Artificial intelligence in health provides diagnostic support which helps detect diseases and injuries and predict the effectiveness of a given treatment and the evolution of the patient, thus paving the way for more preventive and personalised medicine. That’s the message from the ‘White Paper on AI applied to Health’ which has just been unveiled [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has developed and patented two innovative technologies to predict the behaviour of sheet metal in the forming process and in use and also to evaluate its fatigue strength and fracture toughness more quickly and cost-effectively. This is especially significant when it comes to high-strength steels and aluminium alloys used to build lighter vehicles. [...]
Habitat Cluster Barcelona, the Eurecat technology centre and partner firms Jung and Madersenia are running the ARIES (Artificial Intelligence Embedded in Surfaces) project to explore how to combine hybrid and flexible electronics with the application of gesture recognition technology through artificial intelligence (AI) in products for the habitat sector. The project’s purpose is to tailor [...]
The Tourism Technology Platform – Thinktur has unveiled at FITURTECHY the e-book “Cybersecurity in the Tourism Industry” brought out by the Tourism Technology Centres Group which includes Eurecat. Tourism firms are heavily reliant on digital technologies to perform critical business operations such as payment processing, accounting and booking services. This means “they need to [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the European Promisces project which has a €12 million budget and seeks to develop innovative solutions to remove pollutants from the environment with a view to shifting towards a zero-pollution circular economy. Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and coming under the European Green Deal, Promisces is designed [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the European MediaFutures project, which has announced a call for start-ups, SMEs and artists to present new ideas addressing the challenges posed by misinformation and disinformation through innovative data use. The call will remain open until 27 January. It offers up to €40,000 in free funding to artists and [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the IMPETUS project which is funded with a €14.8 million budget. It is designed to fast-track Europe’s response to climate change and pinpoint specific actions involving innovative measures to help with climate adaptation and make progress towards becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The project, which in Catalonia also involves [...]
Engine electrification, shared mobility, connectivity, autonomous driving and constant software updates are the five top megatrends which are shaping technological innovation in the automotive industry, where 40 percent of new car production is expected to be electric or hybrid by 2030. Electric vehicles “are a major trend in the industry although there are also a [...]
The European Sharework project led by the Eurecat technology centre has tested a new smart system for safe and ergonomic collaboration between robots and workers in industry with a view to enhancing the working conditions of operators. The project has developed flexible software made up of 14 technological modules “to furnish robots with the intelligence [...]
The Eurecat Reus technology centre is to kick off a study next January to assess the effects of probiotic supplementation on the symptoms of persistent allergic rhinitis and the quality of life of people affected who account for 21.5 percent of the population, with the greatest impact on young children and young people. To be eligible for [...]
