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Safety, accessibility and service efficiency are key values for women metro and rail users

2022-07-25T17:17:53+02:00March 8th, 2021|Big Data, ICT, Press Notes|

Safety, accessibility and service efficiency are the main factors to consider for women metro and rail users based on the feedback and satisfaction levels of 1,100 male and female users in Catalonia, Ireland and Poland compiled as part of the European Diamond project coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre. Women users surveyed chiefly rate station safety, good [...]

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Eurecat engaged in project developing new technologies to drive building decarbonisation

2022-07-25T17:19:10+02:00March 4th, 2021|Construction, Innovation and product development, Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the European StepUP project which is developing affordable solutions and technologies designed to transform the energy renovation market and make decarbonising existing buildings a reliable, attractive and sustainable investment. It will do this by developing technology which draws on occupant feedback and supports an iterative approach to energy renovation anchored in real and simulated [...]

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Eurecat involved in €5.5 million project to lighten electric vehicle chassis weight

2022-07-25T17:28:07+02:00February 24th, 2021|Automotive, Metallic and Ceramic Materials, New Manufacturing Processes, Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the Fatigue4Light (Fatigue modelling and fast testing methodologies to optimise part design and to boost lightweight materials deployment in chassis parts) project. Drawing on a €5,530,292 budget, it is to develop new tests and new computer simulation methods to better estimate the fatigue life of chassis components and select the optimal [...]

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Volunteers sought to demonstrate the efficacy of the Mediterranean diet in attaining a healthy weight and habits

2022-07-25T17:30:30+02:00February 19th, 2021|Food, Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre’s Reus site has announced a call to find 80 teenagers who would like to take part in the MED4Youthresearch project. It is designed to demonstrate that a Mediterranean diet featuring produce such as pomegranates, chickpeas, hummus, nuts and sourdough bread is effective in helping young people to attain a healthy weight and healthy [...]

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Cybersecurity solutions for critical infrastructure protection under development

2022-07-25T17:34:15+02:00February 9th, 2021|IT-Security, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is leading the Secutil project which has addressed technological innovations to safeguard the cybersecurity and physical security of critical water, gas and electricity infrastructures. It is built on the deployment of internet-connected devices (IoT) in order to step up the resilience of this type of infrastructure against potential cybernetic or combined (physical and cyber) attacks. The Secutil [...]

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European consortium to deliver innovative characterisation and modelling services for the sheet metal forming industry

2021-03-12T11:39:07+01:00January 28th, 2021|Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Press Notes|

A European consortium, coordinated by Eurecat technology centre, has started to deliver new innovative services to SMEs and large companies in the sheet metal forming industry under an open call by the European FormPlanet project. The aim is to enhance characterisation of sheet metal properties, estimate the final properties of manufactured parts and anticipate the [...]

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Fusioncat: nuclear fusion in Catalonia

2021-01-27T14:38:26+01:00January 27th, 2021|Blog, Innovation and product development, News|

Nuclear fusion is one of the few technologies with the potential to meet growing energy demand using sustainable, safe and low emission energy sources. Inspired by these scientific and technological challenges, the Catalan community of organisations working in nuclear fusion technology is joining forces in the FusionCAT research project. In this project, Eurecat is [...]

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Call open to help small businesses comply with the data protection regulation

2022-07-25T17:42:15+02:00January 19th, 2021|Big Data, Press Notes|

The European Smooth project coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre has opened a call for applications until 30 January addressed to small businesses to assess their compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) free of charge and also get tips on how to enhance their data processing. The project “is aimed at the small [...]

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AI & Big Data Congress underscores how the predictive capability afforded by artificial intelligence puts businesses at a competitive advantage

2020-10-27T12:21:42+01:00October 15th, 2020|Big Data, Press Notes, ICT|

The predictive capability afforded by artificial intelligence puts businesses at a competitive advantage. This was spelled out at the AI & Big Data Congress which emphasised the importance of early adoption of this technology in generating more economic activity and jobs along with the support it provides in reworking organisational intelligence against today’s backdrop of [...]

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Catalan firm 8wires and Eurecat get €2.4 million from a European project to improve patient pre-op preparation

2020-12-10T15:05:40+01:00October 6th, 2020|E-Health, Press Notes|

The Catalan firm 8wires and the Eurecat technology centre have been chosen to take part in a European project designed to improve the preparation of patients over the age of 65 before undergoing surgery. The firm and the technology centre have each been allocated €1.2 million to develop in conjunction with medical staff two apps [...]

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