A Spanish ICT (Information & Communications Technologies) research center offers an inspection system that applies machine vision to quality control. Industrial inspection is a field where accurate and fast systems are important to achieve high quality without compromising the production speed. Today the process of verification of product quality is incomplete or requires mechanical handling, with the associated problems (hiding of some faces, increase of the inspection time, adaptation to each manufactured part, etc.), costs and delays.

Most of hospitalized patients receive intravenous therapy. Many of them, especially the elderly, present episodes of disorientation and / or agitation in which they tend to grab and tear off venous lines as they perceive them as a foreign element and a threat. This situation represents serious problems for the patients, since they can harm themselves or it is necessary to channel another venous line. The latter may be less harmful but implies a new puncture resulting in pain.

A Catalan (Spain) energy company has developed an intelligent equipment and management software based on power electronics: Intelligent Distribution Power Router (IDPR). This device interacts in an aggregated and coordinated manner with the network operator.

Wind is considered one of the cleanest means of harnessing energy. Unlike traditional power sources, wind energy is free of pollutants such as particulates, methane, mercury, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. No fuel is required, billions of gallons of water are not consumed during operation, and minimal amounts of waste are produced. As the worldwide demand for sustainable energy grows, thousands of wind turbines are being installed each year. It is unfortunate then that wind power has its own dark side: thousands of birds and bats are killed annually by wind turbines.