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Testing an alternative source of critical raw materials for aluminium alloys for electric vehicles

2022-04-17T23:10:04+02:00November 25th, 2021|Automotive, Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the Salema project which draws on a circular economy model using waste and scrap as an alternative source of critical raw materials while also replacing them with aluminium alloy components for electric vehicles. The project is to run four industrial pilot schemes to validate new aluminium alloys with five demonstrations of [...]

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Montjuïc Castle retraces the history of the amusement park on the mountain from 1966 to 1998

2022-04-17T23:11:49+02:00November 25th, 2021|Consulting, Cultural and Creative Industries, Press Notes|

Until June, Montjuïc Castle is hosting “Montjuïc. The Amusement Park”, a participatory exhibition organised by Barcelona City Council’s Institute of Culture (ICUB) and directed and coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre and ALS. It welcomes visitors looking to learn about the amusement park which stood on part of the mountain from 1966 to 1998. The [...]

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New approaches and tools to drive gender equality and diversity in smart mobility

2022-04-17T23:14:19+02:00November 19th, 2021|Big Data, ICT, Press Notes, Railway|

Over 60 international speakers took part this week in the final conference of the DIAMOND and TInnGO projects, held online in conjunction with the 10th International Travel Demand Management Symposium. It was attended by over 150 people from academia, the industry, project members and associations and platforms advocating gender equality and inclusion, and policymakers from all over the [...]

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International Cassandra conference targets fast-tracking economic, social and scientific collaboration to address the Mediterranean’s environmental challenges

2021-12-03T14:23:36+01:00November 18th, 2021|Events, Press Notes, Sustainability|

The international Cassandra conference hosted by the Eurecat technology centre has underscored the need to fast-track joint efforts by the private and public sectors, society and scientists to roll out long-term solutions founded on consensus and trust to tackle the Mediterranean’s environmental challenges. “Maybe it’s time for scientists and other key stakeholders in the responses [...]

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Thermoplastic composite window frames to reduce aircraft weight

2022-04-17T23:22:30+02:00November 17th, 2021|Aeronautical, Composite material, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has developed thermoplastic composite window frames for regional aircraft using advanced industrial manufacturing processes to reduce part weight and production costs. The innovation comes under the WINFRAME 4.0 project which “has enabled us to draw on thermoplastic composites for building regional aircraft and also develop faster and more reliable processes by using carbon [...]

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Climate change will further exacerbate women’s poverty and lack of opportunity

2022-04-18T00:06:14+02:00November 16th, 2021|Events, Press Notes, Sustainability|

Climate change will further exacerbate poverty and lack of opportunities for women, who on average tend to be worse off in terms of poverty, education, health and restricted immediate access to and ownership of natural resources. This was made evident today on the second day of the international Cassandra conference hosted by the Eurecat technology centre [...]

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The international Cassandra conference warns of rising migration and conflict in the Mediterranean due to climate change

2021-11-22T11:04:27+01:00November 15th, 2021|Events, Press Notes, Sustainability|

The first day of the international Cassandra conference, hosted by the Eurecat technology centre, warned of rising migration and conflict in the Mediterranean due to climate change, which the World Bank says has turned water scarcity into a trigger for growing involuntary displacement and economic and social inequalities. In her talk, Esha Zaveri, senior economist [...]

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Eurecat, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital and The Collider set up Ephion Health, a pioneer in using artificial intelligence to monitor the progress of patients with diseases which impinge on their mobility

2022-04-18T00:09:12+02:00November 9th, 2021|E-Health, Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital and The Collider, the innovation programme of Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital), have set up Ephion Health. The company will market the first digital platform using artificial intelligence to monitor the progress of patients with diseases and conditions that impinge on their mobility, estimated to account for at least [...]

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Volunteers sought to assess whether an extract from the wine industry can help lower blood pressure

2022-04-18T00:11:07+02:00November 8th, 2021|Health, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre’s Reus site has called for volunteers to help evaluate the effect of daily intake of a non-alcoholic extract from the wine industry on the change in blood pressure values in people with high blood pressure and grade 1 hypertension. The study, which consists of five face-to-face visits during which participants’ blood pressure, [...]

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Project underway to restore the European coastline with nature-based solutions

2022-04-18T00:13:45+02:00November 4th, 2021|Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in a European project to restore the coastline and adapt it to the effects of climate change. It is an action plan for the next four years funded by the European Union under European Green Deal policies and led by the UPC’s Maritime Engineering Laboratory (LIM). It includes [...]

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