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  • 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…

  • Support plan for entrepreneurial activity in the Basque Country

    < /p> On next July 21, on Department of Economic Development and Competitiveness of the Basque Government will present the support plan for entrepreneurial activity . This Inter-institutional Support Plan to Entrepreneurial Activity aims to promote an inspiring culture, increase new business ideas and influence intra-entrepreneurship. With this new plan it is intended to achieve…

  • More security in information systems

    Thanks to the CIPHER project, Europe’s information systems will become more secure. This project aims to carry out an in-depth analysis of the reality of security in systems, to develop a methodological framework with recommendations to prevent cybercrimes and react to cyberattacks. The project is being carried out jointly by the technology corporation TECNALIA and…

  • More promise from scientific research

    For the third year in a row, Ikerbasque, has announced the results of the Research Fellows Call in which 25 promising young people have been selected, from among 468 applications, who will work in the Basque Country over the next five years. The lines of research that they will cover are varied, so 36% of…

  • Nature source of inspiration for IK4-Tekniker

    The European project Local4 Global, in which the Basque Technology Center IK4-TEKNIKER participates, focuses on providing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with greater intelligence so that they can act locally in global optimization systems. The European project incorporates properties of natural systems into the smart home or smart traffic networks. Specifically, he pays attention to…