Engineering/Technology
- Safety of metal, wood, composite and concrete structures and components, under normal and exceptional conditions ( e.g fire, earthquakes, vibrations, etc.);
- Eco-construction techniques and technologies;
- New mechanical devices to harvest olives and nuts;
- Devices that promote energy efficiency and renewable energy as competitiveness factors;
- Biodiesel production;
- Wireless control systems for managing water supply;
- Development of new communication infrastructures;
- HVAC systems developments;
- Innovative illumination systems;
- Management and control systems for the factories of the future;
- Robotics applied to industrial processes;
- Processes for aluminium welding;
- Signal processing, artificial vision, analysis and synthesis of normal speech pathology and speech processing, biomedical imaging (EEG, ECG and EMG signals);
- Information and communication technologies applied to elderly care ( e.g devices for detection of falls);
- Business information management systems for new mobile platforms;
- Rapid prototyping, including 3D printing;
- Current-voltage curves tracer for photovoltaic modules and rows of modules (patented);
- Separation processes to obtain products with high added value, with applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries;
- Microencapsulation of bioactive substances for various applications (textiles, leather, food and cosmetics);
- Polyurethane foams and thermoplastic composites based on crop residues (e.g, from olive groves);
- Development of water-based adhesives compatible with food products;
- Biodegradable and smart polymers;
- Innovative cosmetic products;
- New technologies for the removal of organic pollutants;