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Los frutos de una relación tecnológica entre líderes en torno a 5G
Los frutos de una relación tecnológica entre líderes en torno a 5G
En 2016 Telefónica e IMDEA Networks Institute creaban en Madrid el Laboratorio 5TONIC con el objetivo de impulsar la adopción del 5G a través de casos de uso basados en tecnologías avanzadas de virtualización de red, modularización y softwarización de la Red, radio y núcleo de red.
Este laboratorio fue creado, además, para evaluar las tecnologías y servicios 5Gcon la participación de usuarios…
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investigaciando en IMDEA Energia
[Katie, why the heck are you in Spain this summer anyway?!]
The MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Program is awesome-- they help connect you to internships and research positions all around the world. I specifically chose the Spain program because...
I want to improve my Spanish.
Spain is a leader in solar energy, both in research and in implementation.
Why not? Sun, great food, and traveling-- three of my favorite things!
Erica and Vivian haven't stopped talking about it since they went, so they got me really excited. Gotta make it a tradition, eh? ;)
This summer, I'm doing research at IMDEA Energy, which is a research facility dedicated to sustainable energy systems in Móstoles, Spain. It's funded by both industry and government, and they collaborate with la Universidad de Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), the local university.
[me @ urjc! but this isn't IMDEA]
The actual facility is super new-- it's only been open for a year, and they haven't had their official public "opening" yet. There are 70 people in 6 labs, all focusing on different aspects like biotechnology (fuel cells), energy systems (more simulations and optimizations), and electrochemical systems (my lab! flow batteries and whatnots).
[the epic bridge I walk through every morning]
[IMDEA!]
It's quite beautiful inside, albeit a bit empty at the moment. The Spanish love open spaces for people to convene, so it kinda resembles a plaza with the open middle space and the labs on the sides. Don't have any pictures at the moment, but hoping to take some tomorrow during the building celebration.
The Spaniards have a reputation of being lazy and taking siestas, but these guys work hard. It's also possible that it's because I'm in a research facility with lots of international people as well (I've met people from Turkey, Uzbekistan, Germany, India, and Greece... they speak beautiful Spanish). It's a typical 9-6 workday like in the states with a one-hour lunch break.
Specifically, I'm making simulations of flow batteries and capacitive deionization systems. It's a bit strange being a computer scientist in this chemical engineering lab... But thankfully I took 10.10 (Introduction to Chemical Engineering, lol) and worked at a company doing flow battery development during January, which is proving very useful at the moment. It's challenging work, especially since I'm trying to work in a different field in a foreign language, but it's really interesting. My lifesaver:
Coffee machine. 0,40 euros per cup! There's also a sandwiches/snacks machine, which costs 1,50 euros. Food here is cheap ;) But I pack a lunch and eat in the cafeteria with people from the other labs and attempt to have conversations in Spanish.
[some of the Electrochemical Group out to lunch!]
It's a pretty awesome time :)