Science & Technology

As part of the Government's commitment to electrification and decarbonization of transport, this week, the first of the new 28 fast chargers that are installed by Grupo ICE was inaugurated in Siquirres

In today’s blog I preview a new coloring book that showcases 18 Costa Rican women who are doing outstanding work in science and engineering.This coloring book is based on the book "The Intrepids" which I co-authored with...

We can genetically engineer a kombucha Scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) to produce psilocybin while it ferments. We can do this by printing genes from magic mushrooms and embedding them into the Scoby’s DNA. Once we make...

78.3% of the population uses the Internet in Costa Rica, according to the latest study "Perspectives of the Digital Economy"

Through advice, consultancy, knowledge transfer and development on issues such as digital services, infocommunications, telecommunications and electricity, an agreement between the Municipal Development and Advisory Institute (IFAM) and Grupo ICE seeks to create intelligent and technological cantons.The agreement includes...

Many young Costa Ricans dream of working for NASA but they may be unaware that it is possible to do it from Costa Rica. In today’s blog I interview Dr. Jorge Andres Diaz Diaz who is Head of the...

My guest blogger this week is Costa Rican biomedical engineer/ business consultant Andrea Jimenez. As Andrea awaits a long anticipated NASA internship, she shares an inspiring story of hope and opportunity for the Costa Rican economy.This story begins in...

The Costa Rican College of Informatics and Computing Professionals (CPIC) is holding the Cyber Security Fair this week. The objective of this activity, which is completely free, is to train people to avoid being victims of online fraud.The activity...

The forests of Costa Rica will carry a digitized control in real-time, using artificial intelligence, geotagging and cloud computing. All through an ambitious mobile application: Timbeter. This will be possible through an alliance between the Costa Rican government and...

The new standard for wireless communication is revolutionizing the world. What is it? When is it going to start? How to take advantage of it? It is 5G, the fifth generation of wireless communication, which marks a great step...