NELSON LIMA IS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR HONORIS CAUSA BY THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUC
Early December, the researcher from the Centre of Biological Engineering Nelson Lima was granted the honour title of “Professor Honoris Causa” by the Federal University of Pernambuco (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE), Brazil.
UMINHO’S TEAM PRESENTS PETROL VEHICLE CONVERTED TO NATURAL GAs
A team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho presented a vehicle operating on petrol converted to be used with natural gas. The vehicle presented a reduction of 20% in CO2 emissions, thus decreasing emissions of other pollutants, energy consumption and fuel costs, although with less power. |
ESTELA BICHO SPEAKER AT “CIÊNCIA VIVA” CONFERENCE: ROBOTS AS INTELLIGENT ASSISTANTS
EEUM’s researcher Estela Bicho, from the Department of Industrial Electronics (DEI) and the ALGORITMI Research Centre, was the invited speaker at one of the “Ciência Viva” conferences, entitled “Robots as intelligent assistants”.
UMINHO’S SMART WALKER HONOURED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION
Equipment developed in the framework of a doctoral programme in Biomedical Engineering wins “Engenheiro Jaime Filipe” Technological Innovation Award.