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Artificial proteins for fast, sustainable and biocompatible energy devices
Researchers at the CIC biomaGUNE, BCMaterials and CIC energiGUNE Basque research centres have managed to modify a class of proteins to give them the ability to transport and store electricity. These…
Critical Materials Take Center Stage at BCMaterials' Annual Workshop
On November 19, BCMaterials will host a new edition of its annual workshop, New Materials for a Better Life! This year’s event will focus on critical materials, the challenging environments in which…
Invited Talk with Karolina Milowska (November 6)
BCMaterials continues its series of invited scientific lectures with a talk by Dr. Karolina Milowska, Ikerbasque Research Fellow at CIC nanoGUNE. The talk will take place on November 6 at 12:00 PM in…
‘BeZientzia’: 200 Schoolchildren Become Scientists for a Day
On October 28th and 29th, the ‘BeZientzia’ science fair took place in Bilbao, bringing together nearly 200 sixth-grade students from schools across Bizkaia. BCMaterials was one of the four organizing…
BCMaterials Collaborates on the Development of Biosensors for Childhood Cancer
BCMaterials, in partnership with the Aragon University Institute for Engineering Research (I3A) at the University of Zaragoza, is advancing the MICROBIOSENS project — an initiative focused on…
Invited Talk with André Pereira (November 3)
BCMaterials will host a new invited talk by Professor André Pereira from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (Portugal) and IFIMUP – Institute of Physics for Advanced Materials,…
Paula Rodríguez and Sara Martín, New PhDs from BCMaterials
On October 23 and 24, two predoctoral researchers from BCMaterials successfully defended their PhD theses at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU): Paula Rodríguez Lejarraga and Sara Martín…
Omar Yaghi Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Professor Omar M. Yaghi, who served as a member of the BCMaterials International Advisory Committee until recently, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday, October 8, in…
Invited Talk with César Fernández Sánchez (October, 7)
On October 7th, starting at 11:00 a.m., BCMaterials will host a new invited talk. This time, the keynote speaker will be César Fernández Sánchez, a researcher at the Barcelona Institute of…
Invited Talk with Akio Kimura (October 3)
BCMaterials is proud to host Akio Kimura, Professor at the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering of the Hiroshima University (Japan) in a new invited talk. The event will take place on…
BCMaterials to Launch Four New Projects Under the ‘ Generación del Conocimiento’ program
BCMaterials will develop four new research projects within the ‘Generación del Conocimiento’ (Knowledge Generation) program, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities.…
BCMaterials Participates in a State-of-the-art Review Published by Nature on Colloidal Quantum Dots
BCMaterials, through its Ikerbasque Research Professor Ivan Infante, participated in a review article published by Nature on colloidal quatum dots (QD) for optoelectronics. This work gathers QD…
Eric Hill, New Ikerbasque Research Associate Professor
We are glad to welcome Eric H. Hill as a new Ikerbasque Research Associate Professor at BCMaterials. Eric obtained a B.S. in Chemistry at Southern Oregon University in 2009, and a Ph.D. at the…
Three New Post-Doc Researchers Join BCMaterials
We want to give our warmest welcome to Paola Zimmermann Crocomo, Diana Cabrosi and Francisco Peralta, who joined BCMaterials as post-doctoral researchers, under the Basque Government’s IKUR strategy…
Invited Talk with Raynald Gauvin (July, 16)
On July 16, starting at 11:00 a.m., in the auditorium of the Martina Casiano Building (BCMaterials headquarters), we will host an invited talk by Professor Raynald Gauvin from the Department of…
A Week Dedicated to Quantum Dots at BCMaterials
From June 30th to July 2nd, BCMaterials hosted the second workshop of the MSCA doctoral network "Track the Twin," of which our center is a member. This European project aims to enhance the…
Ana Jiménez Amaya, New Pre-Doctoral Researcher
We would like to welcome Ana Jiménez Amaya as a new predoctoral researcher at BCMaterials. She joins our center to work on the area of micro- and nanostructured materials, with a particular focus on…
BCMaterials IT Department Grows with Mikel Asurmendi’s Arrival
The sustained growth of BCMaterials' research staff is complemented by an increase in the center's support personnel. Specifically, the IT department welcomes a new technical assistant: Mikel…