MATER is a project by the Fomento de las Artes y del Diseño (Arts and Design Promotion), FAD, for the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, born of the growing importance that materials are acquiring in the development of our society and it started life with the exhibition Mater in progress. New materials, new industry, which can be seen at the FAD Exhibition Hall between 8th February and 28th April 2008.ICIQ participates in this iniciative with two projects from Drs. Javier Pérez-Ramírez and Emilio Palomares laboratories about decreasing of greenhouse effect gases and low cost molecular photovoltaic devices, respectively. Mater has the objective of showcasing and raising awareness of innovation and technological development through materials.