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Projects

OPTICS

Photonic technologies for 3D detection

The Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development (CD6 UPC) and BEAMAGINE, S.L., a spin-off from the same Centre, have begun to participate in the European project VIZTA (Vision, Identification and Z-sensing Technologies and Key Applications).

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MATERIALS

A new material for manufacturing insulation for footwear by reusing tyres

A research team from the UPC, along with researchers from the URV, has found a new application for vulcanised rubber from tyres. Through a simple process in which the rubber is combined with a polymer, it can be converted into insulating material for footwear.

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HEALTH

Virtual reality for people who have had a stroke

Researchers in the LAM UPC and the SIMMA Lab, in collaboration with the ADFO, have developed two multimedia applications for motor and cognitive rehabilitation of people with functional diversity. The focus is patients who have had a stroke.

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Activities CIT UPC

The UPC will be present at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2019

Once again, the UPC will be present at the Smart City Expo World Congress, which will be held in Barcelona on 19–21 November.

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CIT UPC at the fourth General Assembly of EIT Urban Mobility

CIT UPC has participated in the fourth General Assembly of EIT Urban Mobility, held in Prague on 2–6 September. During the session, the latest activities of the consortium were presented...

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Researchers

WOMEN-UP, BIOMETALLUM and SENSOFAR, prizewinners in the UPC Research Valorisation Awards

The WOMEN-UP project, the BIOMETALLUM patent and the SENSOFAR spin-off were prizewinners in the latest edition of the UPC Research Valorisation Awards, organised by the UPC Board of Trustees.

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Technological capabilities

Robotics & Vision in Health Technologies

We are able to develop mobile robots for surgical intervention, in addition to the necessary infrastructure for its proper functioning. We also work on medical assistance robots for rehabilitation engineering, including robotic fixing devices.

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CIT UPC Blog

The uncertain future of current refrigerators and air conditioning units

Artificial cold already represents 20% of the total energy consumed in buildings, both in dwellings and in commercial establishments, so that any improvement in the efficiency of refrigeration devices is highly desirable.

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Highlights

The UPC hosts EMC Europe 2019

This year, the UPC hosted EMC Europe 2019, the largest conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) that is held in Europe and one of the three largest in the world. The event, which was held in Barcelona on 2–6 September, was organised by the GCEM UPC and EMC Europe in collaboration with the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society (IEEE EMCS).

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Did you know...

The UPC has consolidated its positions in the latest international rankings:

Among the 150 best young universities in the world (101–150 band) in the 'Times Higher Education Young University Rankings' and in the 58–82 band in Europe
Ranked 601–700 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Shanghai Ranking
Position 443 in the world in the CWUR - World University Rankings
16^th in the SIR Iber ranking
Up to position 275 in the Web of Universities ranking (Webometrics)

Information of interest

Informe anual sobre la indústria a Catalunya 2018 - Generalitat de Catalunya

2.º Informe sobre la Ciencia y la Tecnología en España - F. Alternativas

Indicadores de alta tecnología - Año 2017 - Instituto Nacional de estadística (INE)

Global Innovation Index 2019 - Cornell University / INSEAD / WIPO

Calendar

29 - 31 October
(Stand 351)

14 November

19 - 21 Novembe
(Stand 621)

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