The project Patio 2.12 is a solar house that uses synthetic leafs to give shade and regulate temperature at the same time they absorb CO2. It is refrigerated with water that passes between its terracotta tiles and when it evaporates it cools the room as the drinking jag does it with the water it contains
Month: July 2012
Horses for adoption, the reaction against animal abandonment caused by the recession
The shelter for horses of the CCYD Santa María Association has detected an alarming increase in the number of animals that arrive to their facilities. They are victims of abandons that are caused by the economic crisis.
A DNA test helps in medicine personalization to get more efficient treatments
A DNA test id able to determine with drugs make us feel bad just using a saliva sample. According to the researchers who have developed this test, a 30% of patients do not respond well to their treatment; the motive is that the patient’s organism is not prepared to assimilate that drug.
Chiclana recovers salt fields as a tourist attraction beyond sun and beach
Chiclana has turned its salt fields in a tourist attraction different from the typical sun and beach. They have rehabilitated salt fields that had been abandoned to show visitors the traditional method used to obtain salt. These facilities receive around 12.000 visits per year.