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Last Thursday, February 21, IMDEA Materials hosted a delegation from the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), a leading international research centre in its field.

IMDEA Materials has celebrated its annual Winter Metals Meeting (WMM) with the institute’s researchers presenting a range of topics related to additive and sustainable manufacturing, heat treatment optimisation, biomedical applications and more.  

The Minister of Education, Science, and Universities of the Community of Madrid, Emilio Viciana, has highlighted Floatech as “the best example of how the high-quality research conducted by the IMDEA Institutes leads to real results that reach companies and the economy.”

Shoulder joints, knee prostheses, cardiovascular stents, not to mention dental prostheses, facial implants, breast implants in cosmetic surgery, discs to replace vertebrae, damaged or non-functional tissues replaced by new ones.

Floatech, the Madrid-based startup and the first spin-off of the IMDEA Materials Institute, is celebrating the inauguration of its new facilities at the Tecnogetafe Technology Park in Getafe (Madrid) on Monday, February 17.

IMDEA Materials is set to host a unique robotics laboratory in Spain dedicated to the discovery of new polymer-based materials.

Did you know that a modern electric vehicle contains, on average, 80 kg of copper? Or that an airplane can have up to 7.5 tons of this metal, and an offshore wind turbine as much as 24 tons?

The Director of IMDEA Materials Institute and Professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), Prof. José Manuel Torralba, has been elected as a new full member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAI).

IMDEA Materials Institute has unveiled its inaugural internal Proof-of-Concept (PoC) call, Materialise 2025, an ambitious initiative designed to address one of the most significant challenges in the journey from research to market: the so-called “valley of death.”

The medical field has shown a clear trend toward less invasive surgeries in recent decades. The advantages of this approach are numerous: faster recovery, less postoperative pain, and lower risk of complications, among others, which have driven its growing adoption.

IMDEA Materials’ Principal Researcher, Prof. Dr. De Yi Wang, has been awarded an Honorary Professorship by China’s Xi’an Jiaotong University during a special ceremony held at the Institute.

IMDEA Materials Institute and ArcelorMittal have signed a strategic agreement aimed at advancing the development of sustainable solutions and technologies based on materials science and engineering for the steel industry.

IMDEA Materials will continue its research into improving structural health monitoring processes in the aerospace sector following the completion of DOMMINIO.

The Director of IMDEA Materials Institute, Prof. José Manuel Torralba, has highlighted the opportunities to expand collaboration between Spanish research centres and Chinese organisations with the aim of boosting both countries’ R&D&I sectors.

Silicon anode batteries made from nanomaterials; recyclable carbon nanotubes; lab-created living tissues and organs… The impact of supermaterials on our lives has already begun.

Additive manufacturing is revolutionising aerospace by enabling the decentralisation of production and the use of innovative material designs. In order to accelerate R&D in this sector, the University of Cyprus (UCY) will establish an Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials Competence Centre.

IMDEA Materials Institute can now count on a new tool in its arsenal for ever-more sustainable materials development, with the formation of a cutting-edge research group set to advance the field of photo- and electro-catalysis.

Experts from the fields of materials science and engineering are set to gather at IMDEA Materials Institute to discuss the innovative technologies and materials with the potential to transform the defence sector.