LUR-1, the first 100% Basque satellite launched by AVS
Categoría: Engineering – Ingeniería
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…
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…
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…
Tiresoul transforms used tires into sustainable shoe soles
The Basque-based brand, Tiresoul, is committed to sustainability in the footwear industry and that is why the brand is giving a second life to the rubber from used tires for the manufacture of its shoe soles. Many of the materials that are part of our daily lives take hundreds of years to decompose, which is why there are companies that choose…
Converting Martian Winds into Electricity to Support Space Exploration
The Tekniker technology center has pioneered the creation, production, and validation of a groundbreaking prototype: a wind turbine specifically engineered to harness the unique environmental conditions on the red planet for the European Space Agency (ESA). Addressing the pivotal question of whether Martian winds can be transformed into electrical energy, this initiative by Tekniker, a…
«The Sonic Success of Team BiSKY: HERMES Breaks the Sound Barrier in a Historic Achievement»
The BiSKY Team team, belonging to the Bilbao School of Engineering, has achieved a significant milestone in breaking the sound barrier with the successful launch of their HERMES rocket at the military base in Zaragoza last December. This achievement marks a before and after in the history of the UPV/EHU team (Basque Public University) and…
As reported by Stanford University ranking, CIC Energy has five of the world’s most influential researchers.
In the field of energy, Professor Michel Armand is the most influential researcher in the Basque Country overall and among all of Spain’s researchers. In the field of mechanical engineering, on the other hand, the most influential researcher in the Basque Country is Elena Palomo, the Ikerbasque Professor and head of the Scientific Direction of…
LUR-1, the first 100% Basque satellite: The leadership of AVS for placing the Basque Country “on the map of the world and of space”
During his visit to the AVS facilities located on the Euskadi Technology Park’s Vitoria-Gasteiz Campus, Iñigo Urkullu gained knowledge about the company’s forthcoming space missions. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) The company was awarded the NASA ROADS mission today. It is also in charge of the LUR-1 Project, which is the first satellite to be used…
GAIKER Unveils Innovative Hybrid Materials for the Advancement of Space Industry
The HIPERION initiative aims to enhance and foster research in the field of space technology and science. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) Space technology and science drive economic and technological development. The HIPERION project by GAIKER Technology Centre promotes research in space technology to enhance the positioning of companies in the Basque Autonomous Community. It focuses…