The PEARL project aims to achieve improvements in solar energy technology by incorporating carbon electrodes into perovskite solar cell architecture. This enhancement is expected to lead to reduced material costs, increased device stability, simplified fabrication processes, and significantly lower emissions. The project started on 1st October 2023 and will run 36 months. PEARL receives funding […]

 Two companies visited ICIQ to explore potential collaboration opportunities The hydrogen technologies from the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) offer solutions to companies which are looking to face challenges related to renewable and environmentally-friendlier energies. In this context, two energy companies from Malaysia visited ICIQ to meet experts and explore collaboration options with […]

This award highlights the excellence of young researchers from the Group of Polymers of the RSEQ Dr. José A. Berrocal has been recognised with the award “Joven Investigador en Polímeros” addressed to young researchers working on polymers and members of the Group of Polymers (GEP), a mixed group of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry […]

ICIQ researchers present the first fully intermolecular three-component reaction catalysed by gold(I) that involves acetylene gas, alkenes, and alcohols Researchers from the group of Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren, at the Institut Català d’Investigació Química, have developed a new reaction involving catalysts based on gold and improving the production of pharmaceutical and agrochemical molecules. The work […]

Andrea Ruiz Ferrando, a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Núria López, has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “From Computational to Data-Driven Strategies for Single-Atom Catalysis” publicly on Friday, July 26th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Dr. Gianvito Vilé (Politecnico di Milano, Italia), Dr. Hind Benzidi (ICIQ) and Dr. Edvin […]

This award highlights outstanding articles in ​​Chemistry and Computation and is addressed to PhD students The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) announces that Santiago Morandi has been awarded the Premio Juan Bertrán i Rusca by the Group of Experts in Chemistry and Computation (GEQC) of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ). Santiago […]

The Royal Society of Chemistry selects  the article in its sustainable development themed collection The 3D-prototyping industry demands more resins free from petroleum-based sources to get sustainable additive manufacturing technologies. To achieve this, the Institut Català d’Investigació Química (ICIQ-CERCA) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have developed a new sustainable printing ink from corn. […]