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...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
CIT UPC jointly organises âDialogues with Experts: COVID-19 and public transport: science fights backâ
COVID-19 has changed the way we use public transport. To gain the publicâs trust, operators must apply new protocols that were not defined until now. This change to what is known as the ânew realityâ led to the CIT UPCâs participation in the âDialogues with Expertsâ series, which was jointly organised with the ClĂșster ...
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
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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 ...
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.
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. ...
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)
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