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Catalan firm Marina Textil has partnered up with the Eurecat technology centre to roll out a circular economy project to generate a new fabric harnessing up to 88 percent of the waste that until now was thrown away during the company’s industrial process. Using this innovative technology, they estimate that up to 5,500 kg [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European RECREATE project, which on a €3.4 million budget is to evaluate new strategies for integrating alternative water resources into the water cycle such as reuse, desalination and rainwater harvesting with the aim of improving resilience in management and ensuring its availability in response to the impact [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has taken part in the CONOCE project which has applied disruptive technologies to the process of creating new food products with a view to unlocking innovation in this field by putting the consumer experience in the spotlight. Specifically, Eurecat has applied neuroscientific methods and virtual reality techniques to the study [...]
Red-fleshed apples are the ones with red skin and flesh. They belong to the Red Sun variety derived from commercial cultivation of red-fleshed “Redlove” apples originating in Switzerland, and in Catalonia they are mainly grown in Mollerussa. This red fruit stands out for its high anthocyanin content, a pigment from the flavonoid family that [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has patented a new technology for obtaining printed, flexible and lightweight devices to produce and convert green hydrogen, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact and cost of electrolytic cells commonly used in this process. The innovation, which has been awarded the EmErgEnt prize from the Efficient Energy Cluster [...]
The training of healthcare professionals is essential to ensure the best results and guarantee the safety of patients, especially when involving invasive procedures. In order to aid this learning, Vall d'Hebron, together with the Eurecat technology center and Medical Simulator, have developed a high-precision simulator, Winco USG, to teach punctures under ultrasound control, which [...]
This week at CM Malaga, the event promoting the adoption of technological and cutting-edge solutions in the cultural sector, the Eurecat technology centre presents innovative tools for the preservation of remote cultural heritage through monitoring technology and digitalisation techniques and artificial intelligence for the identification and early detection of threats. Specifically, the ARGUS project [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has tested new technologies to recover and valorise strategic raw materials including lithium, magnesium, nickel and cobalt from waste and by-products to help secure their supply, avert the environmental impact of their mining and support decarbonising industry by fostering the circular economy. Critical raw materials (CRM) are crucial to economic [...]
A study by the Eurecat technology centre has shown that a bioactive compound multi-ingredient supplement containing phytosterols and the polyphenols hesperidin and curcumin has beneficial effects similar to hormone replacement treatments in tackling metabolic and cardiovascular alterations which can occur in the menopause, meaning that it could be an alternative therapy to improve women’s [...]
The Eurecat Manresa technology centre is presenting as of today at the ExpoBages fair two test beds for the construction industry, where companies can test smart materials for façades and monitor them in real time in a diversity of climates, along with technologies for monitoring and improving indoor air quality. Eurecat is a member [...]
