Interviews
Sixto Malato, expert in solar-powered water decontamination technologies
"Implementing these technologies must be accompanied by the development of medium and long term strategies in water management"
Enjoy the science
The Ateneu Barcelonès organizes in collaboration with the Center for History of Science at UAB, a film series that explores the relationship between Cinema and Medicine.
Highlights
Environment and Preservation
Environmental quality of Sitges beaches during the bathing season
Using several environmental indicators as coastline evolution, phytoindicators, microbiological quality of sand and water or beach litter, UAB researchrs have studied the current state and evolution of an important national and international visitor attractor, Sitges' beaches, which have a high human pressure every summer.
Medicine and Health
Identified a Gene with a Key Role in Neuronal Survival
Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona identified the fundamental role played by the Nurr1 gene in neuron survival associated with synaptic activity. The discovery could help to understand the relationship between alterations in neural connections and the neurodegeneration characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.
Anthropology
Immigration in Catalonia: E Pluribus Unum (Aposta Award 2011)
To produce a meaningful body of knowledge that helps Catalonia become a society that is diverse yet cohesive and equitable is the ultimate goal of the project E Pluribus Unum: Immigration, Hybridity and Social Cohesion by Dan Rodríguez-García, UAB Aposta Award-winner 2011.
Environment and Preservation
What to do with the organic waste generated daily?
UAB researchers have studied what is the treatment of daily organic waste that less gases release into the atmosphere, that generates less leachate and that less power consume. Besides the environmental impact, this research aims to establish which treatment provides a higher quality compost.
Science in images
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