Society needs new options to sustainably meet the population's growing demand for energy. With this objective, researchers worldwide have been working for decades to create fusion power, which is a massive, sustainable source of energy that is a veritable scientific...
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, however, the free element is rarely found on Earth as it must be extracted from other materials such as water, carbon, biomass, and natural gas. This availability, along with the element’s high efficiency, low...
The digital transformation has reached the industrial sector with the implementation of hyper-connected factories that allow access and the possibility of modifying, in real time, production system processes and resources. An industry 4.0 where the connection between...
The creation of tunnels is a process with high technical complexity, both in terms of the type of machinery used and the medium through which it is performed. The builders' main objective is to carry out the works avoiding damage to structures and services that are on...
With over 3000 projects under way, Latin America is a region with many opportunities for the development of the construction sector. But these large-scale works, beyond their very scope, involve a series of risks that would be practically impossible to assume without...
Graphene, the first man-made two-dimensional material, is expected to transform different industries, from energy to electronics, including the fields of biomedicine and aerospace, as it has a number of qualities that make it unique in the world. The transition in his...
Joaquín Lorao Garcerán, PCI Specialist Risk Engineer at MAPFRE Global Risks, participated as moderator in the “State of the Art of PCI Technologies” block, where the latest fire protection technologies were shown in the following areas. Automatic sprinkler...
In order to understand the stimulating role of an insurance company’s risk engineer in improving firefighting measures, we must first get to know the role, responsibilities and tasks of the risk engineer within the insurance company. The insurance company is made up...
The closer trade relations between China and Latin America began more than fifty years ago, but over the last decade this relationship has strengthened into a very important business partnership. While the so-called New Silk Road can be taken as a reference in this...