April 12, 2019
A collaboration led by ICIQ’s Palomares group deepens the understanding of the impact that changing the materials in a perovskite solar cell has on its performance. The results, published in the peer-reviewed journal Energy & Environmental Science, will help rationalize the design of the components of cells, thus increasing their commercial appeal. Perovskite-based solar cells […]
April 1, 2019
Pablo Bonilla, PhD student at Prof. Paolo Melchiorre’s group has been selected to participate in the Spanish edition of the international science outreach programme “I’m a scientist, get me out of here!” The 2019 edition of “Somos científicos, ¡Sácanos de aquí!” will take place from April 1st to April 12th. During this time, Pablo will […]
March 28, 2019
Antonio M. Echavarren, ICIQ group leader, has obtained a second Advanced Grant of € 2.5 million from the European Research Council (ERC) to develop new types of catalysts inspired by natural cyclase enzymes. His previous Advanced Grant (2013-2018) had focused on the discovery of new catalytic gold chemistry. The project, entitled Catalytic Metallofoldamers of biological inspiration (Foldmetcat), […]
March 26, 2019
The work of two ICIQ group leaders has been recognized by the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ, for its initials in Spanish). ICIQ group leader and director, Miquel A. Pericàs has received the Gold Medal as recognition to his professional career – the highest distinction given by RSEQ to scientists carrying out research in […]
March 25, 2019
Atsushi Urakawa is from Japan, he obtained his BSc degree in Applied Chemistry at Kyushu University (Japan) after which he joined Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) for MSc study in Chemical Engineering. He obtained his PhD from ETH Zurich (Switzerland), where he worked as a Senior Scientist and Lecturer until he joined ICIQ in […]
March 20, 2019
ICIQ group leaders Atsushi Urakawa and Arjan W. Kleij have been selected as Outstanding Reviewers by the editorial boards of Catalysis Science and Technology and Green Chemistry respectively. The reviewers have been chosen for their significant contribution to the journal based on the number and quality of the reports completed during the last year. Each […]
March 12, 2019
Researchers from ICIQ’s Lopez group unravel key molecular interactions involved in the electrocatalytic production of ammonia (NH3) from nitrogen (N2). The ICIQ scientists have been able to model a realistic representation of the catalyst–solvent interface at the Density Functional Theory (DFT) level to understand the role of ionic liquids in ammonia synthesis. Manuel A. Ortuño, […]