33 science and technology projects

We are about to finish the construction of the research submersible ICTINEU 3, only a few weeks are left for final assembly. It's a manned sub for 3 passengers and it can reach a depth of 1,200 m. It's been designed and built in Barcelona, Catalonia, with cutting edge technology and high performance

To direct the therapy to the affected area of patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis intestine could result in an improvement in the management of these incurable diseases, thus reducing therapy dosage, side effects and drug distribution to the rest of the body.

The Rett syndrome is the second most common cause of intellectual disability in females after Down Syndrome. It is a neuronal developmental disease whose clinical symptoms begin to appear 6-18 months after birth and is characterized by an intellectual, social and motor skills impairments.

We are presenting a crowdfunding organized by ASSSEM to support the IrsiCaixa research project whose objective is to define new tools to diagnose Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ((ME/CFS)

"Molexplore" is the application to help monitor the moles of the skin. It is an aid to early detection of skin cancer.

ZX-UNO: ZX Spectrum computer clone based on FPGA

(e) co is a self-sufficient housing prototype designed and built by students from the UPC in the context of international competition Solar Decathlon Europe 2012. To compete need to finance transportation prototype to Barcelona to Madrid competition.

We need your help to discover the submerged deserts that threaten our oceans!

El Barómetro Social de España es un proyecto de evaluación continua de la situación social de España, realizado por Colectivo Ioé. Se trata de un sistema de indicadores relacionados con la calidad de vida que pretende democratizar el acceso a la información visibilizando los cambios sociales.

Help and collaborate with us to discover the history of the city that was the capital of Egypt in 2000 a.C. through archeology.

The project will guarantee the conservation of the largest population of this endangered species in Spain, through the signing of land stewardship agreements in areas where colonies are found. This will also permit the development of environmental education activities in the Palentine Mountains.

A promising project, a special community, a big human team and a lot of illusion are the ingredients for this Children’s Forest in the Peruvian Amazon. In this project we aim to empower local children as Change Agents to preserve their environment.

In 2011, a group of young archaeologists discovered in Mallorca an Islamic site that takes up more than 120,000 m². The research performed is demonstrating the importance of the settlement as a core of the Islamic resistance throughout the conquest of Mallorca (1229-1232).

Continue studying the risk factors that affect the local population of pilot whales in the south of Tenerife. Determining the current preservation condition, stress degree, food, social composition, number of subjects’ estimation and the risk of collision with vessels in the area.

The association S'Agulla proposes to continue the study of the seabed in the region of La Selva (Catalonia-Spain) launched in 2011, which found "forests" of gorgonians that are the largest described in the Mediterranean. The objective of the study is to manage the habitat for its conservation.

We are looking for funds to be able to undertake the expansion of a small research station located in the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve in Uganda.

In 2004, a research team led by the archaeologist Marta Sancho located an early medieval settlement in the Montsec mountains. Througout the last years the excavation campaigns have revealed a settlement of outstanding features due to its dimensions and chronology (V-IX centuries).

The follow-up of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids and comets is relevant as they can be source of real threat to Earth. We ask for your direct support to hire a brilliant graduated student that wants to complete his doctorate studying these objects using the largest telescopes available in Catalonia.