Trenes solares: qué son y cómo funcionan

Train and solar energy plant.

Despite their promise, there are hardly any solar train projects in the world, given the numerous technical complications involved in feeding such a large (yet efficient) object with solar power.

Smart AMB: ¿pueden los datos conducirnos hacia mejores servicios urbanos?

A view of Barcelona from the road.

Cities around the world are deploying data platforms with the aim of designing an urban intelligence based on information extracted from these data which, once analyzed, can generate knowledge about different metropolitan areas. This is the case with Smart AMB, in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.

Así quiere Venecia salvarse de sí misma

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Sea water levels rose between 10 and 25 centimeters and by 2100 they are expected to rise between 60 and 110 centimeters. Land subsidence and rising sea levels are inevitable, and they are leading to the city sinking even further each time the tides rise, which is occurring more and more often.

¿Cómo pueden las ciudades ayudar a las personas ciegas?

Blind person walking with a dog.

According to the WHO, around 1.3 billion people in the world are affected by some form of visual impairment. Given that an increasing number of people are living in cities, it seems logical to facilitate the lives of people living with visual impairments through accessibility.

Alimentación sostenible: ¿realidad o fantasía?

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La alimentación es uno de los factores claves para mejorar la salud de las personas. De igual modo, la producción responsable de alimentos y ciertos cambios en los hábitos de consumo pueden mejorar el medio ambiente.