The second article in our ongoing collaboration with The Conversation España was recently published. You can read the article with our director, José Manuel Torralba about how to convert cement to garnets, here (content in Spanish): https://theconversation.com/la-receta-para-conseguir-granates-a-partir-de-cemento-y-no-es-alquimia-194938
Journalist David Callejo from Cadena SER Madrid Sur talks to our researcher Dr. Antonio Vázquez about IMDEA Materials’ work in developing a new generation of fire sensors. You can listen to the full interview here (content in Spanish only): https://cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2022/11/24/investigadores-del-imdea-de-getafe-buscan-materiales-que-alerten-de-un-incendio-antes-de-que-se-produzca-ser-madrid-sur/
Spanish national radio has featured an interview with IMDEA Materials Director, Professor José Manuel Torralba about the potential of high entropy alloys on its popular scientific podcast “On the Shoulders of Giants” with journalist Manuel Seara Valero. You can listen
Journalist Ángel Luis Jiménez from ConSalud.es has spoken with visiting IMDEA Materials researcher José Sánchez de Río Sáez about the design of a new “smart mask” that can track a wearer´s vital signs. The mask is one result of the
Tech Xplore has highlighted IMDEA Materials Institute’s ongoing research into developing a new generation of fire safety systems. The complete article is available here: https://techxplore.com/news/2022-11-sensor-technology.html
Science X has featured the work of IMDEA Materials’ researcher Mingyang Zhang into developing a solid-state electrolyte to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries. You can check out the full article here: https://sciencex.com/wire-news/428126536/solid-state-electrolytes-a-solution-to-safety-concerns-in-lithiu.html
Our director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, spoke to Miguel Ángel Criado of El País about the role of artificial intelligence in the discovery of the materials of the future. You can read the full article here: https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2022-10-06/la-inteligencia-artificial-descubre-el-acero-toledano-del-futuro.html
Journalist Ángel Luis Jiménez from SaluDigital (https://www.consalud.es/saludigital/) has spoken with IMDEA Materials’ researcher Guillermo Domínguez about his work with a new generation of biodegradable implants for use as cardiovascular stents. You can see the full article (in Spanish) here: https://www.consalud.es/saludigital/315/implantes-biodegradables-zinc_121008_102.html
Spain’s most-read newspaper online, 20minutos.es, has featured IMDEA Materials Institute and our Director, José Manuel Torralba, in an article on the materials of the future and high entropy alloys. You can check out the full article (in Spanish) here: https://www.20minutos.es/tecnologia/actualidad/quien-controle-los-materiales-venideros-dominara-el-mundo-que-son-las-aleaciones-de-alta-entropia-5064118/
Lola Martín tuvo que elegir entre el Real Madrid Feminino y la ciencia: no tuvo dudas. La investigadora de IMDEA Materiales, Lola Martin habla con el periodista Pablo Fritschi en el programa Juntos de TeleMadrid sobre su decisión para dejar el Real Madrid C.F. para seguir
Journalist Nieves Herrero has interviewed IMDEA Materials researcher Guillermo Domínguez on OndaMadrid´s Madrid Directo. You can listen to the full interview here: https://www.telemadrid.es/programas/madrid-directo-om/Los-materiales-del-futuro-se-investigan-en-el-Instituto-de-Estudios-Avanzados-de-la-Comunidad-de-Madrid-9-2488041196–20220916100248.html
IMDEA Materials’ role in the international Digital Method for Improved Manufacturing of Next-Generation Multifunctional Airframe Parts or DOMMINIO project has been highlighted in a number of outlets. Among these are Actualidad Aeroespacial, CompositesWorld, La Vanguardia and La Razon. You can
Professor Javier Llorca speaks with journalist David Callejo about IMDEA Materials’ work developing a new generation of biodegradable, shape-morphing implants. Prof. Llorca highlighted the recently-launched, European Innovation Council-funded Horizon Europe BIOMET4D project as an example of IMDEA Materials’ strong commitment
Newspaper La Razón and television channel Telemadrid are two of the outlets to have covered the launch of the new Horizon Europe, European Innovation Council-funding BIOMET4D project. The €3.5 million inititiative to develop smart, biodegradable, shape-shifting implants is being coordinated
El Mundo’s Diario de Castilla y León talks to IMDEA Materials Institute researcher Carmen Martínez Alonso about receiving a prestigious Fulbright grant, her work in catalysis and the hydrogen economy, and her passion for literature and poetry. You can read
Today, on Women in Engineering Day, our researcher Lola Martin Alonso talks to ABC.es about her difficult decision to leave a professional contract with Real Madrid to pursue a scientific career at Institute IMDEA Materials, the importance of promoting greater
3D-printed prosthetics tailored to individual patients and curative implants that dissolve without leaving a trace once their work is done. Sound like science fiction? The newspaper El Mundo has published an article about the important and innovative work IMDEA Materials
Pioneering work in the field of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) technology carried out by IMDEA Materials has been showcased in Actualidad Aeroespacial, highlighting its potential future importance in the aerospace sector. New developments in CNTs achieved by IMDEA Materials researchers were
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