Thursday, 27 July 2017
The future of electronics is transparent, flexible and stretchable, so says Dr Prof. Young Hee Lee, Director of the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics in Korea. who last March delivered a talk at the ICN2 on recent advances in 2D materials.
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Last Friday several members of the ICN2 were at CaixaForum Madrid for the Obra Social La Caixa awards ceremony. Among those receiving grants to complete their doctoral studies were Xiaoman Mao, Marc Vila and Ramón García.
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Currently some 40% of the electrical energy used by computers is dissipated as heat. The ICN2’s Theory and Simulation Group, led by CSIC Research Prof. and ICN2 Director Pablo Ordejón, and Prof. Josep Nogués of the Magnetic Nanostructures Group have lent their expertise to a project led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona to develop and understand the properties of a new nanomaterial to address this efficiency issue.
Tuesday, 04 July 2017
The ICN2 is currently implementing a project to develop a set of "Controlled Environment Nanotechnology Fabrication and Testing Facilities". The goal of CENanoTech is to transform two areas of the ICN2 building into controlled-atmosphere laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment.
Monday, 26 June 2017
Earlier this month was the ICN2’s third Severo Ochoa Scientific Workshop, an event that brought together researchers from all career stages and all of the institute’s research groups to share progress in their respective fields of study. We were also joined by top influencers in innovation and technology transfer in Spain and beyond.
Thursday, 08 June 2017
A new paper from the ICN2 Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group led by Prof. Laura M. Lechuga is published in Scientific Reports. In it lead author César S. Huertas reports on the methodology developed by the group to detect isoforms with relevance for tumour progression and reversal.
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Researchers from the Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors Group at the ICN2 have published details of their new biosensor system in Scientific Reports by Nature. Paper embedded with a graphene structure is used together with a 3D-printable mini “darkroom” and smartphone technology to screen for different compounds found in food and environmental samples. The innovative system provides a low-cost portable alternative to lab testing for qualitative and quantitative pollutant detection and monitoring.
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Researchers from ICN2's Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures (P2N) Group published a study showing how the complex dynamics, including chaos, of optical nonlinearities can be controlled using optomechanical crystals and changing the parameters of the excitation laser. This discovery could allow information to be coded by introducing chaos into the light that carries it.
Thursday, 19 January 2017
TVE offers through its 24h Channel the science dissemination program Lab24. In its latest episode this highly recognised program offers an extensive overview of the research performed at ICN2.
Friday, 16 December 2016
Biosensing is growing on importance. Nanomaterials and, more specifically, graphene-based platforms have excellent properties for biosensing. In addition, flexible, abundant, low-cost and green materials, such as plastic and paper, can enhance this technology. Graphene-based biosensors will lead to breakthrough solutions for the real world, although their commercialization will imply diverse technical, production and market issues.
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
ICN2 is proud of the diversity of its community and seeks to ensure that each individual is treated with dignity and respect and that the different experiences, abilities and skills of each individual are valued by others. The latest example of this institutional compromise is the new institutional Procedure, presented by Rocío Pérez and José Pérez.
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and ICN2 Advanced Electron Nanoscopy Group have recently published an article in Nano Letters. They show an improvement made on the growth procedure of a semiconductor nanowire at subeutectic conditions using hydrogen. These results may have a positive effect on the CMOS technology.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
The Chemical Communications journal reviews the advances made towards the confinement of chemical reactions within small droplets. The focus of the article falls to the tip-assisted chemistry, a technique recently amended by the ICN2 Nanostructured Functional Materials Group.
Monday, 14 November 2016
Doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and Group Leaders from the ICN2 celebrated the second Severo Ochoa Scientific Workshop. Through more than 30 presentations, the attendance obtained a detailed picture of the ICN2 research done so far in the context of the Severo Ochoa award.
Thursday, 10 November 2016
ICREA Prof. Stephan Roche and ICREA Prof. Sergio Valenzuela, Group Leaders at ICN2, in collaboration with researchers from Delaware University and CEA have recently published an article in Physical Review Letters. They question the interpretation of large values from the Spin Hall effect (SHE) signals, reported experimentally in chemically decorated graphene. Further, they propose new device geometry to suppress background contributions on the non-local resistance to access the upper limit of SHE in two-dimensional materials.
Thursday, 03 November 2016
The online resources of the last Manuel Cardona Lecture with Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry are already available. Access the whole Lecture or a personal interview in the ICN2 YouTube Channel. Prof. Nazario Martín will offer the next Lecture on November 4: "Carbon Nanostructures for the Ébola Virus".
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Representatives from the five Centres of Excellence “Severo Ochoa” and the two Units of Excellence “María de Maeztu” located at the UAB Campus shared strategies towards achieving a top level of scientific excellence. The event was held on Monday October 17 in Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), located at UAB Campus. The event counted on the presence of many other people from the scientific Spanish scene, such as Andreu Mas-Colell and Rolf Tarrach.
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Researchers from ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures Group publish in Scientific Reports findings providing the basis for new electromechanical designs using 2D-nanocellulose. In a longer-term perspective, the reinterpretation of electrical features for hydrogen bonds here introduced could pave the way in the understanding of life-essential molecules and events.
Friday, 07 October 2016
Representatives from the five Centres of Excellence “Severo Ochoa” and the two Units of Excellence “María de Maeztu” located in the UAB campus will share strategies towards achieving a top level of scientific excellence. The event will occur on October 17 in Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), located at UAB Campus. October 14 is the deadline for the online registration. Dr. Carmen Vela, Secretaria de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, will be attending the event together with other personalities.
Friday, 07 October 2016
ICN2 has recently announced two consecutive series of lectures of the Open Knowledge Programme. The first one, which started today, offers an overview on nanofabrication processes, tools and facilities available in the UAB Campus. The next one, to be held in November 9, 10 and 11, will consist on a TBtrans and TranSiesta Tutorial. You are welcome to join these transversal educational activities!
