Monday, 27 May 2019
The 16th edition of the NanoSpain Conference, annual appointment for experts in nanoscience and nanotechnologies, will take place at the Parc Científic of Barcelona from 28 to 31 May.
Friday, 24 May 2019
A study recently published on Nano Letters has revealed interesting properties of monolayer molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2), which can open up to spintronic applications of this nanomaterial. A sample with a low concentration of dopants and many crystal defects has shown spin lifetimes of 100ns at room temperature and spin polarization reversal over 60K. Dr Zeila Zanolli, Ramon y Cajal researcher at the ICN2 Theory and Simulation Group, has played a fundamental role in the theoretical interpretation of these results.
Friday, 17 May 2019
Prof. Dr. Clivia Sotomayor-Torres and Dr. Marianna Sledzinska of the ICN2’s Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures Group have been awarded the MIT-Spain “La Caixa” Foundation Seed Fund research grant. The 12 projects that will be included in this year Programme were presented this morning in Barcelona.
Monday, 20 May 2019
The programme intends to encourage collaborations among the BIST researchers. The winners receive 20,000€ to develop their projects in 8 months. Among the five awarded projects, MOFtors, ElectroSensBioBots and BioVac are projects awarded with ICN2 co-leadership.
Friday, 17 May 2019
Researchers from the ICN2 Supramolecular NanoChemistry and Materials Group, led by ICREA Prof. Daniel Maspoch, have developed a procedure to obtain films that can adopt programmed shapes. Published in Advanced Materials, the method is based on the use of flexible submicrometric crystals that increase in size when humidified. The resulting films could serve as autonomous mechanical devices, having potential applications in micromanipulation, automation, and robotics.
