Elche, the Final Frontier
PLD Space, based in the Science Park of Alicante University in Elche, is the first Spanish company to obtain a contract to test liquid rocket engines developed at the German…
Millenial Kraftwerk from Chert
The olive tree has fascinated mankind for years; not only does it produce the fruit that produces olive oil, lynchpin of the famous Mediterranean diet, but its twisting gnarled trunks…
The Stars Seen from Valencia
Scientists from Valencia, in collaboration with colleagues from Granada, Cádiz and the Canary Islands, have been able to accurately measure the structure of an object next to a black hole…
A Message from LA
Valencian musician, sound engineer and Grammy award winner Alfonso Rodenas sent this new year message to all Valencia International readers. Dear friends & fellow travellers, We finally watched the 1972…
UPV Aids Alzheimer Research
Imagine the misunderstood relatives of Doctor Guillotine, who had to change their name after their illustrious namesake campaigned for the more humane method of execution, even though he had nothing…
Cleaning Up After Clooney’s Coffee
Damn that George Clooney and his smooth-talking, sexy advertisements in favor of Nespresso! So effective has he been that everyone is drinking the stuff now. Fortunately a Valencian firm is…
Sanz Wins African Contract
Grupo Sanz, based in Lliria, Valencia, has obtained a contract for the sale of 50,000 agricultural pulverization machines for cotton cultivation in Africa. The contract is worth 1.1 million euros…
Torrecid World Wide Widening
The Valencian ceramic Company Torrecid is continuing its worldwide expansion with the opening of branches in Vietnam, Taiwan, South Africa and Bangladesh. With this growth, the company now has clients…
British Cemeteries of the Mediterranean
Wherever there has been a British presence in Spain there is usually a British cemetery where many stories of Anglo-Spanish collaboration are to be found. Meeting somebody who is an…
The World’s Best Sake Expert
To the south of Valencia lay the rice fields that have given the area its main culinary dish and international fame. In the same area, at Picanya, the world’s best…
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