Media mentions

TeleMadrid has featured IMDEA Materials researcher, Dr. Mónica Echeverry in its coverage of the “Madrid es Ciencia” science fair held at IFEMA and featuring the participation of all seven IMDEA Institutes.

This article from The Conversation Spain explores how the materials that make clothing for exteme conditions possible have evolved over the past 70 years, and what we can expect from the next generation of such materials.

TeleMadrid has highlighted IMDEA Materials Institute’s involvement in the Multiscale Optimisation for Additive Manufacturing of fatigue resistant shock-absorbing MetaMateriales (MOAMMM) project.

IMDEA Materials Institute researcher, Dr. Mónica Echeverry, and the UPM’s Dr. Miguel Jiménez Carrizosa discuss the DITTCe project to design and develop a new cerebral implant to treat brain tumours.

IMDEA Materials Institute’s Scientific Director, Professor Javier LLorca, talks to National Geographic Spain about his efforts to design and create a 3D-printable implant to help repair broken bones.

Madridiario has interviewed IMDEA Materials senior researcher, Dr. María Teresa Pérez Prado, to mark Women and Girls in Science Day. You can listen to the full report containing Dr. Pérez Prado’s comments here.

Our Director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba speaks with scientific podcast A Hombros de Gigantes about how a 2000-year-old manufacturing technique is inspiring the production of a new generation of steels.

IMDEA Materials Institute researchers Dr. Maciej Haranczyk and Miguel Hernández speak to ABC.es about robotics and machine learning are being harnessed to develop the future of customised composites in Madrid.

3D Printing Industry has showcased the European ConstructAdd project, designed to facilitate the widespread introduction of steel 3D printing in the construction and automotive industries to reduce costs and improve sustainability.

IMDEA Materials researchers, Prof. Javier Segurado and Dr. Carlos Ruestes, have penned this fascinating article for The Conversation Spain about their ongoing project to develop new materials for nuclear fusion reactors.

The Conversation España has published the third article in our collaboration focused on the materials that make today’s Formula 1 cars possible. You can read the article with our director, José Manuel Torralba, here.

The Service for Scientific News and Information (SINC) has highlighted the role of IMDEA Materials Institute, alongside the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), in the development of a new type of earthquake sensor.

The second article in our ongoing collaboration with The Conversation España, about how to convert cement to garnets, was recently published. You can read the article by our director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, here.

Cadena SER Madrid Sur talks to Dr. Antonio Vázquez from IMDEA Materials’ High Performance Polymer Nanocomposites reasearch group, about the Institute’s work in developing a new generation of fire sensors.

National Spanish Radio (RNE) has featured an interview with IMDEA Materials Director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, about the potential of high entropy alloys on its popular scientific podcast “On the Shoulders of Giants”.

ConSalud.es speaks with visiting IMDEA Materials researcher, José Sánchez del Río about a “smart mask” that can track a wearer’s vital signs, result of the collaborative MAMAP-CM project between IMDEA Materials, the UPM and URJC.

Tech Xplore has highlighted IMDEA Materials Institute’s ongoing research into developing a new generation of fire safety systems. The technology has been shown to work at temperatures as low as 250°C with a response time of less than a second.