Ingeniería y Tecnología (intermedia)
“We don’t believe in ‘you can’t’”: Technologies developed in Puerto Rico aim to integrate blind students into the world of science
On a monitor, a brightly colored microscope image shows part of the cerebral cortex of a person with advanced Alzheimer’s…
Technological innovation at the service of the environment: Quebradillas cobitos find refuge in 3D shells
Quebradillas - On the beaches of this municipality, hermit crabs face a silent dilemma: there are not enough shells to protect…
Girl creates low-cost three-dimensional (3D) prosthetic hand in support of the community
San Juan, May 20, 2024 - Lorena Pachiardi, a ninth-grade student, created and developed a prototype of a low-cost prosthetic…
Polytechnic students create novel twill-based filament for 3-D printers
A group of chemical engineering students at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico seeks to revolutionize the emerging field…
My personal profile
My name is Magdiel J. Torres Gonzalez. I’m a first year natural science student. Some of my interests as a science student are…
Lueny Morell: Innovator in engineering education
In memory of Lueny Morell (1952-2020) There are people whose work transcends generations, continents, and expectations. One of…
Introductory Blog to Tech + Policy Series
What happens when changes occur faster than the time it takes to get used to them? This is the case of science and politics in…
Puerto Rican startup BrainHI makes history by being accepted into Y Combinator
BRAINHI is the first Puerto Rican startup to be selected by the prestigious acceletaro Y Combinator (YC). You can read the…
UPR-Medical Science campus opens Craniofacial 3D Imaging Lab
The School of Dental Medicine from the Medical Science Campus at the University of Puerto Rico recently opened the Center for…
Patricia Ordóñez: Propelling computer science into the health industry and equity
The disparity of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields is still a serious issue in 2016.…
More than Science: Joan Laureano, an engineer “on-trend”
Borinqueñas, if something is certain it is that science and engineering are everywhere, in everything we do and everything we…