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Thursday, 18 November 2021

ICN2, BIST and GRAPHCAT push novel technologies at PUZZLE X, fair on frontier materials

PUZZLE X, a forum for entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and deep tech professionals to discuss ground-breaking ideas, share their vision and promote new technologies and inventions, closed its doors today. Held on November 16-18 together with the Smart City Expo World Congress, the event registered a high participation of attendees and proved very successful. The ICN2 was among the exhibitors with a booth which attracted a huge attention, shared with GraphCAT and BIST and the spin offs FutureChromes, GraphenicaLab and Cooling Photonics.

Monday, 15 November 2021

Dr Marc Vila’s PhD thesis selected for publication by Springer

His theoretical study on spin dynamics in 2D quantum materials, developed within the ICN2 Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience Group, will be published in the Springer Theses series.

Thursday, 11 November 2021

International Workshop on Advanced Materials-to-Device Solutions for Synaptic Electronics

The INTERSECT workshop, organised by the ICN2 in collaboration with CNR Nano (Italy), is ongoing at the Casa de Convalescencia in Barcelona.

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Mysterious graphene: an intriguing non-local phenomenon calls for further investigation

Almost twenty years after its discovery, graphene keeps surprising researchers. Prof. Luis Foà Torres and Prof. Sergio O. Valenzuela discuss an unclear phenomenon observed in graphene on the pages of “Physics World”.

Wednesday, 10 November 2021

New understanding of heat dissipation in 2D materials can lead to better thermal management of electronic devices

A study led by the ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures Group (P2N) and recently published in ACS Nano Letters investigates thermal properties of crystalline films of SnSe2 (a two-dimensional material). This work provides new information on heat transport in 2D materials, useful for the design of electronic devices with improved heat control.