The automotive sector continues moving towards the autonomous car, proposing new improvements at technological level. A significant part of the advances comes from incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) through the efficient...
In 2017 the UNESCO declared the 16th May as the International Day of Light (IDL). This celebration is focused in making the society aware of the importance of the light and light-based technologies for the well-being of the humankind. Since 2018...
Transhumanism is a delicate subject that confronts ethics with the use of technological development to expand the natural capacities of human beings. What makes the implantation of a pacemaker different from that of a bionic eye? In this article Marc Abraham Puig, from the...
Carlos Tabernero Holgado, PhD in biology and coordinator and professor of the Master's Degree in History of Science: Science, History and Society, has published his book: La venganza de la naturaleza, 50 narrativas en...
Preterm delivery can occur either due to the risks of pregnancy itself, or due to the need to perform some type of fetal surgery. There is an 8% to 12% chance of a baby being born prematurely in...
Can a robot have emotions or understand those of humans? In this article Jordi Vallverdú, lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, explains with nuances a narrative that is very conducive to science fiction cinema, but which is also increasingly taking the form...
Migration creates complex webs of relationships between migrants in their place of residence and their relatives, friends and acquaintances living in their communities of origin and other places. Through these networks, ideas, information, services, money and goods...
Researchers from the UAB Department of Translation, Interpreting and East Asian Studies, in collaboration with other institutions, have carried out a bibliometric study on co-authorship in Translation and Interpretation Studies...
The behaviour of the Catalan locative pronoun hi is apparently arbitrary: with some movement verbs, sometimes it is necessary sometimes it is not. Even more, sometimes its presence changes the meaning of the sentence or gives rise to an ungrammatical sentence. This is because...
Limb prosthetics used in amputees lack natural and tactile sensations. The EU-funded SOMA project aims to develop a new interface based on algorithms that enable the sensing of mechanical pressure, pain and changes in temperature. The Group of...
