Dec 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of Seville (ICMS) are carrying out a project of excellence that consists of the preparation of new materials for storing hydrogen. This gas is currently stored in bottles that concentrate the hydrogen at high pressure....
Dec 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Seville, 03/12/2010. The scientists involved, which also include researchers from the University of Malaga, based their studies on cutin, the main component of the epidermis of tomato skin. This biopolyester, whose function is to maintain water levels inside the cell,...
Nov 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Seville, November 15, 2010. More than a hundred students from the Faculty of Communication of Seville today attended the opening ceremony of the Week of Science and Technology at the Center for Scientific Research Isla de la Cartuja (cicCartuja). In an assembly hall...
Nov 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
Between 15 and 18 November 2010, the Isla de la Cartuja Scientific Research Centre (cicCartuja) will open its doors to young students on the occasion of Science and Technology Week. In these days, the cicCartuja will try to promote scientific vocation and culture...
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The Isla de la Cartuja Scientific Research Centre (cicCartuja), a joint centre of the CSIC, the University of Seville and the Regional Government of Andalusia, has benefited from grants from the INNPLANTA Programme, which is granted by the Ministry of Science and...
Nov 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
A field of mirrors and energy. This is how one could describe the Solucar platform, the largest solar tower power plant in Europe, built by the Spanish company Abengoa in the town of Sanlucar la Mayor. These facilities were visited on October 29th by a group of 40...