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Eurecat tests manufacturing with Compositrònica, a cutting-edge technology that reduces the weight of electronic elements and makes industrial assembly cheaper

2022-10-17T15:17:01+02:00May 3rd, 2022|Composite material, Fires, Press Notes|

Starting today, the Eurecat technology centre is exhibiting at JEC World, the leading event in the composite field, held in Paris, where it will present its trials in manufacturing with Compositrònica for the development of functional composite materials by combining various manufacturing procedures, flexible printed electronics and the insertion of components, which bring new benefits in [...]

A new technology system applies precision nutrition to generate personalised diet and life habit tips based on biomarkers

2022-10-17T15:17:56+02:00April 29th, 2022|Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The PREVENTOMICS project, coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre has developed a system for personalised nutritional and healthy life habit recommendations based on biomarkers, eating habits and physical and behavioural characteristics of the users to generate made-to-measure plans. This innovative platform would allow integration with technological applications that need to apply precision nutrition to any [...]

Technology for removing petroleum hydrocarbons from contaminated soil under study

2022-10-17T15:18:48+02:00April 28th, 2022|Aigua aire sols, Press Notes, Sustainability|

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European LIFE MySOIL project to test on a pilot scale the feasibility of mycoremediation using fungal inocula to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from soil, a kind of substance estimated to be present, on average, in 35 per cent of contaminated sites in Europe. The MySOIL project, which is partly funded by [...]

A smart system will make it possible to collaborate safely and ergonomically in tasks with robots

2022-10-17T15:19:46+02:00April 28th, 2022|Autonomous and professional robotics, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is leading the Sharework robotics project, which has developed a new smart system for safe and ergonomic collaboration between robots and workers in industrial manufacturing processes, through artificial intelligence and analysing process data. The project has developed flexible software made up of 14 technological modules ‘to furnish robots with the intelligence required to [...]

The Omic Sciences Centre renews its membership with the Map of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures

2022-10-17T15:20:40+02:00April 25th, 2022|Omics sciences, Press Notes|

The Omic Sciences Centre (Centre de Ciències Òmiques – COS), managed by the Eurecat technology centre and Rovira i Virgili University, has renewed its membership in the National Map of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (Infraestructures Científiques i Tècniques Singulars – ICTS) for 2021-2024. The COS is a scientific infrastructure equipped with state-of-the-art tools and technologies [...]

Universities and research and technology centres support the proposal for Catalonia to accommodate the semiconductor and microchip industry

2022-10-17T15:25:00+02:00April 22nd, 2022|Corporatiu, Press Notes|

The University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the University of Girona, Rovira i Virgili University, the Spanish National Research Council’s (CSIC) Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) and the Eurecat technology centre are the entities that make up the FabCat initiative, which promotes Catalonia as the site of [...]

Barcelona, technology trend capital for coping with the global tourism challenges, from sustainability to the metaverse

2022-10-17T15:25:52+02:00April 21st, 2022|Press Notes, Sustainability|

This May, Barcelona will host Forum TurisTIC, the benchmark event in the application of ICT to the tourism industry, organised by the Eurecat technology centre. The seventh edition of this event will address the technological transformation of tourism and the global challenges it is facing, such as sustainability and climate change, and the new environment and [...]

Alimentaria points to the potential that innovation in health and nutrition and sustainability has for the industry

2022-10-17T15:27:11+02:00April 8th, 2022|Fires, Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

Technological innovation is ‘strategic for the food industry, from the point of view of developing new foods and ingredients’ to promote the well-being of different population groups, as well as from the perspective of the opportunities opened up by alternative protein sources and products designed to respond to new consumer habits, where ‘nutrition and [...]

Precision nutrition generates greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet as a healthy standard and can be effective in weight loss

2022-10-17T15:28:20+02:00April 6th, 2022|Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

Implementing a personalised nutrition strategy leads to following the Mediterranean diet to a greater extent and could be effective in weight loss, according to the results obtained in a clinical study carried out by the Eurecat technology centre with 134 participants who received personalised nutrition and lifestyle tips to improve their healthy habits using an online [...]

Studying new functional foods to promote mental well-being

2022-10-17T15:29:11+02:00April 4th, 2022|Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

Starting today, the Eurecat technology centre is presenting the DANTIAN project at the Alimentaria fair in Barcelona. This project studies new foods and bioactive ingredients that will encourage mental well-being through the understanding of the mechanism at cognitive level and its relationship with the microbiota and intestinal health. In this vein, studies are being carried out [...]

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