Facilities and Equipment
Electronics manufacturing
3D printing, potting, encapsulation
3D printing, potting, encapsulation
We are fully equipped to work with Surface Mount Technology, allowing us to produce small electronic packages. Apart from a TBS 1102b Tektronix oscilloscope and an RS Pro AFG21005 signal generation devices, we have an e-C Reflow Oven v4, a stencil preparation bed, an e-C Pick-and-Place, and a Mantis Elite microscope-assisted soldering station.
3D printing, potting, encapsulation
3D printing, potting, encapsulation
3D printing, potting, encapsulation
Our prototyping machines include an Ultimaker 3 extended 3D printer, an EinScan-pro 3D scanner and a FLUX Beambox laser cutting machine. We also have a vacuum chamber to improve potting, providing reliable waterproofing and mechanical strength to our environmental loggers and satellite tags.
Data processing
3D printing, potting, encapsulation
Data processing
Regarding computer power, we have several workstations and a powerful 128-core rack server to assemble, manipulate and process large environmental datasets.
The team
Nuno Queiroz
Fernando P. Lima
Fernando P. Lima
Biologist
Nuno is interested in the ecology of predatory fish, studying their movements, spatial distributions and environmental constraints. He has been designing and testing novel telemetry/bio-logging systems to obtain unique insights about free-ranging marine fish behaviour. The approach and data are employed to aid fisheries management and species conservation.
Fernando P. Lima
Fernando P. Lima
Fernando P. Lima
Biologist
For well over a decade, Fernando has been leading the development of scientific-oriented temperature loggers with enough precision, autonomy and sturdiness to withstand long-term deployments in harsh conditions. These instruments are proving crucial for uncovering the link between climate and macro-ecological processes in the intertidal zone.
Bruno Loureiro
Fernando P. Lima
Bruno Loureiro
Engineer
Bruno is an electronics engineer with extensive experience in developing solutions for the marine and maritime research. He is a Leading Engineer at ElectricBlue, designing hardware, firmware and mobile applications to manage all communication with the devices.
Rui Seabra
Fernando Martinho
Bruno Loureiro
Biologist
Rui is an intertidal ecologist whose primary research focus is on mapping the physical habitat experienced by organisms, from the microhabitat to the continental scale. Environmental monitoring of harsh environments, big data and experimental ecology are the building blocks of his research.
Fernando Martinho
Fernando Martinho
Fernando Martinho
Co-op Manager
With decades of experience in creating and managing entities in the third sector of the economy, including worker co-ops like ElectricBlue, Fernando provides legal and management support to ensure ElectricBlue remains sustainable and meets its goal of providing innovative services to the community.
Luís Pereira
Fernando Martinho
Fernando Martinho
Engineer and Biologist
Luís is a young biologist and engineer whose primary interest is developing prototype electronics for bold ecological research. Luis is working on an automated experimental chamber that simulates intertidal conditions for studying the role of local adaptation on rocky shore biogeography, as well as on cardiac frequency measurement instruments.
Catarina Queiroga
Catarina Queiroga
Catarina Queiroga
Biologist
Catarina is an expert in drowning prevention and water safety. At ElectricBlue, she is leading the development of waterproof wearable vests featuring an array of accelerometers to study events leading to injury in aquatic sports, fishing, and lifeguarding. She also manages resources and timelines across all our ongoing product development projects.
Selected media appearances
Biosfera (TV show, RTP2)
Muito Barulho Para Nada (TV show, RTP2)
Muito Barulho Para Nada (TV show, RTP2)
Fernando P. Lima, Rui Seabra and Nuno Queiroz talk about ElectricBlue's innovative products. In Portuguese. Access the show here (minute 12:30)
Muito Barulho Para Nada (TV show, RTP2)
Muito Barulho Para Nada (TV show, RTP2)
Muito Barulho Para Nada (TV show, RTP2)
Rui Seabra explains the importance of using large networks of temperature sensors for understanding biodiversity responses to climate change. In Portuguese. Access the media here (minute 1:40)