Innovations Report - Alemania

Innovations Report - Alemania

UGR scientists design a new technique to differentiate between original and bootleg CDs by using light diffraction

UGR scientists design a new technique to differentiate between original and bootleg CDs by using light diffraction The system, developed in the Department of Optics, is also valid for DVDs The research work has been recently published in the renowned international scientific journal “American Journal of Physics”, and the respective patent has already been requested… Seguir Leyendo UGR scientists design a new technique to differentiate between original and bootleg CDs by using light diffraction

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Experiment shows potential for vegetation to recover at the Sierra Nevada ski station

Experiment shows potential for vegetation to recover at the Sierra Nevada ski station In their efforts to develop new methods to restore plant cover, researchers from the University of Granada have now successfully grown the area’s two native shrub species in the laboratory. They hope to use these to guarantee the biodiversity of the Sierra… Seguir Leyendo Experiment shows potential for vegetation to recover at the Sierra Nevada ski station

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Exposure to organochlorate pollutants and lead weakens animals bones

Exposure to organochlorate pollutants and lead weakens animals bones A new methodology developed by a researcher of the University of Granada will permit to determine the toxicological effects caused in animals which have been exposed to organochlorate pollutants and lead analysing their bones. This work has been carried out by Pedro Álvarez Lloret, of the… Seguir Leyendo Exposure to organochlorate pollutants and lead weakens animals bones

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Patients with anxiety disorders think they have more physiological problems than they really have

Patients with anxiety disorders think they have more physiological problems than they really have A doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Granada has proved that patients with serious anxiety disorders (panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder or generalized anxiety disorder) think they suffer more physiological (palpitations, sweating, irregular breathing, shaking… Seguir Leyendo Patients with anxiety disorders think they have more physiological problems than they really have

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Expert recommends town councils to design low-allergy impact green spaces

Expert recommends town councils to design low-allergy impact green spaces Contributing to the diversity of plant species (avoiding the massive use of an only or a few species); using examples of native flora preferably instead of exotic species and promoting the participation of experts in the design of landscaped areas are some of the recommendations… Seguir Leyendo Expert recommends town councils to design low-allergy impact green spaces

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Very Cold Ice Films in Laboratory Reveal Mysteries of Universe

Very Cold Ice Films in Laboratory Reveal Mysteries of Universe Now the latest quick freezing techniques coupled with sophisticated scanning electron microscopy techniques, are allowing physicists to create ice films in cold conditions similar to outer space and observe the detailed molecular organisation, yielding clues to fundamental questions including possibly the origin of life. Researchers… Seguir Leyendo Very Cold Ice Films in Laboratory Reveal Mysteries of Universe

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Bipolar disorder involves a lower quality of both mental and physical life, even in periods of normality

Bipolar disorder involves a lower quality of both mental and physical life, even in periods of normality A study carried out in the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Granada (Spain) and the Mental Health Unit of the Hospital Neurotraumatológico of Jaen (Spain) has evaluated the quality of life of patients suffering from bipolar… Seguir Leyendo Bipolar disorder involves a lower quality of both mental and physical life, even in periods of normality

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Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan, the largest moon of Saturn

Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan, the largest moon of Saturn Physicists of the University of Granada and the University of Valencia (Spain) have developed a proceeding to analyse specific data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, proving “in an unequivocal way” that there is… Seguir Leyendo Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan, the largest moon of Saturn

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Discovery of a new type of atmospheric aerosols from Sahara which will be useful to study climate change

Discovery of a new type of atmospheric aerosols from Sahara which will be useful to study climate change Scientists of the Soil Science and Geopharmacy Research Group of the University of Granada (Spain), directed by Rafael Delgado, have discivered and characterized a new type of atmospheric aerosols named ‘iberulites’, which could be useful for the… Seguir Leyendo Discovery of a new type of atmospheric aerosols from Sahara which will be useful to study climate change

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Scientists identify for the first time the genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema

Scientists of the University of Granada (Spain) and the San Cecilio Teaching Hospital (Granada) have determined for the first time the causes for the blindness produced by corneal oedema and have identified the genes which cause it. The research group of Tissue Engineering of the UGR and the San Cecilio University Hospital, who has recently… Seguir Leyendo Scientists identify for the first time the genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema