Researchers from the Llobet group have developed a new molecular material made out of oligomers and used it as a catalyst in water oxidation, achieving unprecedented current densities for molecular catalysts. The paper “Water oxidation electrocatalysis using ruthenium coordination oligomers adsorbed on multiwalled carbon nanotubes” has been published in Nature Chemistry. The generation of electro-anodes […]

This week Paulina Prslja and Federico Dattila (from the López group) have participated in the “Science is Wonderful!” event representing the ELCOREL project (MSCA-ITN).  Science is Wonderful! is a science exhibition organized by the European Commission. The event is part of the European Research & Innovation Days (September 22nd-24th) and aims to bring science closer to the general public. The topics […]

Daniele Mazzarella, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Paolo Melchiorre (ICIQ), has virtually defended his PhD thesis entitled “C-C and C-B Bond Forming Strategies Driven by the Photoexcitation of Organocatalytic Intermediates” (assigned to the Department of Analytical and Organic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on September 7th.   The members of […]

The Chemical & Engineering News journal of the American Chemical Society selected Dr. Josep Cornella, former postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Martin’s group, among the Talented 12 chemists of 2020. As a catalyst specialist, he received the recognition for making reagents that give chemists better, faster, and more efficient reactions. Dr. Cornella is currently a group […]

Nature is a role model when it comes to recycling waste. What one organism produces as waste is re-used as nourishment by others, creating a dynamic and balanced cycle that depends on all organisms to function properly. The TRIPyr project has the same vision. Uniting a force of seven partnering organisations across the Pyrenees, the […]

Photochemistry is of immense importance in the natural world: from vision to photosynthesis, life as we know it relies on the interactions between molecules and light. Using light to provide the activation energy required to start a reaction can have multiple benefits. For instance, some photochemical reactions are several orders of magnitude faster than their […]

On July 17, ICIQ’s Board of Trustees appointed Prof. Emilio Palomares as the new director of the institute, effective on September 28. Prof. Palomares will take over the leadership of ICIQ from Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs, founder and first director of ICIQ. Prof. Pericàs will remain in the institute as a group leader until he […]