The human heart and brain produce ultra-weak magnetic signals, and researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences near Barcelona have overcome a limit previously considered insurmountable and managed to detect these signals. The findings, published in Nature, promise to have many applications, such as in image diagnosis, the detection of gravitational waves and for atomic clocks in navigation

STAFF | MARCH 24TH, 2011

This major scientific advance in the field of synthetic biology permits the design, through cellular engineering, of biological systems programmed to respond to certain stimuli or complex situations. The study, conducted by researchers at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, has been published in the online edition of Nature.

STAFF | DECEMBER 9TH, 2010

A study by Spain’s National Research Council has developed a new model for explaining the creation of continental shelves. The study’s findings, published in Nature, may help predict the presence of resources such as oil on a large scale

STAFF | NOVEMBER 5TH, 2010

An international study contradicts the views of some experts, according to which rising temperatures associated with climate change will mean an uncontrollable outbreak of malaria

A. R. | 20 may 2010