Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Dr Sara Martí-Sánchez awarded the UAB Extraordinary Doctorate Prize in Materials Science 2019-2020
Former PhD student and currently postdoctoral fellow at the ICN2 in Prof. Jordi Arbiol’s group.
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Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Finalist novels for the Hortensia Roig Prize to promote scientific and technical vocation among girls announced
ICN2 group leader Prof. Laura Lechuga is one of the members of the jury that met in Valencia to choose the finalists and the winner. The first and second place prizes will be awarded on 28 September.
Monday, 05 September 2022
A DNA-based nanostructure inspired by antibodies as the core of a programmable sensing platform for rapid, single-step diagnostics
A team consisting of current and former members of the ICN2 Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors Group has developed an electrochemical sensor based on a modified DNA scaffold nanostructure able to detect antibodies and proteins in unprocessed biological fluids. It has a Y-shaped architecture that mimics the one of natural Immunoglobulin antibodies. According to the results published in an article in ‘Advanced Functional Materials’, it is selective, specific, and adaptable to the detection of different biomarkers.
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Prof. Laura Lechuga participates in a WHO scientific meeting on strategies to prevent and face possible future pandemics
The WHO R&D Blueprint organised this consultation with experts in the field to apply scientific lessons learned during the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic and draw an outline list of scientific gaps and priority research questions to prepare for pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential.
Monday, 08 August 2022
A novel nanostructured geometry to control and suppress unwanted GHz mechanical vibrations in materials
As reported today in an article in ‘Nature Nanotechnology’, a team of researchers led by scientists at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) achieved the suppression of mechanical vibrations in a silicon nanostructured membrane by shaping it into a cloverleaf-like pattern. Unwanted vibrations compromise the performance of materials for micro- and nano-electromechanical systems. These results open the way to applications in nanotechnology, optical communications and quantum computing, among others. The publication was accompanied by a News and Views article highlighting the work.
