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When “green” doesn’t come from doing an LCA, but only from a Pantone® colour

If my grandma had heard about green marketing, she would have raised an eyebrow saying: “That sounds like they’re selling you the same thing... just with a pine-scented label.” And if I told her about the recent situation with Ursula von der Leyen, having to confirm her support for the Green...

How Did We Recover from the Blackout?

Hydropower as the Silent Heroine of April 28 By now, we’re probably all tired of hearing every kind of theory—some quite colorful—about the causes behind the April 28th blackout. But what has received far less media attention is the set of technical solutions that made it possible to restore power...

Preserving what we are: a new technical perspective on the maintenance of built heritage

Beneath the vaults of a Gothic church, within the thick walls of a Cistercian monastery, in the stucco of a Renaissance palace or the rammed earth and timber frames of a traditional house, a single truth emerges: built heritage is an essential part of our history and collective identity. It is a...

Chemical recycling of textile waste: a new life for fiber blends

A growing problem: mountains of textile waste Clothing and textile consumption has increase with the expansion of so-called "fast fashion", giving rise to enromous amounts of waste. In Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA)1 reports that each EU citizen purchased an average of 19kg of...

A journey through production

Imagine if every product that reaches your hands could explain its story: where it comes from, what materials it was made with, what processes it went through, how its quality was guaranteed and under what conditions it was transported to its destination. We live in an era in where information is...

Skylines and roots: Dubai and its innovation strategy

Talking about Dubai means revisiting the Innovating R&D posts on the CARTIF blog. It means discussing the characteristics of ecosystems that foster resilience and help avoid “lotus flower” scenarios. It means reflecting on the essence and purpose that keep us in constant motion and make us...

Of the pig, even its walk

When we see a pig, we all tend to think that every part of it can be used: its delicious hams, pork cracklings, chorizo, loins.....including, as the saying goes "even its walk". However, at CARTIF we know there ir more beyond that: a great variety of by-products and waste generated during the...

Invisible allies against salinity: microbiota and sequencing for resilient agriculture

In a situation where soil salinity poses a significant threat to global agricultural productivity, scientific research is increasingly focusing on the vital role of soil microorganisms. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), soil salinity is a major challenge for agriculture...

The 28A blackout and the lessons to be learned about the energy transition

In March 2024 I was at a conference on information technologies during which a person from REE stated that in the future we will not be able to take the security of electricity supply for granted. This person did not explain the reason for such a statement, but I do not think he was thinking of a...

From ambition to action: the evolution of the European Cities Mission

In 2022, the European Commision launched one of its most ambitious initiatives: the Smart and Climate Neutral Cities Mission for 2030. In this mission, 112 cities were selected from among 377 candidates to lead the transition to climate neutrality and achieve it by 2030, 20 years before the global...

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Agrofood

October 16th, World Food Day: #ZeroHunger

October 16th, World Food Day: #ZeroHunger

#ZeroHunger is the motto for the World Food Day that is celebrated on October 16 leaded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) worldwide. #ZeroHunger is also part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the World Health Organization...

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Energy & Environment

BIM for renovation?

BIM for renovation?

New European directives on energy efficiency, targeting a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be achieved by 2023, are triggering deep renovation building projects, which are largely responsible for these emissions. This high demand for the...

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Environment

Biomass. Now yes?

Biomass. Now yes?

Many people will have an accurate idea of what biomass is and what it represents in our society. In an energy context in which energy prices are continually breaking historical records, there are already many consumers who, in view of the imminent winter, have found...

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Industry

Industry 5.0, seriously?

Industry 5.0, seriously?

It seems unbelievable, but 5 years have passed since CARTIF inaugurated the blog with the post on Industry 4.0 in which I analysed some of the keys to the so-called “fourth industrial revolution” and how it could affect the industry in our country. It has always...

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Health & Quality of life

Fighting with triple A (AAA), the silent enemy

Fighting with triple A (AAA), the silent enemy

The Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm (AAA) has been recognized as a major health problem in the last decade. The statistics associated with this condition are of great concern and, as recorded in most of the studies found in scientific literature, it is expected that its...

Medicine and Engineering: sentenced to be understood

Medicine and Engineering: sentenced to be understood

The tools that engineering provides to the medicine are a fundamental pillar. The mathematical and computational modeling is essential to the generation of new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of diseases. Behind many of the medicine advances there is an...

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Construction and Heritage

Building railway infrastructure with less pollution

Building railway infrastructure with less pollution

The importance of the train from an economic point of view is beyond dispute. It emerged as one of the most extraordinary innovations in the Industrial Revolution, because although it is true that the first steam locomotives had already been created before, it was...

New technologies applied to security in confined spaces

New technologies applied to security in confined spaces

Ensuring the safety of workers inside confined spaces is a critical activity in the field of construction and maintenance because of the high risk involved in working in such environments. Perhaps it would be useful, first of all, to know what is meant by confined...

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Digitalization

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