21st-century glue helps complete the towers of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família
With the Tower of Jesus Christ, the Barcelona basilica reaches 172.5 metres and becomes the world's tallest church, thanks to a building method using bonded stone panels.
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Spanish fishermen turn marine litter into yarn for clothing
Almost 5,000 fishermen work with the Ecoalf Foundation, whose programme has already removed more than 2,000 tonnes of waste from the oceans.
Spain sets record for workers registered with Social Security in September
Registrations rose by 92,327 in September, the biggest increase ever recorded for the month, and the total reached an all-time high.
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum reopens with new wing by Norman Foster
After almost four years of works, the Basque museum has inaugurated the 'Agravitas' building, which adds 6000 square metres of space, and opened its doors to the public with free admission.
New Spanish material cools surfaces by up to 12.9 °C without using electricity
CSIC researchers have created a nanostructured coating that reflects sunlight and releases heat into space, with no compressors or energy.
CSIC researchers create zinc-air batteries up to 80% more powerful
A Barcelona team has shown that small loose conductive pieces inside the battery reduce internal resistance, overturning an idea accepted for decades.
Barcelona opens Spain’s most advanced facility for quantum chips
The new quantum nanofabrication area at CSIC's IMB-CNM received more than €6 million and features the most advanced electron-beam lithography system in the country.
Spain leads the world in kidney and lung transplants
In 2025, the country carried out 4,000 kidney transplants and 556 lung transplants and was once again a global benchmark for organ donation from deceased donors.
Renaturalised rambla in Torre-Pacheco protects more than 8,600 residents from flooding
The restoration of 1.4 kilometres of the Rambla Sur, in Murcia, has returned the channel to its natural functioning and created a floodable park open to the public.
Spain gains 77 new bone marrow donors a day in 2026
The Spanish bone marrow donor registry now exceeds 532,000 people, and actual donations have increased fourteenfold since 2012.