New materials Projects
New Gadolinium-Based Compound Enables Cryogenic Temperatures for Future Electronics
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22 Apr 2024
A team led by researchers from ICMAB-CSIC and the University of Barcelona (UB) has designed a new molecular compound based on gadolinium, which opens new frontiers in magnetic refrigeration. It is of particular interest in the field of molecular magnetism and the design of devices with technological applications at the nanoscale.
Smart packaging that monitors the cold chain
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08 Sep 2022
An ICMAB project explores a new type of time-temperature indicators based on organic semiconductors to provide visual signals of unwanted exposure to elevated temperatures and verify the cold chain. They are especially thought for pharmaceutical, medical and food industry products.
Using light to store information with photo-ferroelectric materials
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02 Feb 2021
ICMAB researchers have discovered that, through the application of pulsed light, photoresponsive ferroelectric materials can switch from a low-resistance to a high-resistance state. These materials have made possible the design of memories that are able to store information permanently in different resistance states.
New ERC project to upscale the manufacturing process of colloidal inks for superconducting materials
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03 Jun 2022
Scientists at ICMAB-CSIC will upscale a method for synthesizing multifunctional colloidal inks for the manufacture of superconducting tapes. The project is a further step towards the generalization of superconductors.
Smart fluorescent molecular switches based on boron-based compounds
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28 Oct 2020
Scientists have developed extremely stable molecular switches of high luminosity that self-assemble into 1D nanostructures and form gel-like materials. These molecular switches can be used in biomedicine as fluorescent probes for imaging or sensing, in fluorescent displays, or in memories and information processing devices.
