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  • A mathematical model to measure happiness

    The momentary happiness of more than 18,000 people around the world has been successfully predicted using a mathematical equation devised by researchers at University College London (UCL). The results of the work, which has published PNAS magazine, show that a happy state of mind is related not only to the fact that things go well,…

  • Wasp venom to fight cancer

    Researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have designed a therapy based on a peptide – amino acid binding – from wasp venom for potential use against breast cancer. In vitro experiments show that the substance distributes properly within tumor cells and causes their death, while healthy cells, such as red blood…

  • custom aortic prostheses

    Today we leave you with VICOMTECH- IK4, in which they describe the results of a research carried out together with eMedica and the Biodonostia Institute and which consists of the creation of an innovative system capable of designing and manufacturing personalized abdominal aorta prostheses called eVida. The aortic aneurysm consists of a dilation and progressive…

  • Euskotren renews its fleet

    Euskotren, the railway operator dependent on the Basque Government, has commissioned the company Construction and Railway Auxiliary ( CAF) the manufacture of 28 new units within the framework of its objective of renewing the fleet in addition to covering the needs of line 3 of the Bilbao metro. The €150M order must be delivered between…

  • Experts in smart and energy efficient structures

    < /a> IK4- IKERLAN has become part of the ANTARES network (Advanced Training and Research in efficient Smart Structures), launched to train researchers who are capable of transferring their knowledge to the production of intelligent and energy efficient structures in the future. The ultimate goal is to produce structures that generate a smaller ecological footprint…

  • New storm tank in Bizkaia

    < /a> The largest storm tank in Bizkaia is being completed in the town of Etxebarri and is expected to come into operation next autumn. This infrastructure, which has an investment of €33M, has a capacity of 74,480 cubic meters, which will make it the largest of all those existing in the Basque Country. The…

  • Nanotechnology for industry

    The group Materials+Technologies (GMT), created at the San Sebastian Polytechnic School ( UPV/EHU), has carried out research focused on the use of carbon nanotubes to improve the properties of resin coatings that are widely used in various sectors: aeronautics and the automotive industry, especially in structural parts of airplanes and cars. Within the framework of…

  • Technology for greenhouses

    Ulma Agricola has presented the new High Tunnel greenhouse. This new greenhouse has been designed based on the rest and problems raised by future users of these infrastructures in the African containment. The new tunnel-type greenhouse model called High Tunnel has some special characteristics since it is a product suitable for installation in tropical climates,…

  • Bicycles are for summer

    Orbea has launched the Orbea triathlon platform, made up of the Ordu Race and Ordu Evolution models. Thanks to research carried out by Orbea, the Ordu Race model features a top-of-the-range monocoque carbon frame with an aerodynamic and ergonomic design; on the other hand the Evolution model has become an aerodynamic bike thanks to the…

  • Fight against antibiotic resistance

    < /a> CIC biomaGUNE and IK4-CIDETEC are immersed in the European project PneumoNP, in which, together with research centers, universities and companies from six European countries, they work to fight antibiotic resistance in some infections. This research topic is particularly important since according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) The global threat of…