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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

Tungsteno
Technology to combat glacier melting
"One of the big humanitarian time bombs of climate change." That's how glaciologist Jemma Wadham describes the melting of glaciers. Some researchers are working to slow it down using reflective blankets known as geotextiles. But while the solution looks promising, it has one major drawback: its scalability.
15/03/2023

Innovation
We revalorize construction waste and ash to create roads and buildings
Tecnocir was born out of the necessity to reduce CO2 emissions, the high use of raw materials to obtain aggregates and the generation of large volumes of waste from demolitions in construction.
09/03/2023