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Forest management of the future: a pillar for sustainability and the fight against climate change

The forest management of the future combines digitization, real-time data, and the bioeconomy to create more resilient forests. Thanks to technologies such as GIS, remote sensing, and continuous inventories, it is possible to prevent fires, optimize resources, and improve the sustainability of the territory.

From climate enemy to strategic resource: development of a new sustainable technology for the CO2 capture and purification

Know your enemy If one were to see (and smell) the gases produced by combustion and anaerobic digestion, one would not find many similarities apart from the state of the matter in which they are found. In fact, both have a common component that is odorless, colorless, and tasteless: carbon...

Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Heritage: A Promising Alliance (With Nuances)

Artificial intelligence can transform the conservation of cultural heritage by analyzing large volumes of data, detecting patterns, and helping experts make more informed decisions, without replacing their judgment or sensitivity.

Circular bioprocesses: how to transform waste into high-value bioproducts

A new paradigm: when waste becomes an asset Imagine if waste stopped being a problem for companies and became a source of income. This is not a futuristic idea but an increasingly tangible trend. In a world where natural resources are finite and waste is growing exponentially, the transition...

Build, measure, learn and repeat

The “Build-Measure-Learn” cycle is a Lean methodology that allows for rapid hypothesis validation and reduces waste in innovation projects. Its goal is not to get it right the first time, but to learn faster and better.

#WorldFoodDay; How can I help?

World Food Day reminds us that every choice counts. From choosing local products to reducing waste, our daily actions can drive a fairer, more sustainable, and healthier food system for all.

ROS4HRI: a common language for human-robot interaction in Industry 5.0

ROS4HRI is an open standard that enables robots to understand and respond to human signals—voice, gestures, or emotions—in a unified way, boosting human-robot interaction in Industry 5.0.

Innovation in health and well-being in Castile and León: science, technology, and people at the National Forum

The National Forum on Health and Well-being Innovation in Zamora brought together experts in science, technology, and healthcare to promote digital, collaborative, and patient-centered solutions.

From waste to resource: how to give food by-products a second life.

Bagasse, magaya, and okara are food byproducts that still have great value. At CARTIF, we transform them into functional ingredients, biostimulants, and renewable energy, promoting the circular economy in the industry.

How to overcome the fear of innovation: confidence and risk management

Innovation doesn’t fail due to a lack of technology, but rather a lack of trust. Managing risk with strategic partners, budget, and leadership allows us to transform fear into opportunity and make innovation a real driver of change.

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Agrofood

Nothing is thrown away!

Nothing is thrown away!

The photographer Peter Menzel few years ago visited different countries of the world in order to photograph families of those countries with the food they consume regularly for a week. A book was published based on this work, “Hungry Planet”, where tastes, preferences...

Superfoods?

Superfoods?

‘Did you know that cocoa increases mental activity? We are going to discover and prove scientifically the incredible power of what we have in the pantry’. With these words, the Spanish cooker Alberto Chicote started ‘Superfoods’, his special TV program, on March 28....

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Energy & Environment

Consumer energy flexibility

Consumer energy flexibility

There are two things that have nothing to do with each other but that in real, they have to: the perplexity of a roe deer in the foothills of the Torozos hills when she founds a fence surrounding a photovoltaic park and that the 64%1 of the Spanish people do not know...

How can we improve energy efficiency at home?

How can we improve energy efficiency at home?

When we hear energy efficiency, we always think in improving productive process in facories where we work, in the means of transport we use to move... but never in daily chores in our home. Actions as common as choosing an appliance or the cooking way, establish the...

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Environment

Did nobody talk WALL-E about recycling plastics?

Did nobody talk WALL-E about recycling plastics?

A few years ago, the magic company Pixar® showed us the story about the robot named WALL-E, who was designed to clean up an abandoned, waste-covered Earth far in the future, exactly in the year 2800. What we don’t know is if WALL-E knew the benefits of recycling, that...

9 things you may not know  about water footprint

9 things you may not know about water footprint

When we work developing environmental technologies, to quantify the advantages to be obtained by using them can be an important added value. And if we put numbers, we are committed to communicate these numbers in an objective and traceable way, and it is when...

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Industry

Digital Enablers: Industry 4.0 super-powers

Digital Enablers: Industry 4.0 super-powers

The first post about Industry 4.0 indicated the need for key technologies that would make possible the 4th industrial revolution. These key tehcnologies have been called "digital enablers". Each industrial revolution has had its "enablers". The first one was made...

What is deep learning?

What is deep learning?

In the 20th Century 80’s decade there was reborn interest in neural networks, both in academia and industry. A neural network is an algorithm that mimics the neural connections present in the neocortex. The interest was motivated by the rediscovering of algorithms to...

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Health & Quality of life

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