July 2, 2024
ICIQ is pleased to welcome 12 students to the ICIQ Summer Fellowship Programme supported by the Severo Ochoa Programme of Excellence. This initiative aims to provide young researchers with hands-on experience in chemical research, fostering the next generation of scientific leaders. The Summer Fellowship Programme at ICIQ offers participants a unique opportunity to work alongside […]
July 1, 2024
ICIQ researchers have developed an intramolecular reaction facilitated by the alcohol HFIP to access valuable nitrogen heterocycles Nitrogen is an important and abundant element on earth. In fact, nitrogen in gas state is the most abundant gas of the atmosphere. This element is in our body as part of our DNA and in the centre […]
June 21, 2024
ICIQ partipates in a European team of scientists that reports in Science a new milestone for the sustainable production of green hydrogen through water electrolysis. Their new catalyst design harnesses so far unexplored properties of water to achieve, for the first time, an alternative to critical raw materials for water electrolysis at industrial-relevant conditions Hydrogen […]
June 19, 2024
This study shines new light onto the role of magnetic fields on the photoactivation mechanisms of the light-driven nanomotors Researchers from ICIQ, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) collaborate to create nanomotors able to self-propel upon light irradiation; to align with the direction of an […]
June 18, 2024
The project Inspira STEAM aims to bridge the gender gap in STEAM fields through mentoring and hands-on activities For the third consecutive year, ICIQ joins the Inspira STEAM project, reinforcing its commitment to fostering a passion for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) among young girls. This initiative is leaded by the Faculty of […]
June 14, 2024
A recent work highlights the use of natural, renewable polyfunctional macromolecules, integrated in the plastic by photo-crosslinking to obtain improved thermoset materials As a result of a long-standing collaboration between Prof. Arjan W. Kleij’s group and the ICIQ’s Knowledge and Technology Transfer (ICIQ-KTT) department, ICIQ reports the production of novel bioplastics. The system works by […]
June 13, 2024
The award highlights excellence in organometallic chemistry Prof. Feliu Maseras, has been honoured with the Rafael Usón Medal by the Group of Organometallic Chemistry (GEQO) of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ). This award recognises Prof. Maseras for his outstanding contribution to the development and application of computational chemistry to the field of organometallic […]