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7-May-2025

CiQUS researchers lead European Innovation Council Project to develop novel anticancer agent

Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS)
Grant and Award Announcement

Under the leadership of José Luis Mascareñas, the team will focus on the preclinical development of a promising chemical compound aimed at targeting cancer stem cells. The MEDiCS project, awarded €2.5 million in funding, was among 40 projects chosen from 416 proposals submitted in the most recent EIC Transition call in Europe.

7-May-2025

Manuel Souto honored with the Young Researcher Award by the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry

Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS)
Grant and Award Announcement

This recognition highlights his leadership of the ElectroMolMat research group at CiQUS.

7-May-2025

Scientists identify a mechanism that controls tomato ripening

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In research published in New Phytologist, investigators reveal that tomato ripening is regulated by the same mechanism that contributes to humans' and animals' life- and health-span.

Journal: New Phytologist

7-May-2025

Transforming hospital sanitation: autonomous robots for wiping and UV-C disinfection

Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

POSTECH research team led by Professor Keehoon Kim develops disinfection robot combining physical wiping and UV-C sterilization.

Journal: IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

7-May-2025

Stable lithium metal batteries enabled by Al-Li/LiF composite artificial interfacial layer

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This research shows that 20 μm of the LAF is the most appropriate modification layer thickness.

Journal: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

6-May-2025

High-performance 3D-printed graphene composites developed for efficient ice control

Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. WANG Zhenyang at the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a novel 3D-printed graphene/polymer double-layer composite with high anisotropic thermal conductivity, offering enhanced photothermal and electrothermal performance for advanced ice control applications.

Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal

6-May-2025

McGill researchers develop practical new tool for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment

McGill University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of McGill University researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.

These particles are pervasive, posing health and environmental risks, yet detecting them at the nanoscale has been difficult. The 3D-printed HoLDI-MS test platform overcomes the limitations of traditional mass spectrometry by enabling direct analysis of samples without requiring complex sample preparation. The researchers say it also will work for detection of waterborne plastic particles. HoLDI-MS stands for hollow-laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.

Journal: Communications Chemistry