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On 29th November, Gavà hosted the MAV Day 2024, the annual gathering organised by the Advanced Materials Cluster (MAV). This edition stood out with the celebration of the first-ever MAV Awards, which recognised innovative projects in the fields of innovation, sustainability, and Industry 4.0.
Among the awarded projects, the “Bones for Carbon Capture (BCC)” project from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), presented by PhD student Marc Arnau, deserves special mention. This innovative project repurposes chicken bone waste to capture CO₂ emissions and convert them into value-added chemicals, promoting a circular and sustainable economy model. The proposal received 43.6% of the votes in the Sustainability category, standing out for its transformative impact.
Other award-winning projects include the TERRA Project from the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), focused on the integration of organic photovoltaic technology in urban environments, and the “Powering the Next Generation of Smart Factories” project from FABREX, offering digital solutions for Industry 4.0.
MAV Day has become a key event for fostering collaboration between experts, businesses, and institutions in the sector, driving the development of innovative and sustainable solutions in advanced materials.
CIT UPC, as a cluster member, attended the event and participated in this knowledge exchange space, promoting connections with other key players in the sector.
For more information about MAV Day 2024 and the awarded projects, you can check the following link: MAV Day 2024 recognises innovation in advanced materials with the first edition of the MAV Awards.
Projectes Relacionats
- Researchers from the Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (CNDS) research group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) are developing new artificial intelligence-based solutions to obtain more accurate and reliable data from IoT sensor networks, with applications in air quality monitoring, anomaly detection and industrial predictive maintenance.
- The Casa Bosc project explores a lightweight, modular and prefabricated timber construction system designed to reduce the environmental impact of housing while making it easier to build and adapt to different contexts. The project has been developed by researchers from the Architectural Rehabilitation and Restoration Research Group (REARQ) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) and the company ÀGORA.
- The Control, Data and Artificial Intelligence (CoDAlab) research group at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is taking part in the ATHENS project, which is developing recyclable thermoplastic composite materials with advanced real-time monitoring systems to improve the manufacture, safety and service life of lightweight structures.
- The MICROTECH LAB - Microtechnology for the Industry research subgroup, part of the Centre for Advanced Technologies in Mechanics (CATMech) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), is leading the technical development of a minimally invasive platform to monitor biomarkers and physiological indicators related to stress and emotional wellbeing.
