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Innovation is a marathon, not a sprint

Innovation isn´t just about having a good idea. It´s about fighting for it when nobody does. It´s about shaping it when it´s still intangible, about falling a hundred times until, suddenly, something starts to shine. We tend to think when we talk about innovation, that thanks to the emergence of a...

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...

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Agrofood

World Food Day; with soul of water

World Food Day; with soul of water

Today, 16th October, we celebrate once again a very important date for each and every living being of the planet; World Food Day. This time, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) pays tribute to precious resource essential for life; WATER....

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Energy & Environment

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Environment

Hydrogen objectives are being met?

Hydrogen objectives are being met?

In 2020, Spain took a firm step towards decarbonisation with the publication of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC). Among the measures highlighted, renewable hydrogen or green hydrogen, i.e., hydrogen generated in electrolysers powered by...

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Industry

LASER: from death ray to the swiss knife of technology

LASER: from death ray to the swiss knife of technology

"LA man discovers science-fiction death ray". This was the shocking headline that appeared in a Los Angeles newspaper in July 1960. A few weeks earlier, on 16 May 1960, the American engineer and physicist Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories had...

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Health & Quality of life

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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Construction and Heritage

Talking about everything visible and invisible (I)

Talking about everything visible and invisible (I)

The European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH), created in 2023 and aimed to create innovative tools for digitizing cultural heritage objects, is a trending topic in the UE applied research to ensure the sustainable and affordable conservation of our...

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Digitalization

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Innovating R&D

Innflation

Innflation

'Innflation' (innovation + innflation) is the phenomenon whereby an increase in the supply of R&D is not reflected in a reduction in its price because there is a stimulated demand for the purchase of that R&D. It´s the phenomenon that moves us away from dull...