Media mentions

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.

Science X has featured the work of IMDEA Materials Institute and predoctoral 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.

IMDEA Materials Institute director, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, speaks 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.

Journalist Ángel Luis Jiménez from SaluDigital has spoken with IMDEA Materials’ researcher Guillermo Domínguez about his work with a new generation of biodegradable implants for use as cardiovascular stents.

Spain’s most-read newspaper online, 20minutos.es, has featured IMDEA Materials Institute and our Director, Prof. 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.

IMDEA Materials Institute researcher Lola Martin Alonso talks to journalist Pablo Fritschi on TeleMadrid’s program Juntos about her decision to leave Real Madrid C.F. to follow her dream and dedicate herself to science.

IMDEA Materials Institute researcher Guillermo Domínguez from our Bio/Chemo/Mechanics of Materials research group speaks to journalist Nieves Herrero on OndaMadrid´s Madrid Directo. You can listen to the interview in Spanish, here.

IMDEA Materials Institute’s 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.