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Agrofood
Snackification: eating and snacking
There is no doubt that the snack food market is one of the strongest in the food industry, as is evidenced by its increasing market value. The snack category of food used to meaning snack chips, nuts and other traditional snacks (extruded snacks, popcorn, nachos...
‘I fat with vegetables’
I tell you a real situation: Some years ago, I was chatting with a friend, when she looked at me very serious and said: I am not be able to lose weight! My doctor says that vegetables fattens me and the worst thing is that I love it! In that moment, those words seemed...
Energy & Environment
Will we gave out of the cave?
Caves were our first home but, have we stopped to think about how our ancestors felt in the cold mornings of winter? And in hot summer days? We may be surprised... Humanity had had multiple and different homes. From the tipis of the american indians to the skyscrapers...
Sustainable mobility plans: It´s now or never
It is undeniable that the coming decades will be crucial for both the society and the Earth´ s environmental health, so it will be determined if our Planet is able or not to support all the world population. Nowadays, it seems that the situation is more than...
Environment
Is our food security at risk?
Food security of two-thirds of the world s’ population depends on the availability and use of fertilizers. In the transition from a fossil reserve-based to a bio-based economy, it has become a critical challenge to close nutrient cycles and move to a more effective...
Your credit is about to expire: the Earth Overshoot Day
August 8, 2016. 07:00h a.m. Radio turned on driving to work. Headlines begin. "Today is Earth Overshoot Day", I hear. Oh. Bad news. The Earth Overshoot day in 2016 has been brought forward again. I'm sure you are wondering about some things right now:1) If I am able...
Industry
What is ‘Blockchain’?
The “Blockchain” is the technology supporting Bitcoin, the infamous cryptocurrency known for being the first widely used and reportedly used in some criminal activities. Blockchain is also the technology underlying Ethereum, which is also a means to implement smart...
Machine vision for quality control
Machine vision is behind many of the great advances in the automation of the industry since it allows the control of quality of 100% of the production in processes with high cadences. A non-automated process can be inspected by the operators themselves in the...
Health & Quality of life
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Construction and Heritage
Under road heating
We all know the great efforts made by the authorities in reducing road accidents, however, there are uncontrollable factors. This is the case of adverse weather conditions, including icing on the road surface. To address this problem, each community uses its own...
C&D waste management around the world
Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D Waste or CDW) includes all the waste from the construction of new buildings, demolition of old ones and small refurbishment works. The generation and management of CDW is a serious environmental problem. Neglect or...
Digitalization
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Innovating R&D
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