Team members of the Ukhupacha Project from the Universitat Jaume show in this video the exploration works of the Muskayoc tunnel, located in an area close to Machu Picchu. The Ukhupacha programme uses vertical progression techniques in collaboration with researchers from Peru to reach inaccessible areas where they have made remarkable archaeological finds. Original video [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Slip resistance test barefoot
September 29th, 2011
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The news services of the Valencian TV channel Canal 9 gather the research carried out by the Institute of Ceramic Technology from the Universitat Jaume I as the only laboratory in Spain that has all the necessary evaluation tools to measure slip resistance in pavements. Original video in Catalan, produced by Canal 9 and collected [...]
Legionella Bioalarm Kit
September 27th, 2011
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The informative services from Canal 9 gather the information on the validation by recognized laboratories of the Bioalarm Legionella kit for the rapid detection of Legionellla pneumophila. This is the first worldwide patented system, developed entirely by the company Biótica, Bioquímica Analítica from Castelló, supported by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and located in [...]
ITC advances in energy saving and new ceramic materials
September 26th, 2011
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The programme Europa al dia on Canal 9 makes a report about the projects carried out by the Institute of Ceramic Technology from the UJI focused on how to save energy and discover new materials between which there are programmes such as Re-think and Geopolityle. Original video in Catalan, produced by Canal 9 and collected [...]
Ukhupacha Project in Informe Semanal
September 23rd, 2011
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The prestigious Spanish TV news programme Informe Semanal issued a report on the Ukhupacha Project from the Universitat Jaume I, in which a team of Spanish firefighters and speleologists have revolutionized the Andean archeology with their vertical progression techniques. The video, produced by members of the Ukhupacha Project and the Communication and Publications Service from [...]
Transcription system for ancient documents
September 22nd, 2011
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Speeding up the recovery and preservation of ancient and manuscript documents from our cultural heritage is one of the objectives of the new assisted system for the transcription of written text STATE developed by the Computational Perception and Learning research group from UJI, in collaboration with researchers from Universitat Politècnica de València. More information
Very premature babies: an analysis from experience
September 22nd, 2011
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This book deals with a largely unknown topic: very premature babies, an exciting universe of extreme situations and feelings, where you can often attend a desperate struggle for survival in an environment of sophisticated technological tools, full of disturbing alarms, but likewise surrounded by an environment of emotional anguish, hope and despair, joy and fear that mainly affect fathers and mothers, and even the professionals who take care of them. Ramón Aguilera is chief of the Neonatal Unit in the General Hospital in Castelló and founding [...]
Ventilated façades that collect solar energy
September 20th, 2011
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The news services of the Spanish TVE in the Valencian Community made a report on various projects in which the Ceramic Technology Institute from the UJI is working, such as ventilated façade prototypes that use solar energy to heat a building. Original video in Spanish, produced by TVE and included in the channel itcceramica, 2009
