Lunes, 05 de Diciembre de 2005
The UGR starts a scientific campaign in Antarctica to analyse the seismic activity of Deception Island
One more year, the scientists of the Universidad de Granada will travel to the Antarctica to puzzle out the secrets of the ice continent. The expedition, composed of the researchers of the Andalusian Institute of Geophysics and Seismic Disaster Prevention Inmaculada Serrano Bermejo and Benito Martín Martínez, will set a course tomorrow Tuesday, 6th of December, for Deception Island, where they will analyse its volcanic evolution and supervise the level of seismic activity, in order to minimize future damage in the ...
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Jueves, 10 de Noviembre de 2005
UGR researchers are working on an ecological, effective, non-toxic and low-cost detergent
Tensioactives world production (compounds exerting the wash function in detergents) amounted to two million tons in 2001, including soap. The expectations of future growth are from three to four per cent, an increase closely connected with the world demand of detergents, which is higher and higher. In parallel with this increase, concern is growing too, as far as these products must be ecological, non-toxic, cheap and, in addition, effective. A research team of the University of Granada is working on the design of biodegradable detergents respectful with the environment, which adapt to the needs ...
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Martes, 04 de Octubre de 2005
Researchers of the UGR use plastic bottles to decontaminate the gaseous effluents emitted to the atmosphere
The great interest always aroused by activated coal in industry, both for its characteristics and its many applications, has not kept out of the technological advances that improve the quality of the products. In this sense, a research group of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry of the University of Granada works on a project subsidized by the Spanish Ministry of Environmetal Issues to obtain activated coal from polymeric waste as raw materials.
Activated coal ...
Activated coal ...
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Lunes, 03 de Octubre de 2005
Scientists of the UGR develop a new method to purify water based on the simultaneous use of ozone and activated coal
A research team of the University of Granada has developed a new method of water purification which has aroused the interest of several and research centres such as the Swiss Institute for Environmental Science and Technology and the US company Carole Engineers. It is a system based on the simultaneous use of ozone and activated coal, highly effective and specialized on the treatment of water for human consumption and, besides, it is faster and more reliable than the proceedings existing in the market.<...
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Lunes, 29 de Agosto de 2005
Expedition to the bowels of the Deception volcano
The volcanic inside of Deception Antarctic Island will soon stop being one of the best kept secrets of nature. A team of scientists headed by the professor of the University of Granada Jesús Ibáñez has travelled for the eleventh consecutive year to the ice continent to design at last the three-dimensional structure of the volcano and get to know how it.
The team, which returned to Antarctica last February, has already enjoyed several campaigns during which they have registered, localized and analysed the seismic points to develop ...
The team, which returned to Antarctica last February, has already enjoyed several campaigns during which they have registered, localized and analysed the seismic points to develop ...
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Jueves, 25 de Agosto de 2005
The UGR participates in a European project to prevent damages provoked by salts in historical buildings
Salt crystallization is one of the main problems of world heritage. Their effects are devastating to such an extent that the can even provoke the loss of sculptural, pictorial and ornamental material. However, despite the last achievements in the field of restoration, up to now they have failed to design effective measures to fight against this problem. In order to prevent the damage caused by sulphates, chlorides and nitrates in buildings and their progressive erosion scientists of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the ...
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Jueves, 07 de Julio de 2005
Scientists of the UGR use a new technique of materials analysis on manuscripts of three of the most important archives of Granada
A team of scientists of the University of Granada has developed a new analysis technique that will guarantee the restoration and preservation of the oldest manuscripts of the city, relegated up to now to the lowest position. The method, developed by researchers of the departments of Painting and Analytical Chemistry in collaboration with the Institute of Materials Sciences of Seville, and the archives of the Royal Chancellery of ...
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Lunes, 06 de Junio de 2005
Researchers of the UGR publish a book that analyses seaquakes and prevention measures against their effects
The existing difference between Tsunamis (seaquakes), large waves generated when an earthquake with epicentre occurs in the bottom of the sea; the Meteorological tide, a super-elevation of the average sea level associated with low pressures; and the Astronomical tide, owing to the gravitational attraction of the stars on the oceanic mass, which originates periodic rises and falls of the sea level, are object of study in the book Fundamentos del movimiento oscilatorio
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Lunes, 23 de Mayo de 2005
Researchers of the UGR apply the method of acoustic emission to building diagnose, restoration and maintenance
Although their voice is imperceptible, even stones scream when they are damaged. They emit an ultrasound that reveals the state of health of the building or construction they support and they can even tell where the damage is and what can happen in future if we do not deal with the problem.
A research team of the University School of Technical Architecture of the University of Granada, supervised by professor Antolino Gallego Molina is in charge since several years ago of listening to the laments of the materials using ...
A research team of the University School of Technical Architecture of the University of Granada, supervised by professor Antolino Gallego Molina is in charge since several years ago of listening to the laments of the materials using ...
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Domingo, 08 de Mayo de 2005
Researchers of the UGR analyse historical earthquakes to design risk maps to prevent future damages
Just a few months ago a tsunami devastated the coast of Indonesia and left more than 190,000 people dead. The lack of prevention measures and the ignorance of the real risks in an area with such seismic activity were some of the factors that increased the effects of the seaquake. To avoid similar events in future in the South of Spain, a research team of the University of Granada, in collaboration with Italian scientists, has set a project that has analysed the epicentres of the earthquakes happened in the past to determine the risks ...
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