Antonio Ibáñez de Alba (Barcelona, December 2, 1956) is a Spanish engineer, researcher and scientist.
Author of more than 200 patents, he is known mainly for his project of Artificial Palm Trees in Libya for the creation of microclimates in the desert. The Libyan government invested in this project nearly one billion dollars for the installation of 50,000 palm trees.
For this research, whichappears in textbooks, Antonio Ibáñez De Alba was awarded the Gold Medal of the World Industrial Property Organization in 1990.[1][2][3][4][5]
He worked at NASA between 1990 and 1992.
In 2013 he was invited to the International Space Station by the Russian delegation.
His researches are quoted in a large number of scientific publications as well as in the media.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Main investigations edit
- Self-heating beverages
- Plastic palm trees in the desert.
- Anti-choke system Happy Bath
- Fire Detection
- Tidal studies
- Brainwave transmission
- Electric vehicles without batteries
- Safety in trains
- Hydro Taco
- Piracy protection
- Technological canvas for sports fields
- Tunnel for trains in desert areas
- Explosives power station
- Brainwave transmission
- Floating water without salt
- Breast Cancer Screening Capsule
- ^ http://www.elmundo.es/ariadna/2002/101/1026372058.html
- ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-5250
- ^ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12717273-700-technology-plastic-trees-may-turn-the-deserts-green/
- ^ http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9012031520/can-plastic-trees-turn-deserts-green
- ^ http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9611083723/plastic-palms
- ^ https://books.google.es/books?id=EdlgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT49&dq=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&hl=es&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=antonio%20iba%C3%B1ez%20de%20alba&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.es/books?id=iVFk5HltcZsC&pg=PA27&dq=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&hl=es&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=antonio%20iba%C3%B1ez%20de%20alba&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.es/books?id=54gyRnhIugkC&pg=PA111&dq=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&hl=es&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=antonio%20iba%C3%B1ez%20de%20alba&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.es/books?id=eGohBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA309&dq=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&hl=es&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=antonio%20iba%C3%B1ez%20de%20alba&f=false
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- ^ https://books.google.es/books?id=auU7AQAAIAAJ&q=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&dq=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&hl=es&sa=X&redir_esc=y
- ^ https://books.google.es/books?id=4oFjAAAAMAAJ&q=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&dq=antonio+iba%C3%B1ez+de+alba&hl=es&sa=X&redir_esc=y
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_JPTb2mPAI&feature=youtu.be
- ^ "Technology: Inventor turns tide on power generation". New Scientist. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Parra, Sergio (2016-03-29). "Este túnel permitirá que los trenes circulen por el desierto" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ País, Ediciones El (1996-01-19). "Cubitos de hielo e indentificación digital". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ País, Ediciones El (1996-01-19). "Un inventor denuncia a Conde y varios de sus socios por apropiación de patentes". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Press, Europa (2013-05-18). "Descubren un sistema de transmisión de imagen por ondas cerebrales". europapress.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-17.