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03 Dec 2020Clipping

Reusable PPE: the second wave of protection

There is no doubt that the reuse of personal protective equipment is the next big challenge. Whether due to the need to reduce consumption or to guarantee the sustainability of the planet and resources.

13 Oct 2020Clipping

Fibrenamics Green creates products from industrial waste. And the European Commission knows that

A platform that joins the University of Minho with 100 companies guaranteed access to the Regiostars award final. Shoe soles produced with polymers that no one wants, thermal coatings made from textile waste, and facades that reuse minerals are among the projects that have already raised 2.5 million in investments.

29 Sep 2020Clipping

Milkfibre: Presentation of the R&D Nucleus in the Azores

There are thousands of liters of milk that are not fully used in dairy plants in the Azores. Now Fibrenamics Azores, INOVA and the Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology come together to identify the value of the casein protein.

04 Sep 2020Clipping

Raul Fangueiro: The fiber of science in times of uncertainty

In these long months, science has had the task of finding answers to an unusual problem like Covid-19.

22 Jul 2020Clipping

Circular Economy: An opportunity for the future (for companies and cities)

In recent times, we have witnessed phenomena of population masses in actions to raise awareness for a better planet, where arguments and strategies are discussed for growth that promotes circularity and sustainability as a whole.

10 Jul 2020Clipping

Portugal has two finalists in the European Regiostars Award

To support companies with projects that incorporate special technology in sound, energy, transportation. Or to value residues to create innovative products. These are the portuguese projects in the final.

10 Jul 2020Clipping

New Model of Circular Economy for civil construction sector

The Fibrenamics and the Regional Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LREC-Açores) created a Circular Economy project 'Ambiente_Sregional' for the civil construction sector that is based in Azores and a financing of around 500 million euros by the EEA Grants Ambiente, supported by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area

04 May 2020Clipping

The technologies of the new decade - Opinion

“Of the various innovations and technologies that promise to mark and dominate our attention in the next decade, perhaps the following can be listed as some of the most pressing: IoT, 5G, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and smart cities”