The second edition of the Global Materials Outlook, edited by McKinsey, analyzes how the global materials industry is evolving in a context marked by geopolitical tensions, new technologies, and a slowdown in the energy transition. In 2024, the sector went through a...
Capital Colombia, Bogotá is one of the most populated cities in Latin America, with more than 7.5 million inhabitants. This city, multicultural and vibrant, combines current modernity with a colonial past. Likewise, it is the political center, economic center, and...
Every form, nexus, and movement in nature serves a purpose. In its apparent chaos, it hides the secret of its survival. Biomimetics, a science that draws inspiration from flora and fauna, allows us to find efficient responses in civil engineering, addressing the...
European Risk managers are today facing an environment where different threats are more deeply connected, and these connections boost the likelihood, impact, and complexity of these threats materializing. This requires a particularly integrated approach in terms of...
The Sun, the energy engine of our planetary system, provides us with light and heat, but also generates intense phenomena that directly impact life on Earth. Studying these events is crucial, as they can pose a risk to power grids and satellites, interrupting both...
All over the world, the foundations that sustain daily life still rely on technologies that are decades old. Some facilities have not advanced or been updated at the pace of societal development, and this poses a genuine risk to collective security. While digital...
Shipping ports, those historic drivers of trade and globalization, are undergoing an unprecedented transformation. As the climate emergency and the digital revolution converge, these strategic infrastructures are being reinvented with the aim of being cleaner,...
Sensors, data, and virtual models are transforming the way underground infrastructure is conceived and managed. Digital twins facilitate anticipating risks, optimizing decisions, and improving security in environments where the margin of error is minimal. An invisible...
At times, the immediacy of the news cycle and the urgency to convey the latest in what’s happening around the world can provoke a whirlwind of disjointed data and opinions. We feel it’s opportune to pause, take a step back and analyze a series of events that generated...