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Tungsteno

The secrets of the Sagrada Familia

More than 140 years after the foundation stone was laid, the Sagrada Familia is still a work in progress. Here we take a look at the construction of this mega-structure, which contains many references to nature and has been built using more than 50 different types of stone.

05/04/2023

Sustainability

Digitalized demolitions to get deeper insight on materials 

At Valrec project, we have recently started to use BIM-SD, a tool that offers valuable information on the quality, quantity, location, and shape of the material to destruct. 

03/04/2023

Tungsteno

The robot that changes shape to escape from prison

A team of engineers has developed a robot that can jump over moats, climb walls or escape from a cage, all with the aid of a magnetic field. Yet despite its enormous potential in the fields of medicine and electronics, it is not yet fully autonomous and has some limitations.

29/03/2023

Tungsteno

Zombie fungus from ‘The Last of Us’ in the real world?

Most fungal species cannot reproduce at human body temperature. But this could change with climate change. We investigate how global warming affects these organisms and whether they could actually cause a pandemic like the one in the series ‘The Last of Us’.

22/03/2023

Concesiones

We anticipate slope movements with satellite radar and predictive models

A collaboration project between Sacyr and the startup Detektia allows us to implement an early warning system for terrain behavior

16/03/2023