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Engineering
Juanelo Turriano, unknown 16th c. Innovator (II)
Essentially, the problem was that, although the waters rose from the Tagus to the Alcázar under military administration, the military—despite making use of the Artificio—refused to pay for it, claiming they had not commissioned the project.
01/03/2021

Tungsteno
Building a house in 24 hours: the new era of prefabs
3D printing has revolutionised construction by allowing materials and infrastructure to be designed in a fraction of the time, while improving durability and reducing costs. Now, this new trend in prefabrication has continued to gain steam, and is even positioning itself as a winning solution for the post-COVID era, from folding houses to dwellings that can be erected in 24 hours.
24/02/2021

Innovation
Juanelo Turriano, unknown 16th C. innovator (I)
El Greco is not Toledo’s only adopted son worthy of an entry in the history books. Juanelo Turriano was a remarkable character who merits wider fame.
22/02/2021

Infrastructures
Creating buildings as if from Tente
According to Wikipedia, Tente was a line of Spanish construction toys consisting of interlocking plastic bricks that could be assembled to create, on a small scale, something very similar to what we see in modular architecture.
19/02/2021

Tungsteno
Online shopping, friend or foe of the environment?
The definitive takeoff of e-commerce, on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic, faces one last hurdle: gaining the trust of consumers who are increasingly committed to the environmental impact of their purchases. Packaging, and the ecological footprint of the delivery, are the weakest points of online sales to become a greener alternative to traditional purchases.
17/02/2021