Dealing with the Tiger Problem in Valencia
You don’t come across much unpleasant fauna in Valencia, but due to the large amount of water surrounding the city, the tiger mosquito is becoming increasingly a problem. This tropical…
Valencian Eye in the Sky
After 12 years work and 70 million euros spent, NASA and the European Space Agency will finally put into orbit the 300 kilo telescope built by a team led by…
dotGIS: Up on the Roof
The Valencian start-up dotGIS has provided the answer to that age old question about whether your home could produce enough solar energy to make installation worthwhile. The tools developed by…
Strawberry Packaging Forever
The strawberry got its name because in the bad old days before the invention of plastics, straw was used to protect this delicate plant from all sorts of climate and…
Melbot Wins Playstation Award
The Valencian video game company Melbot Studios were the winners of the Play Station Talenct award for the best video game of 2017 in Spain. As a result, the company…
Francisco Colomer; a Valencian Star Gazer
JIVE, the Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC, is the central organisation in the European VLBI Network implementing the core data processing and user services that turn the network of distributed…
Calatrava Looks East
Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava has been selected to design the pavillion of the United Arab Emirates for the Universal Expo of 2020 to be held in Dubai. The shape of…
Walk Tall with Kmina
We are often told to put our money where our mouth is; in other words: if you believe in something, do it, don’t just talk about it. Ignacio Mañero is…
ChatterPlant: the Secret Life of UPV
As a teacher and parent I often feel that I’m talking to the wall. Now somebody has invented the next best thing. With ChatterPlant you can talk to a tulip,…
The Concrete Orchard
Although we live in a concrete jungle, we often find ourselves wishing we were walking among century-old olive trees, enjoy the warm embrace of nature, or wandering through sugar cane…
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