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  • Tecnalia: European Award for Innovation

    The benchmark Basque technology center Tecnalia has been awarded, together with the company NEM Solutions, with the European Innovation Award for the development of a 4.0 failure prediction technology that applies Big Data in the railway and wind sectors. The award in the “Impact Delivered” category, given by the EARTO association in Brussels, recognizes the…

  • The main environmental health risk

    Air pollution caused 428,000 premature deaths in Europe in 2014, according to data from a recent study by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Thanks to the proposed policies and technological advances in reducing emissions, the study observes a slight improvement in European streets – the previous study put deaths due to this risk at 467,000…

  • The exemplary district

    Though sometimes are distant and non-transferable to us, the examples that we can rescue from other destinations often serve as inspiration. One of the best examples to follow that can be found in Europe is Wilhelmsburg, a district of the city of Hamburg, Germany. In this place the determination was made to develop a strategic…

  • The fair price of milk

    A brand of milk somewhat more expensive than the others in its category, with the suggestive name C’est qui le patron? (Who’s the boss?), is reinforcing an important presence on the shelves of French supermarkets. What makes it different from the other brands? Both its price and its manufacturing conditions have been determined by consumers…

  • Video: If we weren’t on the planet

    What would happen if we suddenly stopped being on Earth? This video answers the question, making us more aware of the footprint of our current activity on nature.

  • Juan Iglesias, ecologist and environmental engineer, joins the naider project

    Juan Iglesias (Donostia, 1989). He is an ecologist and environmental engineer by profession with a degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of the Basque Country – Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea. He has joined the Naider team to promote projects and initiatives aimed at building sustainable cities and territories guided by innovation and commitment to Nature….

  • Streaming Physical Objects

    3D printing has the potential to revolutionize the global production model. Its introduction has already had an undeniable impact on the industry, but the promise that it will reach every home, so that consumers can also be producers of objects, has not materialized. The problem is not the price, but technical knowledge is still required…

  • The plastic that comes out of our faucets

    Plastic microfibers have been found in tap water on five continents, according to a study by the journalistic NGO Orb Media in collaboration with the State University of New York and the University of Minnesota. Exactly how these 2.5-micron fibers affect our bodies is unknown at this time, but they are proof of the ubiquity…

  • Palm oil and the health of the planet

    In recent times we have witnessed debates about whether we should remove ultra-processed foods containing palm oil from our supermarket shelves, due to their harmful effects on health due to their saturated fat. However, in Norway they have already reduced their consumption of this controversial ingredient by two thirds, but as a result of the…

  • New appointment with the maker movement

    The old Artiach factory in Zorrotzaurre will host next month – from October 27 to 29 – a new edition of the fair Maker Faire Bilbao, appointment with the creators and innovators of the maker community. With a view to this fifth edition, the call for innovative projects related to