One of my hobbies in my spare time is to build a scale model railway (N scale, 1:160). Railroads, locomotives, freight and passengers wagons, elements of the railway infrastructure,… but also to create a landscape combining handcraft works and assembly kits of specific elements Read More …
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An enterprise emerged thanks to the blog
In this post, I will tell you about an initiative in which I am quite focussed on. It is all about the establishment of my own consulting enterprise. I will also explain you one special feature: the enterprise is a direct consequence Read More …
Aragon Valley Classic: “zoqueta”, the traditional agriculture´s most symbolic personal protective equipment
“Zoqueta“ is the name given in my country to a wedge shaped hollow piece of carved wood, so that four fingers of one hand fit inside. In the past, it was used by farmers as a sickle´s accessory to cut Read More …
The age of the sustainable prevention
This week is being held the XX Congress on Safety and Health at Work. This is one of the most important worldwide events on labour risk prevention. It is organized, every three years, by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Read More …
Last august 19 was the Earth Overshoot Day 2014
Last tuesday, august 19, was an important day in the Earth´s history. It was the Earth Overshoot Day of the year 2014. The Earth Overshoot Day is released by the Global Footprint Network and shows the date in which the yearly Read More …
Urban development models in Europe: south of France
France is an amazing country, however you look at it. In addition to the overwhelming nature and the touching historical heritage, there is a factor that attracts the attention as soon as you go through any of the existing border crossings Read More …
Online learning in the educational and professional career
Weeks ago, I completed my first university course on the Internet. Despite that I was interested in the subject itself, I recognize that the main reason why I enrolled in the course was to test the new platforms on massive and Read More …
Mechanical testing to the Netatmo rain gauge: resistance to hail impact
Last friday 1st August, just one week ago, was a day of huge storms in Aragon. One of the greatest ones went through the land of the river Gállego, including my hometown, Ontinar, where nothing like that was seen since 1982. [the Read More …
New wearable devices applied in psychosocial risks identification and assessment procedures
Days ago, I read an article [1] on a device that “helps lower stress at work”. Its name is Spire and belongs to the emerging range of wearable technology applied in health, in this case also in the field of work Read More …
My first certificate for an university course on the Internet (MooC)
Last april 2014, I started a course on the Internet offered by an university throughout one of the emerging educational sites (edX y Coursera, MiriadaX in Spanish); online learning initiative called MooC (Massive open online course). Yesterday, I received the course´s certificate: my first certificate proving Read More …
How to assess the thermal comfort and how to address the most efficient factors
One of the works in which I am currently involved, for the Research Centre for the Development and Innovation in Enterprises, of the Technical University of Catalonia (CERpIE-UPC), consist of testing applications for diverse uses. Afterwards, we draft a review Read More …
Changes in people´s mindset to take advantage of the technology progress
Last friday, july 11, the MIT´s Climate CoLab (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) broadcast a web seminar on the implementation of a carbon pricing in the United States. It was a streaming seminar, throughout its web (that is, a webinar, term from gathering “seminar” Read More …
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