SOMM alliance: new Vice-chair appointed
Appointed Maria Blasco as vice chair of SOMMa, in...
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MRS7145: First photoactive drug to fight Parkinson’s
An international team of researchers designs a photoactive...
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CubeSat: a dynasty of nanosatellites starts its orbit
3Cat-1 is a nanosatellite developed at the NanoSat Lab of...
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Risk expert Montse Guillen: pensions will inevitably be lower in the future
Risk expert Montse Guillen has strong opinions about...
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On the protective effects of Alzheimer's on Cancer
A study published in the journal Scientific Reports studies the comorbility relations between these two diseases. Patients with Alzheimer's...
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From galaxies far far away!
In a paper that appeared in Science on 22 September (Science 357, 1266–1270 (2017)), the Pierre Auger Collaboration reports observational...
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Towards calcium-based batteries
The development of a rechargeable battery technology using light electropositive metal anodes would bring in a breakthrough in energy...
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Gene expression patterns may help determine time of death
International team of scientists led by Roderic Guigó at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona showed that changes in gene...
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María de Maeztu Gender & ICT program to promote women in STEM
María de Maeztu Gender and ICT program at DTIC-UPF The Maria de Maeztu Gender and ICT program groups the broad gender strategy at DTIC-UPF,...
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L. Verde shares the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics as part of the WMAP team
On past 3th December, at a ceremony in California, the Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics was awarded to the WMAP "For detailed maps...
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SONAR - Nanotechnology for the Oil & Gas industry
The first stage of the SONAR project (Strategic Opportunities of Nanotechnology Applications in Repsol) was completed in 2015 with a closing...
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New spin-off Ahead Therapeutics SL to develop novel therapies for autoimmune diseases
Ahead Therapeutics SL is the result of a joint research project with a strong nano component between the Germans Trias i Pujol Research...
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The Big Bell Test
•On November 30th 2016, more than 100,000 people participated in the BIG Bell Test, a global experiment to test the laws of quantum physics....
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