A team from the University of Jaén has discovered a bacterium, Klebsiella 3S1, which is able to remove lead, zinc and silver from wastewater. The group has created a biofilter made from these microorganisms that can retain those materials which become contaminating and harmful, especially to animals and, by extension, to humans. In addition, the […]
Month: September 2017
Carmen Moreno, scientific leadership in the study of severe allergies caused by insect stings
Carmen Moreno directs the Allergology Unit of the Reina Sofía Hospital of Cordoba. She has focused her work on the search for allergy treatments for almost three decades and currently leads a team that is a Spanish benchmark for the battle against allergies caused by severe insect stings that can kill a person.
Young entrepreneurs design a device to pay at vending machines with your phone
Young engineers from Cordoba have devised a pioneering device that allows you to pay with your mobile phone at vending machines. Through a panel in the vending machine and an app on your phone, where you securely enter your credit card data, you can select and pay for the product that you want to buy […]
Isabel Porras, a passion for bikes that aims to normalise the use of their two wheels
Isabel Porras is a journalist who is in love with bikes, she was born in Madrid but she lives in Seville since 2010. Porras is the manager of a small school-workshop in this city, ‘Santa Cleta’, which has allowed her to be elected third vice-president of European Cyclists’ Federation. Now she is in charge of […]