📃 NEW PAPER OUT In their Perspective article, ICN2 researchers suggest new strategies to tackle the opportunities & challenges of HEMs and HEAs. 🤝 CSIC Researcher Neus Bastús, @jarbiol.bsky.social Jing Yu (@gaen-research.bsky.social) & @irec-energia.bsky.social  🔍 https://f.mtr.cool/lymijyvpoa

We are delighted to share our official PeCATHS presentation video, a concise and engaging introduction to our mission, vision and scientific ambition! 🎥 Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com

🎥 Our "Meet the Partners" video series continues! Today we feature Jordi Arbiol, a professor at the ICN2. Discover how fundamental materials science is driving innovation in hydrogen technologies! 👉 Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7R...

Meet the partners: ICN2

YouTube video by Pecaths EU Project

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🔬 #PhDthesis 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🔹Student: Jing Yu from the @gaen-research.bsky.social 🔹Directors: ICREA Prof. @jarbiol.bsky.social & ICREA Prof. Andreu Cabot @irec-energia.bsky.social 📆 Wed, 4 Feb 2025 ⏰ 10:30 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register at 👉 f.mtr.cool/rnrxfrycns 🍀 Good luck, Jing! #ICN2Thesis

🗣️ SEMINARS  Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Dr Inas Taha, Postdoc in the @gaen-research.bsky.social. Host: ICREA Prof. @jarbiol.bsky.social. 📆 Friday, 17 Nov. 2025 ⏰ 11 AM  📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Registration required! 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/axyjgktywn #ICN2Seminars #WaterSensing #NanoscaleDevices

📃 NEW PAPER OUT❗ 🔍 Dr Marc Botifoll (@gaen-research.bsky.social @jarbiol.bsky.social) and team quickly and automatically extracted (S)TEM data to generate #DigitalTwins, 3D models that replicate real-life materials. The goal is to simulate materials' properties. ℹ️ https://f.mtr.cool/xnpvsmqkhq

🏆 PREMIOS Y RECONOCIMIENTOS El Dr Marc Botifoll, antiguo PhD del @gaen-research.bsky.social (@jarbiol.bsky.social), ha recibido el Premio a la Mejor Tesis en Ciencia de Materiales del 2023/2024 por la Sociedad de #Microscopía de España (SME).  👏 ¡Enhorabuena! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3W9QUTO #ICN2Alumni

📃 NEW PAPER OUT❗ 🤔 How can we improve lithium-sulphur #batteries? 🔬 Led by Yu Jing (@gaen-research.bsky.social), the study shows a new method using 2 atom-catalysts to improve lithium-sulphur batteries' stability & charging speed. 🤝 @irec-energia.bsky.social 🔍 Info here! 👉 f.mtr.cool/ueulqqjypz

At PeCATHS, advanced materials characterisation is key to unlocking cleaner and more efficient energy pathways. The ICN2 leads this effort, providing atomic-level insights into how catalysts, electrodes, and devices behave during energy conversion. 📖 Learn more about ICN2: 👉 lnkd.in/g_AVpY7i

Here's our perspective paper (with Aziz Genç) on Imaging plasmon-mediated chemical reaction dynamics through liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy Free to read at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lZ2o9Cyxd... @icn2.bsky.social

🌄 Team Retreat in the Pyrenees – GAeN Group 🌄 We had a fantastic retreat with the Group of Advanced Electron Nanoscopy (GAeN) in the beautiful Vall de Núria, nestled in the Pyrenees of Girona. @icn2.bsky.social @jarbiol.bsky.social

Check our latest review: Advances in in-situ and operando TEM: From basic catalysis to industry-relevant reactions and future directions Published today in Matter: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Matter 8, 102139 (2025) Kudos to: David Llorens Rauret and Alba Garzón Manjón

Advances in in situ and operando TEM: From basic catalysis to industry-relevant reactions and future directions

Heterogeneous catalysis is the cornerstone of the chemical and energy sectors and is expected to be crucial in the transition from fossil fuels to sus…

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The PECATHS project was recently featured at the 5th International Workshop on In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, where Professor @jarbiol.bsky.social (ICN2) was invited to present on the latest advances in electron microscopy and data-driven materials analysis.

Unveiling the magic of Lycurgus Cup! 🌈 Exploring the ancient artistry of Roman glass, where the interplay of Au and Ag nanoparticles creates mesmerizing hues through the fascinating realm of nanoplasmonics. #LycurgusCup #Nanoplasmonics #AncientArtifacts 🤩 youtu.be/EmFhGPJWrHE

Unveiling the magic of Lycurgus Cup! 🌈

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🗣️ SEMINARS  Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Dr Aziz Genç from @gaen-research.bsky.social at @icn2.bsky.social. 📆 19/05/2025 ⏰ 10:30 AM  📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here to attend! 👉 https://forms.office.com/e/if9Y9WYH3z 🔃 Sharing is appreciated! #STEM #Nanomaterials

🚀 Save the date! #AMatS2025 - 4th Conference on Advanced Materials in Spain 📅 24–26 Nov 2025 | @uab.cat, Barcelona 🔬 Talks, posters, networking & the #InCAEM Opening at ALBA Synchrotron. 🔗 Abstracts open until 27 June 2025: amats2025.com

Thanks @amolf-nl.bsky.social & @3dpv-group.bsky.social and Kudos to Esther Alarcon Llado and Albert Polman for organizing and hosting us!

Today we’ve organized the @solarup-project.bsky.social Workshop on Modeling and design of PV devices at @amolf-nl.bsky.social @3dpv-group.bsky.social Kudos to Esther Alarcon Llado and Albert Polman for hosting us!

We’ve celebrated the @solarup-project.bsky.social SOLARUP - EU HORIZON EIC 2021 PATHFINDER OPEN M30 in-person meeting at @amolf-nl.bsky.social thanks @3dpv-group.bsky.social, Esther Alarcon Llado and Albert Polman for hosting us! Fruitful discussions and brainstorming to prepare the coming RP2!

Thanks @amolf-nl.bsky.social & @3dpv-group.bsky.social and Kudos to Esther Alarcon Llado and Albert Polman for organizing and hosting us!

Amazing Anna Fontcuberta-Morral, it's been 18 incredible years working together... and here's to many more! 🤩 Congrats on your big success! 🎉

Our partner Prof. Anna Fontcuberta-Morral from EPFL has been interviewed at Diari ARA, mentioning her work within SOLARUP - EU HORIZON EIC 2021 PATHFINDER OPEN. 🌞🌞🌞

Thanks to the @novo-nordisk.bsky.social Foundation Science Cluster for the invitation to the #AI4Quantum workshop & to @nigrelex.bsky.social for her outstanding illustrations, capturing the essence of the talks through #live-drawing 🤩

📖 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀: SACs 🤔 Is it #SciFi or nanoscience? 🚀 #SingleAtomCatalysts speed up chemical reactions. When paired with sunlight, they help create #CleanFuels like hydrogen, almost like sci-fi! 🔍 Check out this news piece on SACs! 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/ogznwdleas

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐂𝐍𝟐❓ 🧬 We advance both applied (in 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and 𝗜𝗖𝗧) and fundamental research through #nanoscience and #nanotechnology. 💡 Join us as we explore the fascinating world of #nanoscale discoveries and their impact on our daily lives!

📰 EXCITING NEWS❗ 💡 Imagine meeting #NobelPrize winners? 🎖️ Dr Silvia Favero (@nanoesc.bsky.social) & Jung Yu have been selected by the Lindau Nobel Laureate Foundation to attend this year's meeting, focusing on #Chemistry. 👏 Congratulations! We're proud of you both! #ScientificExcellence

In-CAEM project Team testing the ARCTIC Cooling/heating/biasing system during commissioning. Nice atomic resolution images at stable low T (-192°C, 81 K). 🔬🥶❄️ Not bad by now!! Just starting… more to come! 😄 Joint Electron Microscopy Center at ALBA (JEMCA) @icn2.bsky.social ALBA

Check our @solarup-project.bsky.social ☀️ Newsletter. With the Summary of our participation at the E-MRS Spring Meeting 2024: solarup-project.eu/wp-content/u...