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  • electricity from moisture

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) presented an interesting discovery last year centered on the fact that when water droplets, during condensation, jump away from water-repellent surfaces, they can be charged with electricity. The research team that made this discovery has gone a step further by demonstrating that this charge could be used to supply…

  • the drinkable book

    No, it is not that we have gone crazy, the drinkable book exists and has the appearance of a normal, short, 20-page book, which also only costs 1 dollar, but those pages not only provide basic information about water, but also that each page is also a water filter, an essential tool for the prevention…

  • Apple and IBM marriage

    IBM and Apple have closed an agreement to introduce their mobiles and tablets in the business world. These former enemies have signed this agreement to bring iPhones and iPads to companies, which will have a large number of jointly developed applications. In this way, capabilities will be combined in the corporate environment, provided by IBM…

  • celiac exam

    Francisco Javier Eizaguirre, pediatrician Hospital Universitario Donostia Francisco Javier Eizaguirre, from the Donostia University Hospital, has presented his doctoral thesis at the UPV/EHU focused on the search for the genes involved in celiac disease. Celiac disease is a permanent gluten intolerance. This disease occurs in 1% of the European population, being more frequent in women….

  • Computer technology for rheumatoid arthritis

    The rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that affects 1% of the population and in Spain is suffered by nearly than 250,000 people, it is a disabling disease with which patients live long-term. The need to improve their quality of life and provide continuity to quality and effective health care are two essential aspects. With this in…

  • Improved fuel cells

    The group IMaCris/MaKrisI from the UPV/EHU has presented its research on oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) operating at high temperatures. Unlike conventional fuel cells, SOFCs have a solid ion pipeline, which has several advantages, as researcher Karmele Vidal points out: “The materials are relatively cheap, their sensitivity to impurities in the fuel is low , and…

  • A new bank for the BRICS

    The finance ministers of the five countries that make up the BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed a treaty establishing the New Development Bank and Contingency Reserve Agreement. The entity will have an initial disbursement of 50,000 million dollars contributed in equal parts, while the fund begins its journey with 100,000…

  • Which country does the most good?

    We share a very interesting TED talk, in which we are presented with a ranking of benefactor countries worldwide. Based on the fact that one of the side effects of globalization is that problems that were once local now have worldwide consequences, Simon Anholt, political adviser, makes a funny, entertaining and surprising exposition recounting an…

  • What your mobile hides

    From the NGO Alboan they have launched the “Conflict Free Technology” campaign, with the aim of publicizing the connection between our mobile phones, computers and tablets with the war in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the conflict in which Unfortunately, more people have died since the Second World War. We leave…