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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

👨‍💼 Por parte de IMDEA Materiales, también participó nuestro director de Tecnología y Proyectos, Miguel Ángel Rodiel, en una mesa redonda centrada en las oportunidades y retos para situar a Madrid en la vanguardia científica y tecnológica.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Organizado en colaboración con IBM, el evento contó con la participación de Mirina Cortés, Viceconsejera de Universidades, Investigación y Ciencia de la @comunidadmadrid.bsky.social. Estuvo orientada a explorar cómo las tecnologías emergentes pueden potenciar la actividad investigadora.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

😀Nuestro investigador principal, el Dr. Federico Sket, ha presentado la nueva plataforma FAIR-LAB de IMDEA Materiales en el marco de la jornada "Tecnología, el vector clave para una nueva era en la investigación", celebrada esta semana en IMDEA Nutrición.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

📽️ In our latest video, we hear from Jingyi ZHANG, who recently completed his doctorate at IMDEA Materials Institute in conjunction with @uc3m.es. Jingy's #PHD was focused on topological phononics: from advanced wave control to complex deformation. @divulgauc3m.bsky.social

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

👩‍💻 #Tecnología, el vector clave para una nueva era en la investigación. Hoy, a las 11:15 h, en la sede de IMDEA Nutrición, se celebrará una jornada sobre cómo la tecnología está dando forma al presente y al futuro de la investigación. 📍 IMDEA Nutricón 📅 Martes, 6/10 🕛 11:15

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🎂 We recently celebrated the 2nd birthday of our Catalysis and Energy Materials group, led by Prof. Dr. Harun Tüysüz! Its research focuses on the design and development of heterogeneous catalysts for key transformations and energy-related catalytic conversions. 🔗 materials.imdea.org/groups/cem/

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🥳 This summer, IMDEA Materials has welcomed a dozen new faces as part of this year's #ProgramaInvestigo. These young researchers will spend 12 months at the institute in a wide range of research projects, discovering the possibilities available for a scientific research career.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🧑‍🔬 Ending the week in fine style, we were very pleased to welcome Prof. Guruswami Ravichandran from @caltech.edu to give a guest seminar at IMDEA Materials earlier today! The topic of Prof. Ravichandran's talk focused on the dynamic behaviour of architectured lattice materials.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#ECOSTEEL aims to develop manufacturing routes to transform ferritic stainless steel scrap into high-quality products with a lower environmental footprint. This could deliver reductions in both energy consumption and CO₂ emissions compared with conventional recycling processes.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

💪 IMDEA Materials is proud to coordinate the newly launched ECO-STEEL Project! Led by our Principal Investigator, Dr. Ilchat Sabirov, the international project consortium includes @rwth.bsky.social, @oulu.fi, @outokumpu.bsky.social and COMTES FHT a.s. 🔗 eco-steel.eu

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🤔 An article published in @science.org by more than 50 researchers, including IMDEA Materials’ Principal Investigator Dr. Juan José Vilatela, calls for reforms to the way R&I are funded, accelerating the journey from scientific discovery to market deployment. 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Enhancing Europe’s competitiveness by empowering researchers as innovators

Overlooked opportunities can help turn academic research into socioeconomic impact across Europe

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

💡 In the @es.theconversation.com, Prof. María Teresa Pérez Prado, leader of our Sustainable Metallurgy Group, explores how iron-based metallic glass alloys could help reduce energy losses in electric motors. 🇬🇧 English version: materials.imdea.org/una-nueva-al...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

💡 En @es.theconversation.com, la Prof. María Teresa Pérez Prado, líder de nuestro Sustainable Metallurgy Group, explora cómo aleaciones de vidrio metálico basadas en hierro podrían ayudar a reducir las pérdidas de energía en los motores eléctricos. 📖 +info: theconversation.com/una-nueva-al...

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Una nueva aleación metálica reduce las pérdidas de energía en motores eléctricos

Más de la mitad de la electricidad de la UE alimenta motores eléctricos. Mejorar su eficiencia podría acelerar la transición energética, y una nueva aleación metálica consigue grandes resultados.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jimena shared how IMDEA Materials Institute is working toward improved fire-retardant materials. 🙏 We thank those who took part in the panel, as well as the members of the public in attendance, in person and online. 📽️ You can rewatch the event here: residenciadeestudiantes.com/actividades/...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

👩‍🔬 On Friday, IMDEA Materials researcher Jimena de la Vega took to the stage as part of la #NocheEuropeaInvestigadores 2026. Jimena formed part of an expert panel composed of representatives from each of the 7 @imdeainstitutes.bsky.social, as well as firefighters from the Community of Madrid.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🔥 ¡La ciencia ante los desastres naturales! ¡Hoy celebramos la #NocheEuropeaInvestigadores 2026! 🗓️ Hoy, 25 de septiembre 🕒 18:00 h 📍 Residencia de Estudiantes, CSIC, Madrid (Calle del Pinar 21-23) Más información y reservas: madrimasd.org/lanochedelos...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🧫 ‘The lifespan of cells is one of the holy grails of engineered living materials’ An Interview with biomedicine and smart materials expert Prof. Andrés Díaz Lantada from IMDEA Materials and @upm.es. sciencemediahub.eu/article/2026...

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‘The lifespan of cells is one of the holy grails of engineered living materials’

What are the possibilities and limitations of engineered living materials? Interview with biomedicine and smart materials expert Prof. Dr Andrés Díaz Lantada ...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🥳 Today, we were thrilled to welcome our first school visit of the new academic year! Approximately 50 students from Colegio Virgen de Europa were given a tour of our facilities as they learned first-hand what it is like to work as a materials scientist at IMDEA Materials.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

💡 Investigadores de IMDEA Materiales y de la @upm.es han desarrollado un modelo matemático que corrige la sobreestimación del área de grieta obtenida en las simulaciones computacionales de problemas de fractura mediante modelos de campo de fase. 🔗 materiales.imdea.org/nuevo-metodo...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

💡 Researchers from the IMDEA Materials Institute and the @upm.es have developed a mathematical model that corrects the overestimated crack area obtained in computational simulations of phase-field fracture problems. 🔗 materials.imdea.org/new-mathemat...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

💡 Being successful in applying for, and completing, your MSCA project! 📽️ In our latest video, we hear from Dr. Mahdi Sabbaghian, who is currently in the final stages of his #MSCA #MACS project. He shares his top pieces of advice on successfully completing an #MSCA PF.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

❤️ Cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, remains a leading cause of death. We welcomed a seminar from Prof. Carmine Gentile from Sydney's UTS on how advanced bioinks can be used for cardiac tissue engineering to help address this issue.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The video, entitled "Might as well jump" in honour of Van Halen's classic 'Jump', was entered by postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Carlos Aguilar Vega. It was the winning entry from the "Short Video" category of this year's IMDEA Materials Institute annual Scientific Imaging Contest.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📽️ Here, we can see a superelastic #NiTi braided architected material (BAM) undergoing impact testing. It is subjected to a lower-velocity impact with an energy of 8 joules (left), while the same material experiences a higher-velocity impact with an energy of 64 joules (right).

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🇪🇸 E-PLUS, financiado por las Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA), desarrollará catalizadores avanzados para hacer que la valorización de plásticos sea más rentable, al tiempo que reduce la energía necesaria para producir hidrógeno verde. 🔗 materiales.imdea.org/imdea-materi...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#EPLUS will develop advanced single-atom catalysts capable of transforming #PET plastic into glycolic acid, a high-value chemical used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and biodegradables, while reducing the energy required for green hydrogen production. 🔗 materials.imdea.org/imdea-materi...

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IMDEA Materials aims to transform PET plastic waste into valuable chemicals while producing green hydrogen

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

♻️ What if plastic waste could help produce valuable chemicals and #GreenHydrogen? Our new article highlights the ambitions of E-PLUS, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (#MSCA)-funded project at IMDEA Materials, led by Dr. Xinzhang Lin under the supervision of Prof. Harun Tuysuz.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🧑‍🔬 ‘The lifespan of cells is one of the holy grails of engineered living materials’ An Interview with biomedicine and smart materials expert Prof. Dr Andrés Díaz Lantada from IMDEA Materials and @upm.es. sciencemediahub.eu/article/2026... #ESMH

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‘The lifespan of cells is one of the holy grails of engineered living materials’

What are the possibilities and limitations of engineered living materials? Interview with biomedicine and smart materials expert Prof. Dr Andrés Díaz Lantada ...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📽️ An entrant in the 'Short Video' category of our Imaging contest, this video demonstrates a collaborative robot performing fully automated tensile and impact testing of polymer specimens. 👨‍🔬 The video was created by researcher Miguel Hernández, a member of our #RoboMat group.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🔥 ¡La ciencia ante los desastres naturales! 💡 Un año más, participaremos en la #NocheEuropeaInvestigadores. 🗓️ 25 de septiembre 🕒 18:00 📍 Residencia de Estudiantes, @csic.es 🔗 Para más información y reservas: madrimasd.org/lanochedelos... @imdeainstitutes.bsky.social

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📽️ In our latest #PHDPerspectives, we hear from IMDEA Materials predoctoral researcher, Jorge Redondo, who last week successfully defended his #PHD in affiliation with the @upm.es last week. Jorge shares his experience completing a doctorate at IMDEA Materials. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KORo...

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The effect of elastic strains on intermetallic catalytic activity with Jorge Redondo Sánchez

YouTube video by IMDEA Materials Institute

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Jorge's thesis was supervised by Profs. Javier LLorca and Jon Molina. He is the 12th IMDEA Materials predoctoral researcher to successfully defend his thesis this year, and the 136th in total. 🙌 Congratulations, Jorge, on this great achievement!

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

👨‍🔬 IMDEA Materials would like to congratulate our most recent doctoral graduate, Jorge Redondo, after his successful PhD defence at @upm.es on Friday. His thesis was entitled: "The effect of elastic strains on the activity of catalysts for the hydrogen economy".

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

👩‍🔬 Yesterday, we hosted a seminar by Dr. Jazmin Duarte from Max Planck's Institute for Sustainable Materials: “Microstructure-driven Hydrogen Response: In Situ Insights from Micromechanical Testing.” The topic? How hydrogen-microstructure interactions can be revealed in real time.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

💡 A decade after its publication, "Vibrant times for mechanical #metamaterials" continues to make an impact. The article, featuring IMDEA Materials' Prof. Johan Christensen, has been recognised as one of MRS Communication's most-read papers. 🔗 link.springer.com/collections/...

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MRS Communications Interest and Influence Collection

This collection highlights MRS Communications articles that were most highly cited and downloaded in the last five years.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

👨‍🔬 Our researcher Carlos Aguilar Vega has published an article for @fundacionmuyinteresante.org on #4DPrinting, a technology that combines additive manufacturing with smart materials capable of responding and transforming when exposed to external stimuli. 🔗 materials.imdea.org/from-printin...

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From Printing Shapes to Intelligent Structures: The Rise of 4D Printing

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

👨‍🔬 Nuestro investigador, Carlos Aguilar Vega, publica en @fundacionmuyinteresante.org sobre la #impresión4D, una tecnología que combina la fabricación aditiva con materiales inteligentes capaces de responder y transformarse ante estímulos externos. 🔗 www.fundacionmuyinteresante.org/de-imprimir-...

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De imprimir formas a estructuras inteligentes: así es la impresión 4D

No podemos negar que la impresión 3D ha marcado un antes y un después en nuestra forma de fabricar. Hoy podemos imprimir desde juguetes y prototipos en casa hasta componentes de motores de cohetes esp...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🤔 How do thermal barrier coatings degrade over time, and how can we predict their lifetime more accurately? A new article highlights efforts to develop a computational framework to simulate the evolution of TBC systems under real operating conditions. materials.imdea.org/imdea-materi...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🤔 ¿Curious as to what life is like as a student at IMDEA Materials Institute? In our latest video, we speak with @princeton.edu undergraduates, Davis Hobley and Kai Harting, who recently completed summer research stays at IMDEA Materials. @princetonupress.bsky.social

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

👨‍🔬 IMDEA Materials', Dr. Federico Sket, will be a Symposium Organiser at this year's #MSE2026. "CO2: Tomographic and Radiographic Imaging With Synchrotron X-Rays and Neutrons: Experimental Techniques, Applications and Data Science". 🔗 mse-congress.com

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🚨 We are #hiring! IMDEA Materials is searching for a Predoctoral Researcher for the development and optimisation of recycling processes for stainless steel. 🔗 For full conditions and to apply, see our Careers Opportunity portal: jobs.materials.imdea.org/offer/view?i...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🔎 IMDEA Materials is on the hunt for a motivated person to offer technical support for the research activities carried out in our Physical Simulation laboratory. This position is offered through #ProgramaInvestigo. 🔗 For conditions and to apply, see: jobs.materials.imdea.org/offer/view?i...

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

📽️ Here, we bring you some images from last week's visit from the Community of Madrid's Regional Minister for Education, Science and Universities, Mercedes Zarzalejo, who visited our facilities to learn about the research lines and leading projects being carried out by this specialised centre.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🤔 What advice would you give to a future #PhD student? That's the question we ask in our second combined PHD Perspectives video, featuring thoughts and advice from some of our most recent doctoral graduates.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

With more than 80 R&D projects spanning regional, national, European, and international partners, we remain committed to advancing materials science for the benefit of society. 🙌 Thank you to Minister Zarzalejo and the Community of Madrid for your continued support.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Minister was guided on her tour by the Institute's Director, Prof. Jon Molina Aldareguia, and interacted with a number of our researchers during the visit. 🔥 A particular focus of the visit was IMDEA Materials' research into flame-retardant and fire-resistant materials.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

😊 We were honoured today to welcome Mercedes Zarzalejo, the Community of Madrid's Regional Minister for Education, Science and Universities to IMDEA Materials. It provided an opportunity to showcase some of our latest research and innovation activities.

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IMDEA Materials Institute @imdeamaterials.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🙂 Earlier this month, we were delighted to welcome a delegation from the Tsinghua University Students' Association for Science and Technology (#THUSAST) to IMDEA Materials Institute. The group was welcomed by our Director, Prof. Jon Molina-Aldareguia.

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