The Tell es-Sin (Mount of the Tooth) site, located on the border of what is now known as Syria and Iraq, corresponds to a Byzantine settlement, whose study must be interpreted within the historical context of the eastern Limes Diocletianus, between...
The physicochemical properties of molecules are determined by a series of external factors such as temperature, or intrinsic to the element that makes them up, such as their atomic number. The final result of the conjugation of all of them is the conformation of...
The automotive sector continues moving towards the autonomous car, proposing new improvements at technological level. A significant part of the advances comes from incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) through the efficient...
Scientific evidence supports the positive effects of nature on mental and physical health in children. A study published by researchers from the ICTA-UAB and the Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (BCNUEJ), a pioneer in spatial...
In 2017 the UNESCO declared the 16th May as the International Day of Light (IDL). This celebration is focused in making the society aware of the importance of the light and light-based technologies for the well-being of the humankind. Since 2018...
A research from the Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB), conducted with a drug capable of modifying the memory of fear, shows for the first time that the neural processes and behaviours related to the formation of memory can be opposite between male...
UAB researchers in collaboration with researchers at IRB Barcelona elucidate the function of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa substrate-binding protein Ttg2D in maintaining phospholipid asymmetry between...
Recovering the motor functionality and sensation of a limb after suffering a serious injury requires the implantation of a prosthesis or nerve conduit, and of an electronic device (peripheral nerve interface) that connects the nerve to the...
Transhumanism is a delicate subject that confronts ethics with the use of technological development to expand the natural capacities of human beings. What makes the implantation of a pacemaker different from that of a bionic eye? In this article Marc Abraham Puig, from the...
The invention of the microscope put an end to the physiological limitations of the human eye. A window was opened to observe the microworld. The petrographic microscope, widely used in Geology, but also in other...
