BH2C, the Basque Hydrogen Corridor has been selected by the Mission Innovation – Clean Hydrogen Mission (CHM) as one of the eight leading examples of ‘Hydrogen Valleys’ globally. This recognition places BH2C among the world’s elite of projects driving the energy transition to green hydrogen. The Hydrogen Valleys platform, jointly developed by the Clean Hydrogen…
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Giideba, innovative technology to prevent and treat bedsores and venous thrombosis
‘Giideba Salud’ specializes in offering innovative and effective solutions for the prevention and treatment of bedsores in patients at moderate to high risk. The idea for the company was born in Argentina from the experience of its founder, a specialist in the development of natural textiles. Natalia Andrea Romero (founder of the company) detected a…
3R Technology to build lighter and more sustainable trains
CIDETEC Surface Engineering is developing a safer and recyclable epoxy for the railway sector as part of the European Surpass project. With the goal of building lighter and more sustainable trains, CIDETEC Surface Engineering is developing an epoxy (a type of structural or engineering adhesive) using 3R technology (repairable, recyclable, and reprocessable). The Basque technological…
Uhinak: The international Congress is set to be held for the 6th time, addressing the rapid unprecedented oceanic change and its impact on the coast
With approaches ranging from a local viewpoint informing of the initiatives launched by some coastal communities to a regional and global perspective addressing phenomena such as the slowing of the North Atlantic Current, the Uhinak Congress will provide an overall introduction to the problems faced by the coast and its towns and communities due to rising sea…
ORE4citizens: An alliance driven by Basque Women Scientists is created to bring the potential of marine renewables closer to the public
UPV/EHU, TECNALIA, EUSKAMPUS FUNDAZIOA and BCAM Basque Center for Applied Mathematics are launching ORE4citizens, a complete programme of free activities for all ages to bring science closer to citizens through marine renewable energies. The initiative has the support of more than 15 organisations and companies, and includes experiments in centres, excursions on the high seas…
How cells control and govern their movements
The basque researcher, Ildefonso Martínez de la Fuente, has led an exhaustive analysis of the locomotion trajectories of 700 individual cells using advanced scientific techniques to demonstrate that their movements depend on a joint, self-organised action of practically all the physiological processes that make up the cell. This multidisciplinary research, in which various departments of…
NEIKER: Biological fertilisers from fish waste, a sustainable alternative for agricultural soils
NEIKER technology centre, an entity of the Basque Country Government’s Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, is researching the development of fertilisers and biostimulants that provide organic matter to the soil. They’ll make it possible to reduce the use of mineral fertilisers established by the European strategy ‘From Farm to Fork’. As part…
Tool for planning the energy renovation of buildings at the Basque Public University
The tool designed by the CAVIAR group of the ‘UPV/EHU’ will help to formulate housing regeneration policies to meet the European Union’s decarbonisation requirements Markel Arbulu has developed a resource to assess whether the strategies for implementing the energy renovation of housing are sustainable from the perspective of environmental and economic sustainability. The simulation tool…
BCBL: another step forward in research on the infant brain and visual system
Technological advances are opening up infinite possibilities in the study of the brain, an organ of vital importance to human beings. Proof of this are the two new neuroimaging techniques available to BCBL, the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language in Donostia – San Sebastian. Specifically, the centre has invested, with the support of…
A standard methodology for sensory analysis of wine is developed
Research involving the University of the Basque Country has resulted in a methodology to reliably and objectively analyse the sensory characteristics of wine. This is a standard tool that uses a single methodology to analyse the gustatory, olfactory and visual properties of different types of wine from the 11 Catalan designations of origin, and which…