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CitySens and the Eurecat technology centre have teamed up to develop gardening solutions harnessing 3D printing based on recycled and biodegradable materials and designed to foster the sustainability and circular economy of the products marketed by this Tarragona-based company specialising in items for enjoying nature at home or in the workplace. When manufacturing these [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has developed an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) system for the industrial packaging process in partnership with Controlpack. The system tracks material use in real time, enables predictive machine maintenance and optimises the energy efficiency of the process, thereby helping to ramp up sustainability and productivity in the industry. This [...]
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 [...]
