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Portuguese researchers develop smart optical technology for the distinction and detection of cancer cells

An article published in one of Nature's scientific journals shows that iLoF (Lab on Fiber) intelligent device is a promising technology to identify cancer cells with different profiles.

Date 11th March 2020

Collaborative Laboratory for the Integrated Forest and Fire Management is currently hiring

The ForestWISE Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB), focused on research, innovation and knowledge development, and technology transfer activities expected to promote the sustainable forest management and the competitiveness of the forestry sector, while reducing the negative consequences of rural fires, has 10 open positions to senior researchers and project managers.

Date 27th February 2020

Portugal tests innovative smart grid technology with residential and business customers

The implementation stage takes place in Alcochete, Caldas da Rainha, Mafra and Valverde

Date 13th February 2020

Experts are developing an algorithm to optimise car sharing in Portugal

The car sharing models are a current trend, thanks to a greater environmental awareness. In this sense, researchers aim to make this business cheaper for companies and users.

Date 11th February 2020

Companies and public institutions together to address the challenges of integrated rural fire management

“Science with impact - Integrated Rural Fire Management” is the name of the event that will take place this Monday, February 10, at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) – Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, will attend this meeting.

Date 07th February 2020

New platform aims to improve energy performance of buildings

Building owners and investors will be able to benefit from innovative active control solutions for smart buildings, to be piloted in Portugal and Belgium

Date 30th January 2020

The European Space Agency counts on Portuguese institutions for the detection of plastics in the sea

The main goal is to validate and develop technology for future use in monitoring satellites. 

Date 21st January 2020

The first European centre to test robots at offshore windfarms will be set up in Portugal

The European project Atlantis involves an investment of €8.5M and is coordinated by the Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), with EDP (NEW - Center For New Energy Technologies) as the main partner.

Date 14th January 2020

Europe invests €18M in upgrading hydroelectric power plants to meet renewable energy production targets

In Portugal, the Frades, Alqueva, Alto Lindoso and Caniçada dams will test various technological solutions to improve the plants' performance.

Date 09th January 2020

Researchers develop technology to diagnose pulmonary nodules

A group of researchers from the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) and the São João University Hospital (CHUSJ) developed a system for the diagnosis of pulmonary nodules, which has been tested in the radiology department of this hospital. The developed prototype includes three modules – detection, characterisation and determination of the malignancy of pulmonary nodules.

Date 12th December 2019

New technologies will be developed in Europe in order to promote a greater integration of renewable energy sources

12 institutions from six European countries have come together in order to develop technologies capable of improving the performance of forecasting systems for the production of renewable energy by at least 15%, and thus contributing to an increase of the integration of production of these energy sources. The impact on society? A reduction on CO2 emissions and an impact on the performance of power grids and on electricity market prices.

Date 04th December 2019

School Ship Sagres is being equipped to study atmospheric electricity and climate changes

These data will be collected throughout the circumnavigation, which the vessel will make starting from 5 January of 2020.What are the goals?On the one hand, increasing the climate knowledge by studying the effects of climate changes on the planet's electrical circuit, thus allowing a better prediction of the climate evolution.On the other hand, assessing the health of the ocean, which has a significant global impact on sectors such as fisheries, marine activities or even energy, by collecting biological samples (fishes) for further laboratory analysis

Date 19th November 2019

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