IMDEA Materials Institute researcher Juan de Pablos Gómez can’t pinpoint exactly when his interest in the far reaches of the universe beyond our own small corner of the Milky Way first arose. It´s just something he assumes he was born
Professor Javier Llorca speaks with journalist David Callejo about IMDEA Materials’ work developing a new generation of biodegradable, shape-morphing implants. Prof. Llorca highlighted the recently-launched, European Innovation Council-funded Horizon Europe BIOMET4D project as an example of IMDEA Materials’ strong commitment
Newspaper La Razón and television channel Telemadrid are two of the outlets to have covered the launch of the new Horizon Europe, European Innovation Council-funding BIOMET4D project. The €3.5 million inititiative to develop smart, biodegradable, shape-shifting implants is being coordinated
The BIOMET4D project aims to create a new generation of biodegradable implants capable of shape change and load-bearing for dynamic tissue restoration to provide improved health outcomes in the treatment of craniosynostosis and skin expansion procedures. IMDEA Materials Institute leads
– Researcher Jonathan Espinoza underlines that the automation of X-ray computed tomography (XCT) represents a clear opportunity to reduce costs and save time at both the industrial and research level. – Espinoza holds a scholarship from the Youth Employment Program
Antoine Jerusalem admits it was a gamble joining a fledgling IMDEA Materials Institute back in 2008, but there’s no doubt in his mind that the bold bet more than paid off. Jerusalem, currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the
IMDEA Materials researcher Guillermo Domínguez is developing new zinc alloys to manufacture biodegradable cardiovascular stents with better performance than those currently on the market. The ultimate goal of this work is to obtain a zinc alloy to be used in
Undoubtedly, one of the great hopes in the transition to more sustainable mobility are hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells generate electrical power through the oxygen reduction reaction process, which combines gaseous hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy with water
IMDEA Materials is delighted to announce the launch of our 2021 Annual report, available now for download. This annual report is designed to give you an overview of the Institute and main achievements in 2021. You will also find a
About 35% of the predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers at IMDEA Materials Institute are women. Predoctoral researcher Eugenia Nieto, has underlined the important role of women in engineering, highlighting the importance in research of being able to see things from a
Today, on Women in Engineering Day, our researcher Lola Martin Alonso talks to ABC.es about her difficult decision to leave a professional contract with Real Madrid to pursue a scientific career at Institute IMDEA Materials, the importance of promoting greater
In this project, IMDEA Materials will collaborate with several European partners to produce soft magnetic components by 3D-printed, metallic glasses. Metallic glasses present excellent mechanical and magnetic properties and, in combination with additive manufacturing, open the door to producing highly
– The Director of IMDEA Materials Institute, professor José Manuel Torralba, is only the second Spaniard to receive the Ivor Jenkins Medal. – The Ivor Jenkins Medal, awarded by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) in the United
3D-printed prosthetics tailored to individual patients and curative implants that dissolve without leaving a trace once their work is done. Sound like science fiction? The newspaper El Mundo has published an article about the important and innovative work IMDEA Materials
IMDEA Materials Institute has played host to some of the country’s leading research centres and industrial partners at a technical conference on additive manufacturing. The morning session of the conference, which was organized by MATERPLAT and the Network of Excellence
According to the United Nations, more than 400 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced worldwide every year, of which, between 9-14 million tonnes enter the world’s oceans. New bio-based and environmentally-friendly polymer materials being developed by IMDEA Materials are
IMDEA Materials celebrates World Environment Day 2022 and the vital role of materials science in producing sustainable technological advances The institute’s progress in the development of new lightweight martensitic stainless steels will help meet the European Commission’s CO₂ emission performance
The Madrid Institute of Advanced Research in Materials Science (IMDEA Materials) has today played host to the first-ever forum dedicated to the exchange of best practice in research and innovation between all of Spain´s 17 autonomous communities. In total, around
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