Urban solutions at the Smart City Expo World Congress
Exhibitions and talks aim at shaping and improving the technological future of cities
November 20, 2019 05:52 PM
Tech & Science
Tech & science developments and news
Barcelona ready to welcome 25,000 for Smart City Expo World Congress
From November 19 to 21, Catalan capital will host 1,000 exhibitors and 400 speakers at major international event exploring smart urban solutions
November 17, 2019 07:25 PM
Child with congenital heart disease transferred to Barcelona with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
9-month-old is first infant to be successfully transported to Catalonia using this technique
November 16, 2019 05:49 PM
Barcelona researchers come up with method to improve colon cancer screening
IDIBAPS research institute develops project to provide better diagnosis of tumors, detect polyps and avoid unnecessary colonoscopies
November 13, 2019 06:43 PM
Tool successfully predicts river flooding two hours prior
Developments have been made as climate crisis expected to cause ''excessive flash floods''
October 29, 2019 02:57 PM
Anticoagulant drug can halt Alzheimer's, study finds
Research center run by top Catalan cardiologist and US scientists make breakthrough that holds out hope for future treatment
October 8, 2019 12:29 PM
Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron hospital opens Spain’s first migraine research center
The Migraine Adaptive Brain Center will investigate and treat people with the second most debilitating neurological disease
October 3, 2019 04:06 PM
Catalonia’s particle accelerator granted another €25m
Government strives for ALBA synchrotron to continue being “a reference in Europe”
September 18, 2019 03:11 PM
Bellvitge Hospital unveils 24 high-tech operating rooms for complex procedures
Center near Barcelona becomes first in Spain with hybrid rooms equipped with latest scanners and surgical robots
September 13, 2019 07:56 PM
Catalonia’s high-tech second-term exports up 20% on last year
There has however been a decrease in mid-high-tech electrical equipment, machinery and vehicles
September 12, 2019 01:09 PM
Barcelona Clinic seeks donations to train eye doctors in developing countries
The hospital has become the first public university center in Europe after creating a teaching center in the surgical area
September 9, 2019 06:03 PM
Catalan government presents IdentiCAT decentralized digital identity project
Bidding for the project to be completed by 2020 will begin this week at €550,000
September 7, 2019 05:31 PM
New technique prevents memory loss among lung cancer patients
Study headed by Barcelona hospital set to change treatment preventing metastasis to brain for those with small cell carcinoma
August 27, 2019 05:44 PM
Digging at Toll de Moià caves resumes after year halted due to direct rule
Archaeologists return to cave system in Central Catalonia hoping to find more remains of cave bears and Neanderthals
August 7, 2019 11:37 AM
The Catalan scientists who want us to eat bugs
Researchers at the URV university are studying ways of introducing insect protein into our daily diets
August 6, 2019 07:01 PM
Read the latest technology and science updates and breaking news from Barcelona and Catalonia. Find out what’s happening at major trade shows such as the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the Smart City Expo World Congress, and Integrated Systems Europe (ISE).