Innovation

Why e-health will supercharge our day-to-day wellbeing

Escrito por Nicholas Fearn, 20 de marzo de 2015 a las 17:30

With the rise of digital technology and the Internet, we’ve been introduced to innovations that can make our lives easier and far more sustainable. One such area is e-health, a broad term for healthcare practices assisted by digital and mobile...Seguir leyendo »

The Future Role of Social Networks in Urban Planning

Escrito por Enrique Frías-Martínez, 13 de marzo de 2015 a las 17:30

The concept of smart cities typically implies the deployment of intelligent infrastructures used to improve services for citizens. A number of cities have launched projects that range from optimizing transport to minimizing the impact of urban activity on the environment,...Seguir leyendo »

To what extent can smart cities improve citizen´s lives?

Escrito por Public Policy, 5 de marzo de 2015 a las 17:30

In light of the last Smart Cities World Expo (Barcelona) we caught up with Marieta Rivero, Deputy General Director to the Chief Commercial Digital Officer, regarding Telefonica’s vision for Smart Cities: What is the recipe for success for Smart Cities? Telefonica believes that...Seguir leyendo »

Telefonica and the EU will develop I-LINC

Escrito por María José Cantarino, 23 de febrero de 2015 a las 17:30

Telefónica has obtained, under the Program European Framework for Research and Development HORIZON 2020, funding to develop I-LINC, a project focusing on education through the digital services to promote the employability and entrepreneurship of young Europeans, thus facilitating their inclusion...Seguir leyendo »

Could this be the next big thing in online travel?

Escrito por Alexis Batlle, 19 de febrero de 2015 a las 17:30

So you’ve likely heard of Google’s PageRank yes? What if we told you that there’s a service out there with a similar approach, whose algorithms will rank the social relevance and categorize the popularity of locations worldwide? What if this tool...Seguir leyendo »

Why businesses should think ‘inside-the-box’ to innovate

Escrito por Max Kreijn, 4 de febrero de 2015 a las 17:30

Unlike digital startups, mature businesses have a wealth of valuable assets they can use to innovate in the digital arena. They only have to know what these are and how to capitalise on them. Who are your stakeholders? What are their...Seguir leyendo »

The 2014 list of most innovative countries

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 6 de agosto de 2014 a las 18:00

Switzerland heads the list of the most innovative countries in 2014, followed by several other European countries. The top 10 is made up of seven European countries, one from North America, and two from Asia. The United States is number...Seguir leyendo »

Mathematics as the solution for a faster Internet

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 1 de agosto de 2014 a las 18:00

The solution for creating a faster internet could be much less costly than expensive hardware upgrades or the deployment of new infrastructure, which also has to be developed and tested in the laboratory. A joint research project by the universities of...Seguir leyendo »

Lego: a magnificent example of adaptation to the digital economy

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 7 de julio de 2014 a las 18:00

Last year, while toy industry sales dropped due to competition with video games on mobiles and other supports, Lego increased its operating profits by 10%. Far from being scared of new technologies, Lego has embraced them. It produces video games...Seguir leyendo »

Myths about patents that you should know

Escrito por Angela Bernardo, 30 de junio de 2014 a las 18:00

Patents are part of industrial property law and are a formal instrument provided by the public administration to promote innovation, and especially the transfer of technology and knowledge to society. But despite these lofty goals, their reputation is not entirely...Seguir leyendo »

Lego’s digital toys are transformed into games for smartphones

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 29 de junio de 2014 a las 18:00

One of the biggest concerns of toy companies these days is how to attract the attention of kids more than smartphones and tablets. The magnetism of these devices, with a variety of games that covers all ages, is not only...Seguir leyendo »

Microsoft wants us to only have to charge our smartphones once a week

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 19 de junio de 2014 a las 18:00

One of the collective dreams since the advent of smartphones has been to be able to charge the battery once a week rather than once a day. After the initial excitement of users upon discovering that they could check their...Seguir leyendo »

What can we learn from innovation in Israel?

Escrito por Angela Bernardo, 11 de junio de 2014 a las 18:30

One of the key factors to the success of innovation in Israel is its openness to the rest of the world. Its companies, far from stagnating, have been able to internationalize themselves and create business models that are attractive to...Seguir leyendo »

How to collaborate on an open source project if you’re not a programmer

Escrito por Gabriela González, 3 de junio de 2014 a las 18:00

Think of it this way, if you throw an “open-source party”, you can get your guests to help out with food, money, decorations, or simply help washing the dishes when everything’s over; you can even find yourself a collaborator who...Seguir leyendo »

The US will test robot firefighters

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 15 de abril de 2014 a las 18:00

Just about everyone agrees that the profession of firefighter is a risky one. And while the most dangerous situations may not happen often, when they do, they represent a serious danger for firefighters. The development of robotics has created an...Seguir leyendo »

A one-euro paper microscope, hope for healthcare in the Third World

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 24 de marzo de 2014 a las 18:00

The progressive lowering of technology prices is giving some hope regarding one of the great scourges inherited from the 20th century, when colonisation and decolonisation, followed by neo-colonialism, depleted half of the world. The scourge manifests itself in the form...Seguir leyendo »

Why aren’t we generating more innovation?

Escrito por Luis Ignacio Vicente del Olmo, 22 de marzo de 2014 a las 18:00

Sometimes it may seem that we have a tendency to “deify” the concept of innovation. But it’s not true. Innovation is vital to remain competitive in the medium term and the best innovation is that which is based on research...Seguir leyendo »

Project Tango: Google’s mobile kinect

Escrito por Chema Amate, 7 de marzo de 2014 a las 18:00

Every so often, Google introduces us to one of the projects that it’s working on. At this point, everyone knows about Google Glass, which came directly out of the Google X labs. Project Ara is another one of these interesting...Seguir leyendo »

3D printing as an investment in the short and medium term

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 4 de marzo de 2014 a las 18:00

The productive capacity of 3D printers represents a way to break free from the industrial process that has been under development since the 19th century. The technology is still in its very early stages, especially in regard to adoption, but...Seguir leyendo »

Hasbro to allow 3D printing of its toys at home

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 1 de marzo de 2014 a las 18:00

Toy company Hasbro, the manufacturer of Transformers and other series of action figures for kids, has reached an agreement with 3D Systems, a company that specialises in 3D printing, to facilitate the printing of its products with one of these...Seguir leyendo »

Novalia creates a paper bluetooth keyboard

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 27 de febrero de 2014 a las 18:00

Novalia is a company that specialises in printing. Its website sells posters and other types of related services. But it’s different in some aspects, such as its foam-board bluetooth controller that connects to a mobile application to control certain smartphone...Seguir leyendo »

Our refrigerator technology is almost 100 years old: it’s time for a change

Escrito por Pablo G. Bejerano, 22 de febrero de 2014 a las 18:00

The refrigerator that emits that tireless hum in your kitchen is running on technology from almost 100 years ago. It uses vapour-compression refrigeration, which makes use of the interplay between high and low pressures, so that the heat in the...Seguir leyendo »

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