Structural characterisation of solid materials and immobilised substances on solids.
It enables the analysis of very diverse materials:
- Soil, wood, cellulose
- Ceramic materials
- Polymers
- Polymorphs, glass, metal and alloys
- Porous materials such as zeolites and aluminosilicates
- Nanoparticles
- Studies on solid organometallic complexes.
Land Rover Defender all-terrain vehicle with hitching system for prospecting, sampling, processing and transport of palaeontological samples in the field.
Determination of the cellular fatty acid composition of microbial strains using gas chromatography.
Laboratory with basic optical equipment for microscopic research.
Equipment of the Experimental Aquarium Plant Laboratory.
Nine water filtration and recirculation systems for the preservation of aquatic organisms.
Database with more than 4,000 titles in different formats (paper, pdf....) of scientific documents (papers, theses, other documents) on the palaeontological record of Cenozoic fossil mammals.
Laboratory equipped with optical material with photographic equipment, growth chamber, specialised bibliography in bryology and computer equipment.
Radiometric calibration laboratory.
The equipment allows DNA sequencing by the Sanger method and fragment size determination.
Capillary HPLC chromatograph with UV-vis detection.
Capillary electrophoresis with UV-Vis detection and capacity for other capillary electroseparation techniques.
Capillary electrophoresis with UV-vis detection.
It uses daily data from the conventional network of observatories of the State Meteorological Agency (period 1950-2013), and data from the meteorological towers that the CEAM-UVEG Joint Unit has available for climatic analysis. The development of the software developed by the research group itself allows the validation and computer exploitation of the database, with the performance of a wide range of climatological calculations and analyses.
Climatic chamber with 12 glass aquariums for pathology tests with aquatic organisms.
Collections of seaweed sheets, lichens, lichenicolous fungi and bryophytes included in the VAL herbarium.
Storage service for biological material under controlled conditions.
Genetic analysis with high-performance servers, server-attached computers, bioinformatics software, development of working algorithms.
Exploration of nuclear, plastid and mitochondrial genomes in order to obtain polymorphisms (genomic and cytogenetic) suitable for the distinction of individuals, populations, evolutionary units and species for phylogenetic, systematic and conservation purposes, as well as in the fight against food fraud and illegal trade in species subject to the regulations of international protection conventions (CITES).
Software for the automation of the optimisation of the different variables in liquid and gas chromatography.
Laboratory with basic optical equipment for microscopic research, image capture and analysis equipment, and climatic chambers for insect rearing.
Modular system composed of binary pump, degasser, thermostated column compartment, automatic injector and high sampling frequency variable wavelength ultraviolet detector, controlled by data station, Agilent 1200 and 1260 series.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of microbial populations by flow cytometry.
Gamma spectrometry is a multi-element analysis technique allowing to obtain the different-energy gamma radiation spectrum emitted by radioactive isotopes, the latter being registered by a photon detector. It’s based on photons producing charge carriers (electron-hole excitations) freely moving within the semiconductor to the collection electrodes.
Gas chromatographer with single quadrupole mass spectrometry detector, GC-MS, applying volatile compound analysis.
Platform to carry out transcriptomic studies in the single cell field, allowing the study of transcriptomic and phenotypic variability among thousands of cells based on single cell RNA.
Used for the spatial processing of information and databases in the UV GIS Laboratory. It has ArcGIS software, which is a powerful information platform with various applications for the processing and design of all the spatial analysis of the data.
Servers and software for spatially explicit cataloguing and integration of environmental information.
A system composed of several databases and free software applications is available for the spatial analysis of the relationship between the biogeographical distribution of terrestrial vertebrate species and the bioclimatic variables of the territory they occupy.
Venlo greenhouse cabin with biological containment level 1 (NCB1), with control of temperature, relative humidity, CO₂, lighting and irrigation through the Ridder Multima system for regulation, and climate and irrigation control.
Venlo greenhouse cabin with biological containment level 1 (NCB1), with control of temperature, relative humidity, CO₂, lighting and irrigation through the Ridder Multima system for regulation, and climate and irrigation control.
HPLC chromatograph, UV-Vis detectors, evaporative (ELSD), refractive index.
HPLC chromatograph, UV-Vis detectors, ion trap mass spectrometer.
Laboratory with basic optical equipment for microscopic research and aquaterrariums.
X-ray diffraction system multi-purpose diffractometer and Pre-FIX system has the unique ability to measure, with a single instrument, any type of sample: from powders to thin films and from nanomaterials to solid objects.
Water and sediment analysis laboratory.
Software for statistical analysis of dates.
Direct analyte infusion ion trap mass spectrometer.
Laboratory for the processing of palaeontological samples. The laboratory has washing and processing facilities (basins, ovens, sieves, ....) for small and intermediate samples from either field washing or small-scale sampling.
Field sample analysis. Stereo microscope (2 units)
Chamber that allows experimentation with large aquariums and plant cultures.
Laboratory equipped with optical material with photographic equipment, laminar flow cabinet, specialised bibliography on lichens and lichenicolous fungi; TLC equipment (thin layer chromatography) equipped with drying oven, cuvettes and ultraviolet lamp and computer equipment.
Modular system composed of isocratic pump, quaternary pump, degasser, thermostatised column compartment, automatic injector and high sampling frequency diode array detector, controlled by Agilent 1200 series data station. Fluorescence and refractive index detectors are also available.
Modular system composed of isocratic pump, quaternary pump, degasser, thermostatised column compartment, automatic injector and diode array detector, controlled by Agilent 1200 series data station.
Modular system composed of quaternary pump, degasser, thermostated column compartment, automatic injector and UV detectors of variable wavelength and refractive index, controlled by data station, Agilent 1200 and 1260 series.
They use the light-emission property of some materials when their free electrons produce excitations which later de-excite after the passing of ionising radiation. The emitted light turns into an electric signal that’s later measured with a photomultiplier.
Macrophyte live cultures resource.
Technique that allows the lyophilisation of biological material.
Software for the measurement of chromatographic peaks of various asymmetries, retention modelling for hydro-organic and micellar reversed-phase liquid chromatography, as well as optimisation of chromatographic methods. It contains numerous functions for retention modelling and chromatographic resolution. The software was commercialised on an international level.
The Massarray platform is responsible for the research study of biological samples through the fine mapping of DNA sequences and the analysis of methylation phenomena. With this equipment, dozens of DNA variants such as SNPs, insertions or deletions can be analysed in hundreds of samples in a short time with a high degree of precision and sensitivity. It is also possible to analyse somatic mutations such as those present in samples of cancerous origin. Finally, the degree of methylation of individual CpGs in short DNA sequences can be quantitatively quantified.
Massive DNA sequencing equipment based on sequencing by synthesis, using nucleotides labelled with fluorophores of different colours, and capturing images of the emitted fluorescence.
High-throughput sequencing equipment that allows obtaining short sequences of up to 300 bp.
High-throughput sequencing equipment that allows obtaining sequences with an average length of more than 30 kb.
The UVB-1 radiometer has a spectral range between 280 and 400 nm but is designed to have a spectral sensitivity close to the erythemal action spectrum. The UVB-1 is designed to be stable over long periods of time and to operate continuously and autonomously in the field. Measurements were taken and stored with the same procedure used in the above cases. The Optronic 754 is equipped with a double monochromator, with a spectral range that extends from 250 nm to 800 nm, with a FWHM of 1.6 nm allowing measurements to be made with a minimum wavelength step of 0.05 nm. The detector is a solid-state photomultiplier, temperature stabilised by the Peltier effect.
The equipment consists of a double Nephelometer with conditioner for the measurement of aerosol dispersion, an etalometer for the measurement of aerosol absorption, and a TSI-APS for the measurement of size distribution.
Gas accumulation chambers and tubes for experimental measurements, various CO₂ and CH4 measurement systems (absorption spectroscopy, infrared detection -IRGA, semi-conduction).
It consists of two CIMEL photometers and two PREDE POM radiometers for the measurement of the aerosol column. A Ceilometer and a lidar are also available to study its vertical profile.
Microbial characterisation using several approaches.
Microbial identification by essential gene sequencing.
The MALDI-TOF MS technique allows obtaining the characteristic protein profile of a microbial strain from the analysis of its ribosomal proteins, mainly.
- Deposit of strains of archaea, bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts up to risk group 3* according to the definition of Royal Decree 664/1997 of 12 May 1997.
- Deposit of phages of microbial strains up to risk group 2 according to the definition of Royal Decree 664/1997 of 12 May 1997.
The CECT has a public catalogue that includes more than 8000 strains of bacteria, archaea, filamentous fungi and yeasts. It also has the Mengovirus vMCO and will soon incorporate some phage strains.
Research optical and fluorescence microscopes and stereo microscopes.
Comparative collection of terrestrial microvertebrates from the Iberian Peninsula. The system is currently under development, with the participation of most of the members of the research team as well as staff from the Department of Zoology of the Faculty of Biology of the UV. We are currently (2016) developing two Final Degree Projects to update the database systems of this process, in collaboration with the Museu Valencià d'História Natural.
Molecular biology tools.
Nano HPLC chromatograph with UV-vis detection.
Laboratory with basic optical equipment for microscopic research and incubator for nematode culture.
Image storage server.
For field trips and equipment transport. Also allows field measurement by placing the sensors on an additional articulated arm.
Software for statistical analysis of dates.
Laboratory equipped with optical material (binocular magnifying glass and microscope) with digital photographic equipment, specialised bibliography.
Collection of samples and cultures of the different species of Iberian inland waters.
Laboratory equipped with ULT freezer, equipment for molecular biology studies, optical and bibliographic material, computer equipment.
DNA extraction, whole genome sequencing (WGS), assembling, determination of quality parameters, genomic analysis...
It is a high-performance mass storage computer system, with a set of redundant disks that allows a 24-hour service to be offered. The technical characteristics of the equipment are as follows:
- 19-inch rack format.
- 4 x 10 GbE iSCSI iSCSI host channels / ports with SFP+ connector.
- 2 SAS expansion ports.
- Support for RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60.
- Redundant controller and hot swap.
- 2 GB cache memory per controller.
- Hot swap cache battery per controller.
- Dynamic capacity expansion.
- LUN Mapping.
- Possibility of hot spare and hot swap disks.
- Redundant power supply and fan modules.
- Backplane for 16 SAS 6 Gbit disks.
- 16 Hitachi 600 Gbytes 15,000 rpm 6 Gbit SAS disks.
- Capacity to support up to 112 SAS 6 Gbit disks.
- SES/SMART.
- Management via LCD with keypad, telnet over Ethernet and web browser with GUI.
- Remote alarm notification.
There is currently a network of radiometers located in part of the CEAM Foundation's network of meteorological stations that are in operation and distributed throughout the Valencian Community.
Real-time PCR is a technique that combines amplification and detection in a single step by correlating the PCR product of each cycle with a fluorescence intensity signal. They consist of a thermal cycler coupled to an optical system, which monitors the signal of the fluorophores used to detect the amplified product. Because the fluorescence of the fluorophores increases as the product is amplified, the amplification and detection processes are combined in a single step.
Equipment for the realisation of quantitative PCR tests.
Equipment for the realisation of digital quantitative PCR tests.
Six workstations with computers. Own software + 3 ENVI-IDL licences + 2 ARCGIS 8 licences.
Consolidated group with proven experience in epidemiology and environmental health research. Bibliographic database with more than 6000 references.
Bruker N8 HORIZON X-ray diffraction system is a compact, specific and dedicated laboratory equipment for the analysis of Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) and Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS).
Small angle X-ray diffraction analysis allows to obtain values of particle size and distribution, distance between particles, as well as their arrangement. Establishing volume fractions and degree of crystallinity in materials, calculating porosity, shape and dimensions of nanoparticles.
Software for statistical data analysis.
The UCG has, among other scientific instrumentation, two satellite image reception antennas corresponding to the MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) and NOAA satellites, as well as a reception station for obtaining images from the TERRA, AQUA and NPP satellites (www.uv.es/iplsat/).
The UCG has software licences for satellite image processing.
Kipp & Zonen Solar Station. It's available since 2010. The solar station is composed of a solar tracker Solys-2 with active solar tracking. On this solar tracker have been installed some instruments such as the CMP21 radiometer for the measurement of global and diffuse solar radiation (in broadband), CHP1 pyrheliometer for the measurement of direct broadband solar radiation and CGR4 pyrgeometer for the measurement of long-wave downward radiance. The group has two measuring stations in Burjassot and Aras de los Olmos.
High-precision spectrofluorometer.
Standard greenhouse cabin type "venlo", with control of temperature, relative humidity, CO₂, lighting and irrigation through the Ridder Multima system for regulation, and climate and irrigation control.
The UV Statistics Unit works with experts in the use of computer equipment and specific software. The main software used for data analysis is the free R Software.
A proportional counter is an ionising particle detector. Its operation is based on the ionisation produced in particles by an intense electric field passing through the gaseous detection volume. Both radiation types can be simultaneously measured taking into account that, by passing through a material medium, an alpha particle produces a higher specific ionisation than a beta particle of equal energy.
A steel gantry with a span of 18 m and a gauge of 550 m, located on the CV 35 road, is available for the evaluation of traffic monitoring systems in real conditions of luminosity and traffic. The gantry consists of 3 mobile CCTV cameras of different quality, an infrared spotlight, an electronic toll sensor and a magnetic sensor located under the gantry. The information from the systems is sent to an ERU and from there to the laboratory from where images are received in real time and the installed equipment can be controlled.
Field spectrophotometer Ocean Optics USB2000 (2 pcs.) Field sound level meter PCE-322 A Field vibrometer PCE-VT 204 Microcentrifuge eppendorf, Model Minispin plus (13400 r.p.m.) TROVAN LID-650 readers for 10-digit transponder (6 pcs.)
The UCG has thermal cameras working in the 8-14 micrometre band for in situ measurement of the earth’s surface temperature.
The UCG has numerous thermal radiometers working in the 8-14 micrometre band for in situ measurement of the earth’s surface temperature.
Sieve washing-screening structure plus complete infrastructure consisting of 2 four-stroke motor pumps with a pumping capacity of 30,000 litres of water per hour plus multi-hose system for washing-screening plus infrastructure of devices for field drying of large palaeontological samples for large campaigns.
Bruker D8 ADVANCE A25 X-ray diffraction system capable of measuring crystalline phases on powder samples, thin films and small heterogeneous solid samples.
Bruker D8 ADVANCE A25 X-ray diffraction system capable of measuring crystalline phases on powder samples, thin films and small heterogeneous solid samples.
