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Monday, 28 September 2020

A Female Perspective on Robotics and Information Technology: Prof. Clivia Sotomayor at Future Tech Week 2020

ICREA Prof. Clivia Sotomayor-Torres, leader of the ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures group, participated in the Future Tech Week 2020, an initiative of the European Innovation Council Pathfinder. She talked about PHENOMEN, the H2020 FET-Open project that she coordinates, and shared her personal experience with the European Commission FET Programme.

Friday, 25 September 2020

Dr PengYi Tang receives the Extraordinary Doctoral Award

He performed his research in materials science in the ICN2 Advanced Electron Nanoscopy Group.

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

The ICN2 co-leads a roadmap on quantum materials

Twenty-nine leading experts of materials science, quantum information, condensed-matter physics and related areas review the diverse materials and challenges in the field.
The roadmap points out the directions in which new research is necessary, combining both fundamental and applied interests, such as quantum computing.

Monday, 21 September 2020

Nanophotonic biosensors for rapid diagnostics of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections

In a thorough review recently published in ACS Sensors, researchers from the ICN2 NanoBiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications group, led by Prof. Laura M. Lechuga, provide an overview of the current diagnostic techniques for respiratory viruses, as the SARS-CoV-2, causing agent of COVID-19, and discuss how nanophotonic biosensor technologies can contribute to the development of new fast, highly sensitive and affordable diagnostic tests.

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Colloidal dispersions of nanosheets for catalysis

Researchers from the ICN2 Nanostructured Functional Materials Group, in collaboration with other institutions, have used a liquid phase exfoliation process to obtain nanosheets with enhanced electrocatalytical properties. The work is published in Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.