Media

Description
The longevity of batteries in mobile devices is a problem for the majority of users. The interaction of users with these devices is often jeopardised by the constant concern that the battery might run out. However, this problem may cease to exist. The first catalogue of Energy Patterns, which was created in Portugal, focuses on the energy efficiency of the mobile applications and aims at improving the power consumption in computing systems.

Description
The European Union (EU) and South Korea awarded EUR 8.3 million to the ResponDrone project in order to develop an emergency management solution based on a fleet of drones. The goal is that the response to natural disasters will be faster, more effective and efficient. There is a Portuguese institution collaborating on this project – the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), which is responsible for the wireless communications supported by drones.

Description
There is a new autonomous technology that allows to monitor, collect and preserve the genetic material of the aquatic microorganisms almost immediately. The goal is to use these biological samples in comprehensive studies on the diversity and composition of the planktonic communities through the use of new technologies for the analysis of their genetic material. The Portuguese researchers responsible for the development of this autonomous biosampler have recently published these developments on the scientific journal PLOS ONE.

Description
The new laboratory focused on the Advanced Production Technologies, namely of Industry 4.0, known as iiLab (Industry and Innovation Lab), will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 28 May in the city of Porto. The new laboratory of the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) presents a set of technologies and results from R&D projects, which involved an investment of over one million Euro.  iilab will be presented under the Technological Demonstrator initiative, “Tecnologias de Produção e Sistemas Ciber-fisicos” (in English Manufacturing Technologies and Cyber-physical Systems”), which was promoted by the Portuguese National Innovation Agency (ANI).

Description
To maximise the electricity production from renewable sources, to develop smart grids, to expand the integration of electric vehicles in the power grids, to exploit the flexibility of the demand and to study the regulation and functioning of electricity markets - these are some of the goals, for the next five years, of this R&D partnership that will be signed between INESC TEC and EDP Group on 24 May.