New research from a team of researchers between the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Ikerbasque, and the University of Almería explains how current NbS applied globally are addressing the CBS nexus, and whether (and how) they are promoting real long-term change when they are used to help cities adapt to climate change. Nature-based solutions…
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Robotekin takes its first steps
The Provincial Council of Alava promotes, with the collaboration of the Basque Government, the first robotic `hub’ of Euskadi, in order to promote cooperation between companies linked to the sector and to develop the statue of Araba and Euskadi in the field. On February 2nd, the Araba Technology Park hosted, in the capital city of…
How to detect if you have a future scientific at home?
It is popularly believed that children are born scientists. So, it is important for parents to detect this aspect and encourage their children to develop it. It is popularly believed that children are born scientists. This scientific ability means asking questions about the world, then creating hypotheses and collecting data to find answers. Children are curious…
Maria Eugenia Martin, a Basque woman CEO and co-founder of ColorSensing
María Eugenia Martín is the CEO and co-founder of the startup ColorSensing. This develops apps based on the correction of color in digital images since 2018. Moreover, the startup has developed a multifunctional solution for food waste with the idea of intelligent packaging. She highlights the importance of women in the technological industry and states…
‘Santa Agueda’, the Basque tradition that unites custom with science?
Santa Agueda (Agate Deuna, in Basque) is a deep-rooted tradition in the Basque Country that is celebrated every February 4, the eve of this blessed woman. Santa Agueda (Agate Deuna, in Basque) is a deep-rooted tradition in the Basque Country that is celebrated every February 4, the eve of Santa Agueda. The «cuadrillas» (groups of…
The WebLearner group and the STEAM strategy
The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) education is based on the development of different competences learning several materials in an integrated form, reformulating science and technology to a more attractive vision for students. The concept initially was STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and its main objective was to call for the integration…
Gender, Communication and Science session will take place in Bilbao
On February 9th the first session in the national level regarding gender, communication and science will take place in Bilbao, in the University of the Basque Country (Bizkaia Aretoa hall). The session consists of debating how gender issues are conveyed and perceived and their implications in the fields of environment, health, innovation and science in…
Emakumeak Zientzian (Women in Science), 7th edition of the action for a more equal society
The 7th edition of the event in which 24 Basque entities have joined together in order to foster gender equality in the scientific sector given that February 11 is the International Day of Girls and Women in Science. In the project Emakumeak Zientzian (or, Women in Science), 24 Basque entities have joined together to pursue…
Basque researchers have created an artery in 3D dimension
Ikerbasque, the Basque platform of researchers, has announced the invention of an artery in 3D dimension in order to facilitate studies of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary illnesses and tests on new medication. This project is a collaboration between Ikerbasque and CIC biomaGUNE, directed by Jesús Ruiz Cabello, a professor of the former. On the one hand,…