Water

The New Panama Canal, the benefits of a unique infrastructure in the world

Thanks to the 2016 expansion, this massive hydraulic engineering project has profoundly altered intercontinental trade.

5 Major Infrastructure Projects That Shaped Africa

Major infrastructure projects in Africa are driving the continent’s transformation by improving the transport system, increasing renewable energy production, and supporting economic development in a r...

From Bosphorus to Panama Canal: 5 Infrastructure Projects Symbolizing Entire Nations

From the Third Bosphorus Bridge to the Panama Canal, via the Øresund Bridge and the Three Gorges Dam: discover 5 critical infrastructure projects that combine ingenuity, resilience, and national ident...

5 Breakwaters That Protect Communities and Boost Coastal Development

From Genoa's New Breakwater to the Kalamata port, via the Port Vell: modern dams are sustainable infrastructures that promote coastal development by combining safety, urban renewal and innovation.

From Milan’s Metro to Gotthard Tunnel: When Materials Science Pushes Its Limits

Innovative materials and sustainable technologies: discover how materials science is pushing infrastructure development beyond its limits, as in the case of the Milan metro and the Gotthard Base Tunne...

Oceans: United States Chooses Sustainable Infrastructure to Tackle Rising Sea Levels

The United States is investing in water infrastructure projects (such as flood control barriers) to protect communities from the climate crisis and rising sea levels, promoting sustainable development...

World’s Largest Dams: 5 Hydropower Plants Key to Renewable Energy Resources

Discover how major hydroelectric dams have become strategic infrastructure that transforms the power of water into renewable energy, security, and economic development.

US Dams at Risk Are Spotted from Space Thanks to Satellites Like InSAR

New international standards on infrastructure reliability have shifted the focus to the entire life cycle of water dams, from material quality to emergency management and the protection of urban cente...

Genoa Port: All the Sensors Monitoring the Seabed of the New Breakwater

Inside the work of SOCOTEC, the company responsible for monitoring every movement on the seabed at the Genoa New Breakwater construction site, as well as conducting altimetric and bathymetric surveys ...