17-06-2018

IT researchers establish a bi-directional communication with cancer cells

In project INNOVATE, a group of researcher from IT is developing bioelectronic devices to communicate with living cells and tissues. The goal is to use electronic devices to instruct cells to repair nerves and restore faulty communication paths. For instance, devices can be used to repair spinal cord injuries or to establish a bi-directional electrical communication with cancer cells. Devices can ...

17-06-2018

IT promotes two traineeships within the Ciência Viva no Laboratório 2018

Once again, within the 22nd edition of the program “Ciência Viva no Laboratório - Ocupação Científica de Jovens nas Férias”, IT will be promoting two traineeships with the aim of capturing the interest of students from the 10th to the 12th grade for telecommunications.

In Lisbon, IT and Instituto Superior Técnico will host the INTELE1 and INTELE 2 (Introduction to Telecommunications) for the ...

10-06-2018

IT NEWSLETTER - Latest Issue

• Toca-A-Ler: a tool to evaluate children´s reading ability online
• SECURIoTESIGN wants to ensure better security for the IoT´s
• INNOVATE – Implantable Organic Devices for Advanced Therapies
• IT joined the Técnico community on a journey through time
• Where are you now? Guilherme Corrêa

05-06-2018

Toca-A-Ler: a tool to evaluate children´s reading ability online

In 2016 a research team from IT, in collaboration with the University of Coimbra and Microsoft, developed a technology capable of evaluating in real time the reading ability of elementary school students from the 1st grade. Now, teachers and educators can already access this teaching tool through the webpage “Toca-A-Ler” to evaluate their students' reading performance online ...