Research

In the search for progress, we are passionate about coming across projects and realities based on the cutting edge, innovation, technology, research, and the environment, whether this happens by chance or through our perseverance and hopefulness. Such amazing ideas sometimes bring us to a novel research proposal that makes a difference. This section of our blog seems like a perfect place to share them.

Some of the most read articles about research are:

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Design and engineering Engineering fiction - How would you build the Death Star?

Cristina García-Ochoa Martín
Several authors

Research Forensic engineering: essential for development

Marcos Martínez
Several authors

Mobility Teleworking trends under the new normal

Freight transport Online purchases that travel our highways: how e-commerce impacts traffic and mobility

Andrea Dall’oglio
Several authors

Technology Are we already living in the age of space travel?

Marcos Martínez
Several authors

Innovation A DeLorean and the Secret to a Great Stew: How Science Helps Companies

Juan Manuel Freire Iglesias
Several authors

Image of the entrance to the library in which the mixture between the modern reform of the library and the church is seen

Design and engineering What Are Deconsecrated Churches Used For?

Marcos Martínez
Several authors

¿Qué tienen que ver una base fantasma, la vida en Marte y un trineo eólico?

Design and engineering What do a ghost base, life on Mars, and a wind sled have in common?

Juan Samaniego
Manuel Olivera
Several authors

Blockchain Blockchain: The Technological Utopia Beyond Bitcoin

Elena Díaz Sánchez - Aguilera
Several authors

Air transport Strategic Planning: Manage Change and Mitigate Uncertainty

Andy Carlisle
Several authors

Cars More than just traffic: the accordion effect, the rubbernecker effect, and other causes of traffic jams

Juan Samaniego
Several authors

App The importance of knowing how to communicate, and how technology can help

Gines Navarro Martinez-Avial
Several authors

Design and engineering 372 roads lead to Rome, and Caesar is taking them very seriously

Juan Samaniego
Several authors

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App The importance of knowing how to communicate, and how technology can help
- Gines Navarro Martinez-Avial
- Several authors
Energy A new relationship between citizens and cities (II)
- Ferrovial
- Several authors
Energy A new relationship between citizens and cities (I)
- Ferrovial
- Several authors
Design and engineering Engineering fiction - How would you build the Death Star?
- Cristina García-Ochoa Martín
- Several authors

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Design and engineering Women contributed much more to science and engineering than you think

Marcos Martínez
Several authors

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Building What relationship is there between Gaudí and emerging technologies?

Javier Lázaro
Several authors

Artificial intelligence The Laws of Robotics we might have to follow in the future

Laura Saralegui Gómez
Several authors

Cleaning A robot to help street cleaners

Communication How can brain training make you more productive?

Marta Romo
Several authors

Big Data Big Data and corporate decisions: information with added value

Ferrovial
Several authors

Communication Measure to assess, assess to improve: Measuring social impact as a tool for improving corporate social responsibility

Gonzalo Sales Genovés
Several authors

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Cars ESPHERA project: Is it integrating renewable energies into the motorways feasible?

Ferrovial
Several authors

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