Technology 4.0 is an essential part of our lives that makes our day-to-day tasks much easier without us even realizing…
Integrated photonics and the future of telecommunications
The Nobel Prize in Physics in the year 2000 went to engineers Jack Kilby and Robert Norton Noyce for their…
A planet full of life
Microorganisms are tiny living organisms, invisible to the naked eye, that are essential for life on Earth to happen. They…
Florence Nightingale and epidemiology: a tribute to health professionals
In these days, the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has forced most Europeans into a stay at home…
Maths can be hidden everywhere
When we look at the world that surrounds us, we do not probably think about mathematics, do we? Well, this…
Why are we talking about the mental health of researchers?
In modern Western societies it is often emphasized that the individual is solely responsible for their successes as well as…
The tiny jewellers of rivers and their miraculous silk
Have you ever thought that your next piece of jewelry could be made by tiny animals instead of by humans?…
Heart and Computer: the strange couple?
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the main causes of death in industrialized societies. In addition, a large number of these…
The period: the big unknown
Yes, the period. Or the menstruation, or “that time of the month”. Personally, I like to say “the period”, despite…
Breastfeeding: why and how. A physiological point of view
I am a pharmacist with a PhD in Medicine and Human Physiology, but I also hold another degree that sometimes…