Wednesday, 04 December 2019
The NanoEduca programme, fostered by the UB, ICN2, UAB and CESIRE, formally received the Premi Nacional de Comunicació Científica 2018 in an act celebrated at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya last 3 December.
Wednesday, 04 December 2019
According to a report recently published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, gender biases exist at every stage of the paper publishing process, resulting in less scientific success and reduced opportunities of career progression for women. The outcome of this thorough study will be the basis for the implementation of measures oriented at removing any cause of explicit or implicit discrimination.
Monday, 02 December 2019
Researchers from the ICN2 Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience Group as well as the Université catholique de Louvain have used numerical simulations to show that spin diffusion length is independent of grain size. The results are published in Nano Letters and have implications for the optimisation of graphene-based spintronic devices.
Monday, 02 December 2019
A tutorial review authored by researchers of the ICN2 Supramolecular NanoChemistry and Materials Group, led by ICREA Prof. Daniel Maspoch, has been recently published on Chemical Society Review and has been featured on its front cover. This paper discusses synthesis techniques and potential applications of colloidal particles of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8.
Friday, 29 November 2019
On 24 November a few ICN2 members participated in a beach clean-up action organized by Pure Clean Earth, a non-profit organization set in Barcelona to act against pollution.
