Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2)

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐂𝐍𝟐❓ 🧬 We advance both applied (in 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and 𝗜𝗖𝗧) and fundamental research through #nanoscience and #nanotechnology. 💡 Join us as we explore the fascinating world of #nanoscale discoveries and their impact on our daily lives!

🏅 PREMIOS Y RECONOCIMIENTOS El prof. ICREA Daniel Maspoch ha recibido el Premio Nacional de Investigación "Enrique Moles", en el área de Ciencia y Tecnologías Químicas. Es el premio más importante de España en investigación científica.  ¡Enhorabuena! ▶️ Vídeo: https://f.mtr.cool/ox1ims6hk1

📰 LATEST NEWS! We hosted the AI4SciTech event where AI met science, technology & engingeering and it brought together researchers, industry representatives in high-performance computing (#HPC) and real-world applications. 🔍 Summary here: https://f.mtr.cool/toblalxvb0

🗣️ SEMINARS  Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Dr Jose Recatalà Gómez from the University of California. 📆 30/10/2026 ⏰ 11 AM  📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here to attend! 👉 https://bit.ly/4dIWwNU 🔃 Sharing is appreciated! #EnergyMaterials #AutonomousLabs

🔬 PhD THESIS DEFENCE  🔹Student: Carmen Gómez Carbonell 🔹Directors: ICREA Prof. @sovalenzuela.bsky.social  📆 29 October 2026  ⏰ 11:30 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here! https://f.mtr.cool/57zfq5uedn 🍀 Good luck, Carmen! #PhDThesis

Did you know magnetic edges in graphene islands survive on a metal? Check our latest #MappingIgnorance post @cfmdonostia.bsky.social @uam.es @icn2.bsky.social 👇

A friday afternoon to connect and reconnect with alumni from the BIST Scientific Project Management course! Learning by doing, and connecting by sharing! @crg.eu @ibecbarcelona.eu @iciq.org @irbbarcelona.org @icn2.bsky.social @icfo.eu #IFAE 👉 bist.eu/bist-scienti...

🗣️ SEMINARS  Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Dr Gaëlle Le Ferfrom from the University of Lille (CNRS). 📆 30/10/2026 ⏰ 12 PM  📍 UAB Sala de Graus (C1/070-1) 📝 Register here to attend! 👉 https://bit.ly/3VOWDBF 🔃 Sharing is appreciated! #ICN2Seminars

New #MaterialsforElectronics seminar! 📌Altermagnetic materials and how you can also design them 🗣️Marc Vila, @icn2.bsky.social 📅Wednesday, 21 October 2026 🕑2.00 PM icmab.es/altermagneti...

65 out of the current 176 group leaders currently working across the seven BIST Community research centres: @crg.eu @ibecbarcelona.eu @icfo.eu @iciq.org @icn2.bsky.social #IFAE & @irbbarcelona.org featured in the latest Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists ranking 👉 bist.eu/65-bist-comm...

🔬 PhD THESIS DEFENCE  🔹Student: Ivan Pinto Huguet (@gaen-research.bsky.social) 🔹Directors: ICREA Prof. @jarbiol.bsky.social & Dr Marc Botifoll 📆 23/10/2026  ⏰10 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 💻 Hybrid mode. Link to join online: https://f.mtr.cool/jcdrwf2lzf 🍀 Good luck, Ivan! #AI #Nano

📘 NANOSEMINARS  Join us for this 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 in #Medicine & #Health by Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos. We look forward to seeing you there!  📆 22 October 2026 ⏰ 3 PM 📍ICN2 Seminar Room 🔃 Sharing appreciated! 👉 Register at https://bit.ly/4rLPvlr #ICN2Events

🔬 PhD THESIS DEFENCE  🔹Student: Francesco Salutari (@gaen-research.bsky.social) 🔹Directors: ICREA Prof. @jarbiol.bsky.social & Prof. Maria Chiara Spadaro 📆 21/10/2026 ⏰ 2:30 PM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here! https://f.mtr.cool/9n32yd49jl 🍀 Good luck, Francesco! #EnergyMaterials

🔬 PhD THESIS DEFENCE  🔹Student: Helena Rabelo Freitas (@gaen-research.bsky.social) 🔹Directors: ICREA Prof. @jarbiol.bsky.social & Prof. Maria Chiara Spadaro 📆 21 Oct. 2026 ⏰ 9:30 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here! https://f.mtr.cool/kf08l5uke3 🍀 Good luck, Helena! #AdvancedMaterials

🚀 18 #BISTCommunity members have kicked off their innovation and entrepreneurship journey! The 2nd Ed of #BISTCatalysers kicked off yesterday @icn2.bsky.social, with the support of @fbsabadell.bsky.social Highlights & 📷👇 bist.eu/the-second-e...

Today we hosted the BIST Catalysers Kick-off! The training programme fosters an entrepreneurial mindset and helps members develop skills to become #catalysts for #innovation.  Good luck to everyone in the programme on their entrepreneurial journey! 🤝 @bist.eu

📰 #MINIGRAPH, funded by the @EUeic, has come to an end, pioneering minimally invasive neurotech for brain disorders using #graphene and robotic implants, key for more precise, scalable & personalised #BCI. ▶️ Video: https://youtu.be/P-PeU2pbZ9s?si=AT6rmJ9F7c6bW1Z9 ℹ️ Details: https://bit.ly/4B0zpst

🫂 The first-ever ICN2 #PhD Day was a big success! Doctoral researchers came together for dynamic activities: 🔹 #ProjectManagement 🔹 Leadership 🔹 "Science for Dummies" contest 🔹 Team-building scientific escape room Thanks to all for making the day possible! 🔍 https://f.mtr.cool/k3t9tuywgw

🌏 Nanotechnology Day 🔬 October 9 (10/9) refers to the #nanometer scale: 10⁻⁹ m. Our #nanotechnology aims to solve real-world challenges. Watch the video to find out the four main areas where we apply our nanoscience! 🥳 Oh, and happy #NanoDay, everyone!

📝 NEW PAPER OUT! ICN2 researchers helped develop a new #graphene-based brain monitoring technology that could offer real-time insights into brain tissue to improve treatment during a #stroke. Was tested in mice. 🤝 @officialuom.bsky.social & @imb-cnm-csic.bsky.social 🔍 https://f.mtr.cool/qwbci2c5fc

PhD Position in Quantum Transport with van der Waals Heterostructures at @icn2.bsky.social, Barcelona gefes-rsef.org/phd-position...

📰 LATEST NEWS! We recently hosted the final meeting of the MICROB-PREDICT project, involving 22 European institutions working to improve the prevention & treatment of chronic #LiverDisease. Thanks for coming! 🤝 @merkocigroup.bsky.social, @arbenmerkoci.bsky.social, meeting organiser: Massimo Urban

📢 NEW JOB OFFER❗ 🤔 Thinking about taking the next step in your research career? ➡️ Postdoctoral Researcher: 36 months 🤝 Join our GTNaM Group and work on GLASSPIKE, an ERC Advanced Grant project. 🎯 Details & application 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/vqhn80vm81 #ResearchJobs #Postdoc

🎤 Science Slam, 🔮 Delphi Oracle, 💍 Conference Planning, 💎 Nanotech & 🔬 a lab tour: A fitting #Masterclass finale of 7.5 years #MICROB-PREDICT💙 Thanks to everyone who made this journey so special. Safe travels back home & see you in the next research project – it’s a small world 😉 @icn2.bsky.social

📘 NANOSEMINARS Join this talk in Physics by Prof. José Ignacio Pascual. We look forward to seeing you there! 📆 5/10/2026 ⏰ 11 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 🧑🏽‍🔬 Hosted by ICREA Prof. Aitor Mugarza 🔃 Sharing is appreciated! 📝 Register here: https://f.mtr.cool/yfl2j1znq7

📣 WE'RE HIRING❗ ➡️ 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 🤝 For our Nanomedicine Lab, led by ICREA Prof. Kostas Kostarelos. 🎯 More details and application here! 👉 https://bit.ly/4yhzhmB 🔃 Please share this post with your connections! #ResearchSupport #ScienceJobs

Avui hem anat al CMCiB per conèixer instal·lacions, valorar col·laboracions i ús dels serveis. La visita dona continuació a l'esdeveniment estratègic d'abans d'estiu amb l'Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol i l'IGTP, i ara seguim treballant amb ganes per reforçar els vincles entre els tres centres.

📣 WE'RE HIRING❗ ➡️ 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭: #QuantumTransport with #vanderWaals Heterostructures 🤝 Physics and Engineering of Nanodevices Group, led by ICREA Prof. @S_O_Valenzuela 🎯 Apply here! 👉 https://bit.ly/4rtpp6J 🔃 Sharing is appreciated!

Publishing that works: practical strategies for chemistry & materials authors Tuesday 22 September 2026, 02:00pm ICN2 Seminar Room IN-PERSON EVENT - REGISTER to attend icn2.cat/en/events/ev... @icn2.bsky.social

🗣️ SEMINARS  Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Dr Shaohua Dong, from Science China Press (China). Hosted by CSIC Prof. Mónica Lira-Cantú. 📆 22/09/2026 ⏰ 2 PM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room  🔃 Sharing is appreciated! 📝 Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/4d55tAY #AcademicPublishing #MaterialsScience

🏠 ICN2 Visits Today we welcomed a big group of Master's students in #QuantumScience & Tech. The visit included a presentation and three #lab tours by some of our researchers working in the field. 🤝 #CATQuantumAcademy Thank you all for coming!

🎖️ PREMIOS Y RECONOCIMIENTOS Dra Elena del Corro ganó el Premio María Moliner que reconoce el trabajo de personal del @csic.es por su excelente supervisión y dirección de tesis doctorales. La entrega de premios ha sido ahora en septiembre. 👏 ¡Felicidades! ℹ️: https://f.mtr.cool/je7axgjon8

📢 WE'RE HIRING❗ ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 for the Nanomedicine Lab, led by ICREA Kostas Kostarelos 🎯 Apply here!  🌐 Or please repost and share within your network. 🔍 https://f.mtr.cool/dw9pakb7v4 #Neurotechnology

Eine Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstelle hat sich als wirksame Therapie bewährt, etwa bei #Parkinson oder #MS. In einem von @icn2.bsky.social koordiniertem Projekt unter Beteiligung des Fraunhofer IZM (@fraunhofer.bsky.social) haben Forscher dafür jetzt ein neues, minimal-invasives #Implantat entwickelt.

Equips del @icmabcsic.bsky.social dissenyen una nova arquitectura de bateries zinc-aire que augmenta la potència de la bateria fins a un 80% #energia #renovables Amb @icn2.bsky.social i Universidad de la Plata. delegacion.catalunya.csic.es/equips-del-c...

Our warmest congratulations to #ICREAResearcher Stephan Roche (@icn2.bsky.social) on his election as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in the Materials Science Division. A recognition to his contributions to quantum materials, spintronics and advanced materials design.👏 bit.ly/3V3AJKp

⚡ Electrocatalytic reactions are key to producing green fuels such as hydrogen. But how can we make research in this field ➕ reliable and reproducible? #ICREAResearcher @mariaescesc.bsky.social (@icn2.bsky.social) explains it in @cp-cellrepphyssci.bsky.social .👇 https://bit.ly/4iTSJRi

🔬 PhD THESIS DEFENCE  🔹Student: Beatriz Serrano do Couto 🔹Director: Dr Maria Soler 📆 14 September 2026  ⏰ 11 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here! https://f.mtr.cool/znr5zz1duy 🍀 Good luck, Beatriz! #PhDThesis #NanoBiosensors

🗣️ #JPhD2025 9th Edition 📝 Registration open! 📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 7 October 📍 @icmabcsic.bsky.social 📌 Don't miss the chance to share knowledge and meet other #PhDs! 🤝 ICN2 PhD students, @icmabcsic.bsky.social & @uab.cat  ℹ️ Registration link & dates here! 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/gjrqrpgyhh

🗣️ SEMINARS  Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Prof. Francesca Iacopi, from Purdue University (United States) 📆 08/09/2026 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room and Online 🔃 Sharing is appreciated! 📝 Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/4ywDYJA #2DMaterials #Nanoelectronics

📰 Four ICN2 research areas are featured in the latest issue of #CSICinvestiga, @csic.es's outreach magazine. This issue focuses on #MaterialsScience. 🔍 Read it and download it here: https://f.mtr.cool/nxfsdzngrl 📰 More details: https://f.mtr.cool/oxbnctfdlv

🏆 Felicidades al Prof. ICREA Daniel Maspoch por el Premio Nacional de Investigación "Enrique Moles" en Ciencia y Tecnología Químicas, @cienciagob.bsky.social. Es pionero en diseño de materiales funcionales, nanotecnología molecular y técnicas como la Química Clip-Off. ¿La conoces? Descúbrela ⬇️

🌘 ¿Por qué son buenos los #eclipses? Descubre la respuesta a esta pregunta y otras curiosidades sobre los eclipses en el vídeo del Prof. Pedro Gómez. ▶️ https://f.mtr.cool/qm2ql2odbd 📽️ En su canal: renovables, #ADN, #MarieCurie y más: https://f.mtr.cool/amdcayswhj

📘 NANOSEMINARS In case you missed it, here's the recording of the talk on #bioimaging & #biosensing by Dr Daniel Jaque (@uam.es). Hosted by Dr Claudio Roscini (Nanostructured Functional Materials group). We hope you learn something new! 🎥 https://f.mtr.cool/oyhoc9ru28

📰 Cuatro áreas de investigación ICN2 aparecen en el último número de #CSICinvestiga, la revista de divulgación del @csic.es. Esta vez dedicado a la ciencia de materiales. 🔍 https://f.mtr.cool/lxjukzabid 📰 https://f.mtr.cool/yvcjnryxit

🎉 Two #BISTCommunity researchers receive Spain’s National Research Awards 🏅 Katherine Villa @iciq.org 👉 María Teresa Toral Young Research Award 🏅 Daniel Maspoch @icn2.bsky.social 👉 Enrique Moles Research Award @katherinevilla.bsky.social @wearenanoup.bsky.social bist.eu/two-bist-res...

💡 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 Series | Could an 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐤 really be possible? Some metamaterials engineered at the micro- and nanoscale can bend certain waves around objects. We do not have a Harry Potter-style cloak yet, but science keeps bringing fiction closer to reality. 🔬 #Science #Photonics