phone.png +93 405 44 03
mail.png info.cit@upc.edu
Newsletter CIT UPC nÂș86     View in your browser
 
 
 
  Projects
 
 
 
 
COVID-19
  

New SARS-CoV-2 virus inactivation strategies
 

IMEM of the UPC will investigate, in collaboration with B. Braun, the detection, blocking and elimination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus using functionalized nanoparticles and activation of nanosources of heat. To carry out the research, the supercomputer...

 
Read more
 
 
 
LOGISTICS
  

A new system for the automation of port vehicles
 

The LOGIMATIC system has developed an advanced solution for location and independent navigation based on EGNSS satellite navigation systems (GALILEU) and sensors on-board straddle carriers (SC) (a combination of a forklift and a gantry crane that can be used ...

 
Read more
 
 
 
MOBILITY
  

E-micromobility and safety in European cities
 

MOBY is designed to increase the usability of these new technologies (such as scooters, skateboards or unicycles), promote their integration with other transport modes, and take advantage of their potential by improving the safety ...
 

 
Read more
 
 
 
 
 
  Activities CIT UPC
 
 
 
 
Barcelona Tech City and the UPC agree to jointly promote the generation of a technology and digital ecosystem in Barcelona
 
 

The UPC and Barcelona Tech City have recently signed a collaboration agreement to jointly promote the generation of a technology and digital ecosystem in Barcelona. The ecosystem will be focused on talent, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as knowledge and technology transfer.

 
Read more
 
 
 
CIT UPC jointly organises ‘Dialogues with Experts: COVID-19 and public transport: science fights back’
 
 
 

COVID-19 has changed the way we use public transport. To gain the public’s trust, operators must apply new protocols that were not defined until now. This change to what is known as the ‘new reality’ led to the CIT UPC’s participation in the ‘Dialogues with Experts’ series, which was jointly organised with the ClĂșster  ... 

 
Read more
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Researchers

Researchers NĂșria Castell and Maria Clara Torrens, recognized with Sant Jordi 2020 awards the IEC
 
 

The Institute for Catalan Studies (IEC) has given the Sant Jordi 2020 awards, which distinguish works and researchers in all fields of science and Catalan culture. The work of UPC researchers NĂșria Castell and Maria Clara Torrens has been recognised
...

 
Read more
 
 
 
Technological capabilities


Energy and environmental technologies
 
 
 

We work with energy and environmental technologies related to the production, transport, transmission and conversion of energy, for preventing or treating air, water and soil pollution, as well as energy saving and management of waste ...
 

 
Read more
 
 
 
 
CIT UPC Blog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ARIADNA invites entities and companies to find out about and use the Galileo satellite navigation system
 
 

The CIT UPC is participating in the European project ARIADNA (Awareness Raising & capacity building Increasing Adoption of EGNSS in urban mobility Applications and services),. The aim of this project is to facilitate access, promote and train in the use of the European satellite navigation system, Galileo. The target audience are stakeholders for whom urban mobility and public transport is an essential factor. 

 
Read more
 
 
 
 
 
 
Highlights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chips are introduced into ovules to measure the first stages of embryonic development
 
 

The LABSON UPC research center has participated in the study and development of chips that have been introduced via spermatozoon into the ovules of mice, to detect mechanical changes that occur in the first stages of development. ...

 
Read more
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Did you know...
 
 

A study led by Jordi Llorca, director of the Nanoengineering of Materials Applied to (NEMEN UPC) research group, shows the origin of two fragments of meteorite in Barcelona, which fell in 1704 in Terrassa. Work on this meteorite, the seventh oldest that is preserved in the entire world and the third oldest in Europe, was published recently in the journal 'Meteoritics and Planetary Science'.  (ES)

Read more

 
 
 
 
 
   Information of interest
 
 Ranking CYD 2020 (ES) - FundaciĂłn CYD
 Pacte nacional per a la societat del coneixement (CAT) - Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d'Empresa i Coneixement
  Informe COTEC 2020 (ES) - FundaciĂłn COTEC
 Evaluating the uptake and impact of participation in the European Framework Programmes for Research in Member States (EN) - Publications Office of the EU
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Calendar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15 July
 
 
 
 
 
17 - 19 November
 
 
 
 
 
25 - 25 November
 
 
 
 
Contact us!
We aim to be a bridge of contact for all those who work in research and innovation. Feel free to participate by sending your news, commments, needs or any other relevant information that you want to share.
google fb fb behance twitter insta
Download newsletter
Privacy Policy

Add us to your address book