New study suggests hydrothermal vent metal catalysts might have contributed to the emergence of early metabolism
An international research team has published a groundbreaking study in Science Advances offering new insights into one of science’s most fundamental questions: how the metabolism that gave rise to life on Earth originated.
Science in the Face of Natural Disasters: IMDEA Materials to Take Part in European Researchers’ Night
How can science help prevent natural disasters or reduce their impact when they occur? This question will be at the heart of “Science in the Face of Natural Disasters”, a public event bringing together researchers from the IMDEA Institutes, as well as firefighters from the Community of Madrid as part of the 2026 European Researchers’ Night.
New advanced materials could give electric motors an efficiency boost
Electric motors are the largely unseen workhorses of modern life. They power everything from washing machines to factory equipment. Individually, many are already highly efficient. But because there are billions of them, even small improvements could translate into significant energy savings.
Seminar by Carmine Gentile from University of Technology Sydney and the Heart Research Institute, entitled “Towards advanced bioinks for cardiac tissue engineering” – on September 14, 2026, at 10:30–12:30, in the Seminar Room.
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF), remains a major cause of death globally. The irreversible and progressive damage of a
Prof. María José Caturla, Professor at the University of Alicante, will give a seminar entitled “Advances and Challenges in Microstructure Evolution Models for Nuclear Materials under Irradiation” on 4 September at 12:00 PM, in the Seminar Room.
Abstract Nuclear materials undergo continuous microstructural changes induced by irradiation, particularly by high-energy neutrons. These changes, which originate at the atomic scale, result in the
Thermodynamically favored fluorine refilling stabilizes oxygen vacancies for ultrafast and wide-temperature aqueous zinc-ion batteries
Chemical Engineering Journal
D. Chen; Y. Ming; J. Fu; C. Zhi; Z. Li; W. Cai; H. Wu; X. Hu; R. Yu; S. Shi; J. Liu; D.Y. Wang
Laser powder bed fusion of a newly designed Fe-based bulk metallic glass with enhanced soft magnetic properties
Acta Materialia
M. Rodríguez Sánchez; S. Sadanand; A. Ghavimi; R. Busch; P. Sharangi; E. Ferrara; G. Barrera; P. Tiberto; P. Kontis; I. Gallino; M.T. Pérez Prado
The Centre
The IMDEA Materials Institute is part of the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) network, an institutional framework created to foster social and economic sustainable growth in the region of Madrid by promoting the generation of scientific knowledge and technological innovation in a number of strategic areas (water, food, energy, materials, nanoscience, networks and software).
We are a non-profit organisation (foundation) with the Mission of doing research of excellence in material science, contributing to tackle the challenges of society and fostering the sustainable development of the region of Madrid.
Our Vision for the future is that IMDEA Materials becomes a leading research institute, internationally recognized for its excellence in material science and its contributions to the transformation of society.
This is sustained on our three main pillars:
excellence in materials science and engineering research
attraction of talented researchers from all over the world to work in Madrid in an international and interdisciplinary environment
technology transfer to industry to increase competitiveness and maintain technological leadership
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
The IMDEA Materials Institute has an stablished international reputation in the areas of design, processing, characterization, modelling and simulation of advanced materials for applications in different industrial sectors with particular emphasis in transport and energy.
Through our Research Programmes we combine oriented fundamental research with applied research addressing the scientific and technological challenges that drive innovation in materials science and engineering. This combination provides the institute the ability to address ambitious technological challenges in collaboration with companies to create value in their products and processes.
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Scientific infrastructure
IMDEA Materials Institute has state-of-the-art laboratories to manufacture, characterise and simulate advanced materials and nanomaterials, including their integration in lab scale prototypes and devices.