Silicon changed the world once. Is it about to do so again? Find out in the latest article by our Director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, The Return of Silicon: From Chips to Lithium-Ion Batteries, published in La Región Ourense.
Spanish publication Revista Alimentaria has highlighted the BIOCOMAT project currently underway at IMDEA Materials Institute that seeks to improve capsule-based delivery systems for polyphenolic compounds.
Our Director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, has published a new article in La Región in which he explains why many bronze medals awarded in Paris are losing their original shine and developing a tarnished, oxidised appearance.
Alberto Valázquez from ABC.es has highlighted IMDEA Materials Institute’s first startup, Floatech, as a successful example of a public R&D spin-off created from universities and research centres.
Yahoo! Noticias has highlighted the latest article published by IMDEA Materials’ Dr. Phuong Vo in The Conversation Spain on nanoporous materials and their engineering applications.
The online publication Aviación Digital is one of a number of outlets to have highlighted IMDEA Materials’ role in hosting this year’s Forum on Innovation, Talent and Aerospace Education, FITEA 2025.
It’s a question that many master’s students ask themselves at this time of year. And, as our Director Prof. José Manuel Torralba rightly points out, they don’t always find clear, realistic… let alone encouraging answers.
La Opinion, El Correo de Zamora has featured an opinion piece from IMDEA Materials Director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, highlighting the importance of Materials Science in developing new technologies.
El Economista has highlighted the opening of the world’s first robotics laboratory that will enable the discovery of new polymer-based materials using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate data collection and analysis.
IMDEA Materials Senior Researcher and Floatech CTO, Dr. Juan José Vilatela, has been interviewed by David Sañudo on Hoy Por Hoy, Cadena SER Madrid Sur, about the recent inauguration of the company’s new pilot plant in Getafe.
IMDEA Materials Institute researcher, Dr. Juan Carlos Babon, has spoken with Pepa Gea from Más de Uno Madrid about the work of our Catalysis and Energy Materials research group on how to chemically degrade plastics so that the resulting compounds can be reused in other products.
The online publication El Periódico de la Energía is one of a number of publications to have highlighted the launch of IMDEA Materials’ spin-off Floatech’s new Pilot Plant for the production of silicon anodes in Getafe.
Yahoo! News has republished the latest article by Dr. Mónica Echeverry Rendón on The Conversation Spain about custom-made implants and prosthetics.
Spanish publication Vozpópuli has highlighted the latest article in The Conversation Spain by IMDEA Materials’ Dr. Juan José Vilatela and Miguel Ángel Rodiel on the world copper crises, while exploring an alternative in the form of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs).
The Spanish publication OK Diario has highlighted IMDEA Materials’ breakthrough research into the possibilities to recycle Carbon Nanotube (CNT) materials.
Journalist Jorge Granullaque from the Más de uno Madrid program on Onda Cero interviewed the Director of the IMDEA Materials Institute, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, about the development of new materials for personalized medicine.
The BBC has highlighted IMDEA Materials’ Director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba’s most recent article for The Conversation Spain, The supermaterials that will transform our lives in 2025 and beyond.
The Technical Environmental Magazine RETEMA has highlighted the efforts of the IMDEA Materials Institute to develop advanced new materials for sustainable hydrogen production and chemical recycling of plastics.
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