Gandia (Spain)

Type: City

Name: Gandia (Spain)

Country: Spain

Latitude: 38.98

Longitude: -.18

population: 63,893

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Polytechnic University of Valencia

An electronic nose can tell pears and apples apart

Swedish and Spanish engineers have created a system of sensors that detects fruit odours more effectively than the human sense of smell. For now, the device can distinguish between the odorous compounds emitted by pears and apples.Researchers from the ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 08 2013]

Entities: Gandia (Spain), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Fruit, Biomedicine

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

From Alicante and Valencia towards Holland and Belgium

Betrex Espana extends group activitiesDutchman Gerard Mostert leads the transport agency Betrex Espana from Valencia. Although the transporter does not own it's own vehicles, the company has 25 vehicles on the road every day. The focus is on the transport ... [Published Fresh Plaza - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Transportation, Valencia (Spain), Belgium, Intermodal, Vegetables

First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 14 2013 - 1 reports

Alberto Fujimori

Fujimori's son's co-directors tried for drug-trafficking just 13 days after Valencia case archived

Seven Colombians, two Spaniards including a resident from Xeraco, near Gandia (Valencia) - and a Peruvian national have been held behind bars in Spain since the delivery was intercepted in July 2006, although the eighth Colombian arrested and owner of ... [Published Think Spain - Apr 14 2013]

Entities: Valencia (Spain), Drug Trafficking, Alberto Fujimori, Cocaine, Colombia

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"One example would be the wine making sector," Pelegrí commented, "where an electronic nose capable of distinguishing the quality or type of grape or recognising the vintage a wine belongs to would be very useful."

An electronic nose can tell pears and apples apart [Published Brightsurf Science News - May 08 2013]

...and vegetables from Spain to North West Europe and back, but the logistic service supplier doesn't avoid transport outside of fruit and vegetables. "In recent years out transport activities have grown steadily. Everyone knows the situation on the transport market, but we're not unsatisfied with the work we have. For instance, we increased the group transport from Alicante /Valencia towards Holland and Belgium. There is a need for flexible players who take care of the transport of partial loads and we are happy to play into this."

From Alicante and Valencia towards Holland and Belgium [Published Fresh Plaza - Apr 29 2013]