The workshop “Materials for Better Defense” will take place on December 5, featuring cutting-edge topics such as advanced battery technologies for vehicles and lightweight aircraft, the latest advancements in material characterization, and the performance of steel under extreme
Congratulations to Raúl de Armas Rodríguez on successfully completing his first-year assessment on October 14. His research, titled Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Inorganic Nanowire Growth, will begin with an introduction to the fundamental concepts essential for understanding the
Our PhD student, Rafael Tomey, presented his cutting-edge research at the EMRS 2024 Fall Meeting, held from September 16 to 19 at the University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland. The presented work is titled "On 100% Pure Silicon Nanowire (Si NW) Electrodes as High-Performance Anodes for
From September 2 to September 6, 2024, two PhD students, Elena Sánchez-Ahijón and Rafael Tomey, along with Dr. Zahid Ali Zafar, a postdoctoral researcher, represented our research group at the XXX International Summer School "Nicolás Cabrera" on Energy Storage Systems to Face the Climate Challenge:
Dr. David Tilve Martínez delivered an invited talk on "Nanostructured Networks to Overcome the Limits of Traditional Materials: Multiscale Studies and Industrialisation Progress" on behalf of our group at the prestigious European-Korean Conference on Science and Technology, 2024. His presentation
We are thrilled to announce the publication of three cutting-edge papers from our team: 1️⃣ Dr. David Tilve explores a novel method for producing silicon nanowire (SiNW) dispersions, enabling the creation of macroscopic materials like transparent films and sheets. This scalable technique offers
Our PhD student Nabil Abomailek attended the European Aerosol Conference 2024. The conference is organized by the European Aerosol assembly and was held at the Tampere Hall in Tampere, Finland from 25/08 to 30/08. Nabil presented his last work on the agglomeration of nanowires in the aerosol phase
As we bid farewell to our esteemed colleague and friend, Dr. Afshin Pendashteh, we celebrate the new chapter he embarks on as an editor at Nature Communications. Over the years, Afshin has been an invaluable part of our research group, contributing his extensive expertise in electrochemistry and his
Our PhD student Elena attended the 24th International Congress of Solid State Ionics last week with a poster entitled "100% Silicon Nanowire Paper Anodes for Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries". Her contribution was awarded with an International Solid State Ionics (ISSI) prize of 200 GBP.
The XXX International Summer School "Nicolás Cabrera" organized by Carmen Morant and Celia Polop from Autónoma University of Madrid and Nicolás Cabrera Institute will be held this year at "La cristalera" in Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid, between 2-6 of September, 2024. The topic is on
Our Ph.D. students Ana de Isidro, Shegufta Tahsin, and Clarissa Giudicci attended the NT24 conference in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. from June 23-28, 2024. Our group leader, Dr. Juan José Vilatela, was also invited to give a symposium, and our post-doctoral researcher Dr. David Tilve presented a
Our researchers studied the role of sulphur in controlling CNT morphology and aggregation by synthesising CNTs under a wide range of S/C ratios (0.001 to 5 wt.%) and determining their diameter and length distributions, number concentration and form of aggregation. The CNTs produced range from
On May 13, the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid opened its doors to our MNG group for a day-long session of brainstorming, learning, and team-building. Maintaining the tradition one more year, we shared challenges and ideas about our research topics.After the session the group also had time to enjoy a
Our researchers demonstrated the good performance of a 100% nanotextile Silicon anode made of a Silicon nanowire (SiNW) network. Read the whole article here.
Our group leader, Juan José Vilatela was invited as a guest in CORDIScovery podcast to talk about "Portable power: batteries of the future". Listen to the whole podcast here.
Our group is part of an international team supported by a prestigious Kavli Exploration Award to reduce global emissions of materials thorugh carbon nanotubes (CNTs). You can see the full article about it here.
On the 29th of September Nabil presented his first yeat assesment titled "From aerosols to aerogels: A study on aggregation and gelation of floating 1D nanoparticles" with a positive result. Elena passed on the 6th of October with her presentation "Mechanistic study of the electrochemical Si-Li
MNG researchers, Juan Pedro Fernández, Anastasiia Mikhalchan and Afshin Pendashteh, received the advanced three-days training by Anton Paar on the SAXS/WAXS laboratory machine for coupling in situ SAXS/WAXS measurements with the operation of the electrochemical cell (Afshin), thermal stage (Juan
Our Ph.D. student Nabil attended the European Aerosol Conference 2023 in Málaga, Spain from September 3-8, 2023. The conference is annually organized by European Aerosol Assembly (EAA) and was held at "Palacio de Ferias y Congresos" of Malaga. Nabil gave an oral presentation regarding his recent
Our Ph.D. student, Isabel, and our post-doc, Miguel, attended the FEMS Euromat 23 congress in Goethe University in Frankfurt from September 3-7, 2023. There, they joined different experts and researchers with academic and industrial backgrounds as them to absorb the latest advancements in
Our Ph.D. student on electrochemistry Elena attended the 74th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistr organized by the members of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) in Lyon, France from September 3-8, 2023. The meeting was held at "Centre de Congrès de Lyon"
We are looking for a Ph.D. student to study the mechanics of nanowire network materials using WAXS/SAXS and in-situ electron microscopy. For more details and to apply, click here.
Several members of the group, including Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Dr. Miguel Vázquez Pufleau, Shegufta Tahsin Upama, and group leader Dr. Juan José Vilatela presented their latest work at NT '23, the 23rd international conference on the Science and Applications of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional
MNG postdoctoral research associate Dr. Miguel Vázquez Pufleau recently published his work on generating nanoparticle catalysts using the spark discharge method. His co-authors were Andrew Johnston and Dr. Juan José Vilatela. You can read the PDF article (in Spanish) attached below, as well as
We were honored to host our collaborator Dr. Micah Green on May 11-12, 2023. Dr. Green is a professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he leads a group on nanomaterials processing for multifunctional composites and films. He
Our Ph.D. student Nabil attended the Workshop on Aerogels Characterization and Modelling organized by the AERoGELS COST Action at the University of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary from March 29-31, 2023. Nabil gave an oral presentation about his current work, titled “Measuring the conditions of
Last week, several of our group members attended SAXS Excites, the International SAXS Symposium 2023, on April 4 - 5, 2023, at Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. Senior research associate Dr. Afshin Pendashteh presented his work on using X-ray scattering to track density
We are hiring a postdoctoral research associate to study the 3D structure of nanowire aggregates using scattering methods (WAXS/SAXS and SLS). For more details and to apply, click here.
On Feb 13, the entire MNG group headed over to the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) for a day-long session of brainstorming, learning, and team-building. This resumes our group's tradition of the yearly scientific retreat following a 3-year hiatus due to COVID.We would like to give special
In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (Feb 11), MNG predoctoral student Elena Sánchez talked IMDEA Materials about her work in the lab and beyond to effectively communicate science to the public. Read her interview (in Spanish) here.
We have two available postdoc positions: Nanostructured network electrodes to realize the high energy density 3b/4a batteryBiologically testing microelectrodes and a flexible battery for an implantable medical device to treat brain tumors You can find the details and apply at the following
Dr. Yunfu Ou, a former member of MNG, received the 2021 Ph.D. thesis award from the Madrid Polytechnic University (UPM). This annual award is granted to the four best Ph.D. theses at the university.
You can see the full interview on Spanish TV channel, RTVE here. MNG senior research associate, Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan, is working alongside Prof. Carlos González and Ph.D. student Moisés Zarzoso on the European Union's DOMMINIO project. Her research involves the development of sensors for the
Dr. Richard S. Schäufele defended his thesis titled "Synthesis and Characterisation of Inorganic Nanowires and their Assembly into Macroscopic Structures." We thank his committee members and wish him the best in his future endeavors!
Last week, MNG senior research associate, Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan talked to the Spanish TV channel, RTVE about her work on the European Union's DOMMINIO project. Her research involves the development of sensors for the structural health monitoring of composite aircraft components.
On September 30, Ph.D. students Isabel Gómez Palos and Lola Martin represented IMDEA Materials at the 13th European Night of Researchers in Madrid. Isabel was one of the seven IMDEA Institutes researchers who were selected to talk to the public about the five EU Missions that are part of their
Last week, Ph.D. student Shegufta Tahsin Upama presented her work on using non-conventional heating to process carbon nanotube fabric/inorganic composites at the International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2022) in Düsseldorf, Germany.
CompositesWorld, one of the world's leading composites magazines, highlights the work of our group in the development of carbon nanotube fibre-based sensors for the structural health monitoring of next-generation composite airframe parts, the research we do within the frame of the European Union’s
Earlier this month, MNG postdoctoral research associate Dr. Miguel Vázquez Pufleau presented his recent work on catalyst generation and 1D nanomaterial synthesis at the 11th International Aerosol Conference (IAC 2022), which took place in Athens, Greece on 4-9 Sept. 2022. His co-authors were
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Shegufta did a great job presentig her research in non-conventional heating of CNT/inorganic hybrids, highlighting its importance in the production of batteries electrodes. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is an internationally recognized research communication competition developed by the
Keep an eye our website for PhD/postdoc positions opening soon. UNIYARNS will be the second European Research Council (ERC) grant awarded to Juan José Vilatela, who in 2016 was awarded a Starting Grant entitled STEM to study structural energy harvesting composite materials. After a successful
You can check out our infographic highlighting a new universal route to produce continuous sheets of inorganic nanowires in their social media channels: Materials Horizons blog post Twitter post Facebook post
On 14, 15 and 16 March 2022 the FOTOART Workshop 2022 will take place at Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) The groups involved in the project will present their main characterisation techniques and methodologies. Miguel Vazquez, post-doc of MNG group, will talk about
Moumita is the artist behind this cover, follow the link to read more about it: https://pubs.acs.org/toc/aaemcq/4/6
Full imformation: https://www.europapress.es/motor/sector-00644/noticia-grupo-antolin-colabora-imdea-desarrollar-baterias-flexibles-adaptables-interior-coche-20210624141716.html
Next Wednesday 25th May we will have our first KIST-IMDEA Conference, including results of our collaboration on developing high-performance CNT fibres and opportunities for joint research in strategic areas related to composite materials.
Carbon Hub, Rice University’s zero-emissions research initiative, has awarded seed grants for six projects that will rapidly advance its vision for transforming the oil and gas sector into a leading provider of both clean hydrogen energy and solid carbon products that can be used in place of
This is a PhD project at the interface between nanotechnology, 3D printing and advanced methods for aerospace composite sensing. It will be carried out jointly at the research groups of Prof. C. González and Dr Juan J. Vilatela, as part of a European consortium of leading companies and academic
Alfonso and Juan Carlos won the Best PhD Thesis Award with their work titled "Energy Harvesting Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube Fibre for Tough Electronics" and "Microstructure-properties relations for hierarchically structured CNT fibres", respectively. Congratulations!
You can read the complete information in: https://www.compositesworld.com/news/clean-sky-2-announces-program-updates
Yunfu defended his thesis titled "Hybrid FRP/CNT veil hierarchical composites with enhanced interlaminar properties and integrated multifunctionalities" Congratulations Yunfu!!
You can read the information in: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/422564-new-aviation-fabrics-serve-dual-structural-and-electrical-roles
You can listen the interview in RNE : https://mediavod-lvlt.rtve.es/resources/TE_R18BITG/mp3/2/9/1603448941692.mp3h
The article is now published: Richard S. Schäufele, Miguel Vazquez-Pufleau, Juan J. Vilatela - Tough sheets of nanowires produced floating in the gas phase. Materials Horizons , 2020. DOI: DOI: 10.1039/D0MH00777C
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/MH/D0MH90064H#!divAbstract
Congratulations to Yunfu Ou for his 1st Place Poster Prize at the 8th International Conference on Carbon NanoParticle based Composites, CNPComp2019.
Interview to Cleis Santos in RNE Cleis has been interviewed in the radio! She´s been talking about the water purification technology she is developing http://mvod.lvlt.rtve.es/resources/TE_SMANRNE/mp3/5/0/1562581545505.mp3
Check the interview to Cleis Santos! She is currently working on the development of a non - contaminated method to produce purified water. http://www.mujeresaseguir.com/newsletter-preview?p=20190703145235
Congratulations to Anastasiia Mikhalchan & María Vélez, both winners of the "2019 Edition of the IMDEA Materials Scientific Imaging Contest (1st prize category: Materials Characterization)" and Moumita Rana (category: People´s Choice Prize)
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to work on structural battery electrodes: http://jobs.materials.imdea.org/offer/92 And for a postdoc in aerosol synthesis of nanoparticles for nanofibre growth: http://jobs.materials.imdea.org/offer/93
Alba Martínez has received the price "I Edición Premios UDC Sostenibilidad a Trabajos Fin de Máster 2018" for her work entitled "Synthesis and study of new materials with barocaloric properties" Congratulations for the good work!
Our paper “Energy storage in structural composites by introducing CNT fiber/polymer electrolyte interleaves” by Evgeny Senokos, Yunfu Ou, Juan José Torres, Federico Sket, Carlos González, Rebeca Marcilla and Juan José Vilatela has been amongst the 25 most highly accessed Materials science articles
Congratulations to Juan Carlos for his PhD defense last Thursday! Nice research work about "Microstructure-properties relations for hierarchically structured CNT fibres " supervised by Alvaro Ridruejo and Juan José Vilatela.
Congratulations Cleis!
Juan José Vilatela receives "The Miguel Catalán Award" from Comunidad de Madrid in a ceremony at Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Congratulations!
We are happy to announce that our group leader, Juan José Vilatela, has been awarded with the “Miguel Catalán Award” for young researchers under 40 years old at Comunidad de Madrid. Congratulations!!
Congratulations to Alfonso for his PhD defense last friday! Nice research work about "Energy Harvesting Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube Fibre for Tough Electronics" supervised by Juan José Vilatela.
Congratulations to Evgeny for his PhD defense last friday!
Evgeny Senokos will present his research work entitled "Development of multifunctional, flexible and structural supercapacitors based on carbon nanotube fiber". The research was performed under the supervision of Juan José Vilatela (IMDEA Materials) and Rebeca Marcilla (IMDEA Energy).
Dr. Cleis Santos has been awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence for her MCA proposal. The Seal of Excellence is the high-quality label awarded to projects submitted to Horizon 2020 which were deemed to deserve funding but did not receive it due to budget limits. It recognises
The First International Workshop on Multi-functional Nanocarbon Fibres (27-29 June 2018) will gather leading researchers around the globe working on nanocarbons, with a view to developing the next generation of functional carbon fibres and fabrics and discussing future challenges. This workshop
Dr. Víctor Reguero has been awarded with the special prize from the Carlos III Universtiy for his PhD thesis entitled "Synthesis, structure and scalability of macroscopic carbon nanotube fibres"
Congratulations to Alicia Moya on the defense of her PhD thesis this last Monday.
Congratulations to Victor Reguero on the defense of his PhD thesis last Friday.
Juan José has received the young investigator award from the European Society of Composite Materials (ESCM). This award recognizes the accomplishments of a young researcher who has made significant contributions in the field of composite materials and is presented every two years in the European
The group takes part in the 2015 Madrid Science week, including a visit of the public to our fibre spinning rig and an interview for the National Radio click here (in Spanish).
The drive to produce materials for energy management devices that can withstand large and repeated strains/stresses calls for mechanically lightweight robust electrodes and current collectors. In this Perspective, Vilatela and Marcilla explore the use of fibers of carbon nanotubes as ideal current
Congratulations to Hangbo on submitting his PhD thesis and receiving cum laude mention after his viva examination.
Hangbo Yue will defend his PhD thesis entitled "Polymer interaction with macroscopic carbon nanotube fibres and fabrication of nanostructured composites" next Friday 11th of September at 11.00 hrs., in the Polytechnic University of Madrid, (Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, (Green Room)). His
IMDEA Materials to validate electric curing technology for qualified aerospace epoxy resin at AIRBUS Getafe site IMDEA Materials, in cooperation with the R&T Materials & Processing unit of AIRBUS Operations, has completed the first validation trials at AIRBUS Getafe facilities of an
Belén Aleman was awarded with the prize for the best Oral Contribution at the VII AUSE Conference and II Alba User Meeting with the presentation entitled "Synchrotron WAXS/SAXS analysis of CNT fibre based nanocomposites"
The group’s work on multiscale characterisation of CNT fibres featured in Alba synchrotron’s newsletter. You can read it online or download it here.
