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Let's put photons to work for Health, Information and Energy. A #CERCA center affiliated to the UPC and a member of #BIST.
Develop your next artistic research project at ICFO!🎶🎨🔬 Platform Dali Open Call invites artists of all disciplines and nationalities to undertake a 12-month research and creation residency at one of the partner institutions. 🔗Find out more at platformdali.org
#ICFOSpinOff ARQ Quantum Technologies wins Photonics21 Innovation Award 2026 🏆 For ARQ Quantum Technologies, the recognition marks an important milestone as the company advances next-generation quantum communications and networking technologies. ICFO News 👉 www.icfo.eu/news/2691/ar...
ARQ Quantum Technologies wins Photonics21 Innovation Award 2026 | ICFO
Newest ICFO spin-off earns major European recognition just months after its launch, highlighting the potential of its quantum networking technology.
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🏆ICFO Prof. Pelayo García de Arquer has received the X Banc Sabadell Foundation Prize for Science and Engineering for his pioneering advances in nanoscience for sustainable development and new optoelectronic devices. ICFO News👉 icfo.eu/news/2687/f-...
F. Pelayo García de Arquer honored by the Banc Sabadell Foundation | ICFO
ICFO Prof. F. Pelayo García de Arquer has received the 10th Banc Sabadell Foundation Prize for Science and Engineering for his pioneering advances in nanoscience for sustainable development and new op...
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🤝 Networking time at #EnergyCARLA! Participants connect, exchange ideas and explore new career opportunities in energy & sustainability. #360carla #carlahub #photonics #careers @icfo.eu
👏 Alice La Porta (ICFO) closes the #EnergyCARLA symposium. Thanks to everyone who joined us at ICFO today! #360carla #carlahub #photonics #energy @icfo.eu
🌱 F. Pelayo García de Arquer (ICFO) guides us through the landscape of #photonics in energy & sustainability. Discover how the field is evolving! #360carla #carlahub #EnergyCARLA @icfo.eu
🎓 Moderated by Alastair Cunningham, our academic panel explores careers in energy & sustainability research. What role does academia play in shaping what's next? #360carla #carlahub #photonics #energy @icfo.eu @icn2.bsky.social
👋 We kick off #EnergyCARLA 2026 at ICFO with opening remarks by Lydia Sanmartí-Vila, Head of Outreach at ICFO. Ready to explore careers in energy, sustainability & photonics? Let's go! #360carla #carlahub #photonics #energy @icfo.eu
📍 On Thursday, Barcelona hosted #PIXEurope Connect, bringing together industry leaders & policymakers for Europe’s major initiative on #photonic #chips — a pilot line coordinated by @icfo.eu & supported by a €400M investment to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty 👉 bist.eu/europes-bid-...
📝What do magnetic bacteria do to relax? ICFO researchers report the first precision measurements of the magnetic field produced by magnetotactic bacteria, as they lose their orientation after being polarized in a strong magnetic field. ICFO News 👉 bit.ly/4wUPHkA
What do magnetic bacteria do to relax? | ICFO
ICFO researchers report the first precision measurements of the magnetic field produced by magnetotactic bacteria, as they lose their orientation (relax) after being polarized in a strong magnetic fie...
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Researchers at @icfo.eu & @iciq.org have shed light on the dual role of anions in acidic CO₂ conversion The work provides new insights for reducing #CarbonDioxide and taking advantage of its surplus to generate useful chemicals #BISTCommunity 👉 bist.eu/the-dual-rol...
That's a wrap on #PIXEurope Connect! Conversations continue over networking: connecting researchers, industry and policymakers to accelerate Europe's photonic integrated circuits ecosystem. Thank you to al speakers, panelists and atendees! 🙌
Today #ICFOnians welcomed Óscar López Agueda, Minister for Digital and Civil Service Transformation in Spain. A valuable opportunity to exchange views on the role of photonics research in technological innovation and Spain's scientific future 🔬
The afternoon of #PIXEurope Connect focused on the practical challenge of scaling integrated #photonics from research to industrial production ↗️
🔬Dive into the PIXEurope Pilot Line offering: technologies & operations, prototyping & R&D projects, and training & infrastructure. Presented by Valerio Pruneri, Director of #PIXEurope; Katia Panina and Peter O'Brien.
🎙️Opening remarks from ICFO Director Oriol Romero-Isart, Minister for Research and Universities Núria Montserrat, and Spanish Minister for Digital and Civil Service Transformation Oscar López Agueda. A strong institutional signal for Europe's #photonics ambitions 🇪🇺 #PIXEurope
We are ready for the #PIXEurope Connect event! 🤝 Bringing together end-users, technology providers, industry leaders and policymakers around this Pan-European initiative that aims to strengthen Europe’s integrated #photonics ecosystem.
⚛️SQuA is born, the Spanish association bringing together the quantum technologies ecosystem! Made up of 53 entities, its mission is to accelerate industrial innovation, research and talent in quantum technologies. Read more about it in our news👉 www.icfo.eu/news/2665/sq...
📝 ICFO researchers have explored, for the first time, how the thickness of metal films in biosensors affects device performance. The study demonstrates that the thinner the gold films, the stronger and faster the biosensor’s response. ICFO News 👉 bit.ly/4eTdpae
Thinner gold films, better biosensors | ICFO
ICFO researchers have explored, for the first time, how the thickness of metal films in biosensors affects device performance. The study, recently published in APL Materials, demonstrates that the thi...
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📝A new synthesis method developed at ICFO produces large, homogeneous quantum dots capable of absorbing short-wave infrared light. Published in @natcomms.nature.com Read the full ICFO News Highlight 👉 bit.ly/4uuckKu
💮 April was packed with different scientific discoveries, results and findings that have sparked different stories to share. Dive in and catch up on everything that happened last month! 👉 https://www.icfo.eu/news/2658/april-science-news-recap/140/ #ICFOScienceRecap
📸🔙 Fa una setmana gaudíem de la Festa de la Ciència, compartint com gràcies a la #fotònica podem generar energia neta a partir de la llum i l’aigua. Gràcies a totes les persones que us vau apropar a experimentar, preguntar i descobrir amb nosaltres! 🙌 #ICFOOutreach
Registration for "Be Part of Phortify" is open! A 3-day photonics programme at ICFO for women and non-binary and genderqueer STEM students. Eligibility criteria and more info 👇
Phortify@phortify.eu · 5mo ago✨ Be part of Phortify For women, non-binary & genderqueer STEM students 🔬 ICFO, Barcelona | 6–8 July 2026 ⏳ Apply by 19 May 👉 phortify.eu ℹ️ bit.ly/4sjOOOM #Phortify #Photonics #WomenInSTEM
📢Up to 15 fellowships available for students who want to pursue master's studies on #quantum science and technologies in Barcelona! The #CATQuantumAcademy launches the first call for outstanding students applying. Apply here 👉 https://cataloniaquantum.eu/cqa-calls/cqa-masters-scholarships-2026/
💡Com pot la llum ajudar-nos a transformar l’energia? 🌍El Dia de la Terra parlarem de com la #fotònica està impulsant solucions reals en energia solar, eficiència energètica, combustibles sostenibles i hidrogen renovable. Inscriu-t’hi ara👉 ajuntament.barcelona.cat/ccivics/vil....
💡La llum pot ser clau per al futur de l’energia… i ho podràs veure en directe! Els i les #ICFOnians participen en la #FestaDeLaCiència amb l'activitat “Llum i aigua: una recepta per a l’energia verda”. 📅 18/04 🕔 16:55 – 17:55 Consulta el programa 👉 https://www.barcelona.cat/festa-de-la-ciencia/
On March 20th, @icfo.eu hosted the 5th Quantum Careers Symposium at La Pedrera, bringing together students & professionals to explore careers in #quantum. Talks, panels & networking shaped a full day of insights into the field: carlahub.eu/news/quantum... #360carla #carlahub #photonics
