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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.

Microorganisms and spontaneous vegetation: natural allies to protect strategic crops and urban environments

Beneficial microorganisms and spontaneous vegetation act as natural allies against pests and diseases. Their use in agriculture improves soil health, protects strategic crops, and strengthens resilience to climate change.

Save me as you can!

Have you ever wondered what a world where renewable energy storage is efficient and affordable would look like? One of the challenges society must address to achieve effective decarbonization is increasing the generation and penetration of renewable energy. Despite the progress made, the...

From water to plate and from plug to field

Three problems, one only answer: water-energy-food nexus This year we´ve experienced situations as diverse as a widespread blackout that left us without power and basic services for several hours; a period of intense rain that, while providing sufficient water, also caused flooding in certain...

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Agrofood

FUSILLI, much more than a project

FUSILLI, much more than a project

Four years ago I first entered the complex world of the food system. I didn´t quite know what to expect. I considered it a far field, with technical terms and debates that seemed to belong only to experts in the field. Today, after all this time, every time I have the...

We´ve done it again: A new product on the market!

We´ve done it again: A new product on the market!

Every time I walk past the supermarket shelf and see it, I can´t help but smile. At CARTIF, we are incredibly proud to share with you that the result of the KOMFIBRA project has made its way to the market. Once again, a product developed by CARTIF has become a reality...

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Energy & Environment

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Environment

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Industry

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Health & Quality of life

The new paradigm we are waiting

The new paradigm we are waiting

New technologies bring important changes in all sense of humanity life. Specifically, artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change the very meaning of the concept of ‘human being’ and even the concept of work, which has always been so closely linked to us. The...

The passage of time

The passage of time

It is curious how, at the moment we find ourselves, our sense of time has been so disrupted due to the confinement to which the entire population is subjected. Humanity has developed all kinds of tools that allow us to feel we have everything under control. That is...

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Construction and Heritage

Talking about everything visible and invisible (II)

Talking about everything visible and invisible (II)

Refreshing your memory, in the previous blog “Talking about everything visible and invisible (I)” we briefly told you about the digital technologies and techniques used to inspect, document and analyze Cultural Heritage in the visible range (the one that our eyes...

Collaborative robots: new work employees on construction

Collaborative robots: new work employees on construction

The construction industry is undergoing a quiet revolution. While cranes and excavators continue to take centre stage on construction sites, a new type of worker is gaining ground: collaborative robots, or "cobots". These efficient helpers will transform the way we...

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Digitalization

Covid Trackers

Covid Trackers

For a month, almost since the end of the confinement, we have received daily news about the cases of regrowth, which have not stopped increasing in number and incidence. In Spain we are told, through the media, about how important the work of trackers is to keep...

Improving our cities with ICTs

Improving our cities with ICTs

In the European Union 40% of the total final energy is consumed in residential and tertiary buildings. That is reason behind several European Directives established with the aim that the Member States develop long-term strategies encouraging the renovation of...

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Innovating R&D

Innovate shouldn´t be like untangling a daisy

Innovate shouldn´t be like untangling a daisy

When an organisation decides to invest in innovation, it often activates not only a technical or strategic process, but also an internal dynamic that complicates decision-making. What at first appears to be a clear commitment soon becomes a chain of uncertainties,...

Routines

Routines

In a geo-political and socio-economic environment such as ours, in which the industrial and business environment requires liquid managers with the ability to make decisions that adapt to the environment like water to the container that holds it, in which unlearning...