Shibata took part in a conference as part of the MyRobot project, which uses his therapeutic robot to improve the quality of life of elderly people living in care homes
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The International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures has awarded the Tsuboi prize to the project, whose method can be used to design non-circular structures to cover large open constructions.
A URV-led study finds that two of these receptors are associated with age-related metabolic changes and could therefore help in the development of strategies for healthy ageing.
Researchers at the URV have developed a system based on radar and reflective surfaces that monitors drivers’ movements and determines their state of alertness
30/04/2025
Guarantors of cybersecurity
CRISES has been a leading international research group for many years and is at centre of the URV’s intense research into security and privacy in computer and digital environments, with the management of artificial intelligence representing a key challenge
“It is a constant race between the cyber-attackers and those of us who work in digital security, in which it is a question of who is faster and smarter”, states Oriol Farràs, one of the members of the URV’s CRISES research group,
A research team from the URV and the UB analyses for the first time the presence of microplastics accumulated on beaches along the Catalan coastline
Based on a flexible, self-sustaining thermoelectric system, this device created by a URV-led research team can monitor wounds and lesions
Research led by the URV uses infrared light to determine the oxidation status of hazelnut fatty acids without destroying them, a technology that could provide the sector with new quality standards
A study led by the IPHES and involving the URV assigns the oldest human remains found at Atapuerca to the species Homo affinis erectus and confirms that Western Europe was populated by two species of hominin more than a million years ago
A study led by the URV reveals the potential of some glycoproteins to help in our understanding of the chronic inflammation associated with disease and its impact on cardiovascular risk
A study by the URV highlights the potential of battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also notes that, in many cases, biofuels are the least polluting option in the short term
28/02/2025
Proactive in times of emergency
El canvi climàtic, una de les grans preocupacions actuals a nivell mundial, s’aborda a la URV des de tots els àmbits relacionats i afectats, amb grups de recerca que incideixen en el territori i que són referents internacionals. L’IU-Rescat és qui coordina, canalitza i optimitza tota aquesta feina multidisciplinar clau en la transició energètica i cap a la sostenibilitat.
The formula, developed by a URV research team, accurately describes the movement patterns of people. The results have been published in the journal Nature Communications
The test, developed by a research team from the Rovira i Virgili University, is as reliable as traditional methods, gives a result in just 15 minutes and costs less than one euro
14/02/2025
URV joins the Global Women’s Breakfast
The event, held this year in 78 countries, will reflect on the limitations and opportunities for women scientists in the field of chemistry
The research compares the performance of seven AI models with that of 400 humans in comprehension tasks and reveals a lack of stability and precision in the answers
According to data from the Fundación CyD Report, the URV is ranked second in terms of the number of its scientific papers cited in patents and third in the number of collaborations with companies
A URV research project has built a three-dimensional model of the human upper respiratory tract in order to reproduce intense respiratory episodes and has studied how particle nuclei are dispersed indoors so as to determine how to prevent the transmission of diseases by air
The study has been led by the URV’s Nutrition and Metabolic Health research group and its results will help to improve the prediction of Alzheimer’s disease and to design preventive and therapeutic strategies to mitigate its symptoms
Researchers from the URV and the University of Piraeus design a system to detect malware that modifies its behaviour to avoid detection