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This week at the Advanced Factories trade fair in Barcelona, the Eurecat technology centre is showcasing an autonomous aerial robot for industry with a high load capacity of up to 35 kg, enabling new automation operations in logistics coupled with new approaches to maintenance and assembly by integrating robotic arms for aerial handling. The [...]
A European study is to look at how endocrine disruptors (EDs), chemical substances found in items such as plastics, personal care products, textiles, cleaning agents, food, furniture and electronic devices, may alter the hormonal systems of pregnant women and their babies during the first 18 months of life. The project will also assess the [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European Marbel project which has developed a new electric vehicle battery concept based on the principles of modularity and the potential for large-scale recyclability with a view to lessening environmental impact and unlocking the circular economy in the automotive industry. In Catalonia, alongside Eurecat the project has [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has taken part in an international study involving 250 families with school-age children in Spain and Turkey to promote the Mediterranean diet and foster healthy and sustainable habits through digital resources, educational materials and introducing healthy plant-based products. Eurecat’s Nutrition and Health Unit, supported by the Centre for Research in [...]
The Government, through the Secretariat of Digital Policies of the Department of Business and Employment, has today presented an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model for the prediction of incidents that has been developed by the Medical Emergency System of Catalonia (SEM) and the Centre of Innovation for Data tech and Artificial Intelligence (CIDAI), within [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has unveiled patented solutions and technologies at the Transfiere Forum that meet challenges in healthy food and nutrition. They include a multi-ingredient for treating obesity, fatty liver disease and some menopausal symptoms, a natural dipeptide compound which reduces the amount of salt in food and a precision nutrition tool harnessing [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has patented new one hundred percent natural origin vitrimeric matrices for composite materials which can be recovered for reuse in the industry value chain in the automotive, construction and capital goods sectors. Eurecat has presented at the JEC World fair in Paris new composites made with this matrix which have [...]
The Tarragona Water Consortium (CAT) and the Eurecat technology centre have hosted a technical conference on the impact of climate change on drinking water quality at the Drinking Water Treatment Plant (DWTP) in l’Ampolla which brought together nearly a hundred professionals from all over Catalonia involved in water management and set out the first [...]
This week in Zaragoza at the International Water and Irrigation Exhibition (SMAGUA 2025), the Eurecat technology centre is unveiling cutting-edge technological innovation for modelling and simulating urban water distribution networks which harnesses data from remote meter reading and chlorine concentration sensors to optimise water management efficiency and ensure outstanding quality. This digital tool, which [...]
Catalan start-up Lizcore, which specialises in indoor climbing technology, and the Eurecat technology centre have devised a new smart device which monitors climbers’ safety on climbing walls by tapping advanced artificial intelligence to spot potential dangers and generate alerts. The innovation, which has built-in cameras, sensors and actuators, automatically checks the connection of the [...]
