Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency. Unlike conventional batteries, the molecular solar thermal energy storage (MOST) device doesn't rely on scarce materials.

Scientists led by the University of Cambridge have developed a way to replace the organic gases used in most conventional refrigerators with plastic crystals. By using crystals of neopentyl glycol under pressure, it may be possible to build safer, greener, and more efficient cooling systems.

​We've already seen a few portable electrocardiographs that let users monitor the electrical activity of their heart, wherever they may be. Researchers from Spain have just developed a system of their own, however, which offers something that most others don't.

​​When we hear about tires being recycled, it's usually their latex content and/or their steel fibers that are being harvested. They also contain fabric, which hasn't been nearly as useful. That may now be changing, however, as scientists have created a building material using tire fabric.

Fashion is a strange, fickle beast. It changes with the seasons, following new styles and the hottest celebrities' latest looks. What's cool now could be dorky next week. But it may soon get much easier to keep up, provided you're willing to listen to the advice of an unfeeling machine.

If you're trying to save power, you generally don't leave your lights on all night. With a few exceptions, however, that's what cities do with their streetlights. A Spanish team is addressing that situation, with a stand-alone streetlight that runs off of both solar and wind power.

A team led at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya has come up with “biological concrete” designed to act as a substrate for vertical gardens.

A prototype bathroom scale not only measures the user's weight, but also performs an electrocardiogram on them.

uWhisp is a new application, that allows social media users to record, publish and play back voice messages.

Researchers have developed a new type of wool carpeting that is completely biodegradable.

Spanish researchers have created the dAlh2Orean, a radio-controlled model car that creates hydrogen fuel from soda can pull rings and other waste aluminum.