This Wednesday, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov for their discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. The term “quantum” is often used as an adjective in many products, often for commercial purposes. In the market, you can find quantum soap, quantum mattresses, and even quantum televisions. […]

Two-Day Event in Tarragona Reunited European Leaders, Researchers, Companies and Start-ups Collaborating to Explore the Future of Green Hydrogen and its Transformative Potential for Sustainability and Decarbonization The event ‘Hydrogen Horizons’, co-organized by the Catalan Institute of Chemical Research (ICIQ-CERCA) and the European project ANEMEL led by the University of Galway (Ireland), has become a […]

A hundred activities featuring nearly 300 researchers were organized by Universitat Rovira I Virgili reunited more than 3000 people this weekend The 6th edition of European Researchers’ Night exceeded all expectations. More activities, more locations, and increased participation, both from the public and researchers who once again enthusiastically embraced this outreach activity. This Friday afternoon […]

Xuetong Li, a PhD student who is under Prof. Arjan Kleij’s supervision, has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Silver-Catalyzed Cascade Conversions of CO2 into Heterocycles” publicly on September 27th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Dr Oscar Pamies (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Prof. Dr. Eduardo García Verdugo (Universidad Jaime I) and Prof. […]

Do you need a state-of-the-art photoreactor that is not available in the market? Could your devices be optimised to achieve a realoptimal procedure? Are you thinking about a new piece to complement your industrial development techniques? There are two Workshops in the Institute of Catalan Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) where everything can be produced to […]

Pavle Nikačević, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Núria López (ICIQ), has defended his PhD thesis entitled “Atomistic Insights into Photocatalytic Mechanisms: Modeling Selected Processes with Density Functional Theory” publicly on September 26th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Samira Siahrostami (University of Calgary, Canada), Prof. Sixto Jiménez Juliá (Institute of Advanced […]

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) continues its commitment to foster a strong community through ICIQ Alumni Programme. A highlight of this initiative is the annual ICIQ Alumni Day, which recently marked its third successful edition. The primary objective of this event is to strengthen connections within ICIQ community and reunite former ICIQers, providing […]