buildings, he emphasised the importance of ensuring the development of opportunities and services in cities that improve the quality of life for all residents.
02/09/2024
Tungsteno
The 3 craziest projects to create a sea in the Sahara Desert
The fascinating idea of transforming the arid Sahara desert into a sea has captivated the minds of engineers and visionaries for more than two centuries. Among the most striking proposals is the creation of a gigantic salt lake and the use of atomic bombs to achieve it.
06/08/2024
Infraestructuras
We use digitalization to get in-depth ground prospecting insights
Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructure in Chile is partnering with the geotechnical area of the Department of Engineering of the Universidad de la Santísima Concepción (UCSC) to develop a repository tool that digitizes the collected information from previous soil studies. This way, we get the information before excavating to see what the best approach to this process is.
23/07/2024
Science talks
Researchers discover how charcoal can decontaminate wastewater
A group of researchers has discovered that digestate helps decontaminate water, creating a win-win situation: digestates are no longer an environmental problem and can be given a sustainable economic use.
10/07/2024