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Infraestructuras

We repurpose recycled tires to make materials for road safety equipment 

This is a new milestone for Sacyr, as this is the first time that the group manufactures construction elements for civil works. Never before had we produced this kind of material. 

30/09/2022

Tungsteno

Pompeii, a jewel of ancient recycling buried by a volcano

Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and for centuries slept under a blanket of ash and pumice some six metres deep. We discuss how this priceless archaeological treasure was built from stones from nearby quarries, rubbish and reused materials.

27/09/2022

Innovation

We developed a new type of concrete in Chile using glass waste 

Chile has launched a new example of circular economy applied to the creation of new building materials. This project consists of the development of a new type of concrete by recovering glass waste.

23/09/2022

Tungsteno

The controversy of facial recognition in the Ukraine war

Facial recognition company Clearview AI, which hopes to be able to identify "almost everyone in the world" by 2023, has offered its services free of charge to Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. This is how the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence uses this technology and some of the risks involved.

21/09/2022