Investigators of the Andalusia Center of the Evaluation and Monitoring of Global Change (CAESCG) at the University of Almeria collaborate in a European project that utilizes Cocoon, an underground biodegradable flowerpot for the reforestation and the socioeconomic development of cold semi-arid zones within the inland area of Almeria. This method helps keep alive the species […]
Month: March 2017
Laura Bueno, an athletics champion with her eyes set on Tokyo 2020
The first time she tried to complete the 400 meters flat trial she was only able to run half of it, but the mark she obtained in those 200 meters when she was only 7 convinced Laura Bueno’s coach to insist her to continue practicing athletics. In 2007 she won the Championship of Spain in […]
The Super Turtles: from young people at risk of social exclusion to self-esteem champions
The Super Turtles are a group of eight high school students with five different nationalities that live in a depressed neighbourhood of San Juan de Aznalfarache, in Seville. Their accomplishment? Making it to the Spanish final of the popular science and robotics contest First Lego League. Their award? An experience that has increased their motivation […]
Rosa Nieves, a pioneer of 3D printing in Spain
Rosa Nieves León (Alcuadete, Jaén) studied Architecture but, whilst she finished her bachelor thesis, she began to work on 3D printing along with her current associate. That’s the origin of Printed Dreams, a company founded in 2012 that has become a leader in the Spanish technology sector. They work on several spheres, but one of […]