Catalan Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
@icn2nano
🔬 We study & apply the behavior of matter at the #nanoscale. 🤝 Center of @iCERCA & member of @_BIST, @SOMM_alliance & @ACER_Recerca. 🦋 @icn2.bsky.social
👋 Welcome to our profile! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐂𝐍𝟐❓ 🧬 We advance both applied (in #health, #energy and #ICT) and fundamental research through nanoscience & nanotechnology. 💡 Join us in exploring fascinating #nanoscale discoveries and their impact on our lives!




📢 The deadline to submit #BISTIgnite project proposals has been extended to August 18! 💡 The Ignite programme promotes new collaborations among #BISTCommunity researchers #multidisciplinarity 👉 bist.eu/research/ignite
🔬 Did you know that #nanotechnology can help us develop more sustainable nanodevices❓ 🔍 Listen to what Luis Canonico talked about at the 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Conference! 👇 #QuantumYear #QuantumTech
🎉 2D-BioPAD joined the event “𝗠𝘆 𝗠𝗦 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀– 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗦 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿”organised by P.I.N.Dis! 🎤 Our partner @AlzheimerHellas was among the speakers! 💡 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦!
🗣️ SEMINARS Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Dr Samira Gharehkhani from @uvic, Canada. 📆 28/07/2025 ⏰ 11 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here to attend! 👉 forms.office.com/e/X43w5kjCTC 🔃 Sharing is appreciated! #SustainableFuture #Sustainability #CreatingImpact
🗣️ We're at @ascos2025, aimed to promote discussions & #ResearcNetworking among both young & leading scientists in the optical chemical & biochemical #sensors field. 🤝 @Sla27para presented the event & Dr @maria_SoAz a tutorial on Silicon #Photonic Interferometric Sensors.




🚰 #NIAGARA goes on! At #OPTOEL2025 , @ICN2nano shared innovative #nanophotonics solutions for #environmentalmonitoring. 💧 Focus: multiplexed detection of #waterpollutants in #drinkingwater from the @NIAGARA_EU #WaterQuality #Biosensors
📢 NEW PAPER OUT❗ 🔬 An ICN2 Group, led by Klaas-Jan Tielrooij, & @ICFOnians collaborators studied the transport mechanisms of charge carriers in MoSe₂ samples. 🚀 Key for better #optoelectronic devices. 📜 Nature Communications ℹ️ 👉 bit.ly/44SfIFj #2DMaterials

🧪 Bojos per la #Física va acabar al juny destacant la motivació per la ciència dels estudiants. A l'ICN2, es va abordar: 🔹 Electrons, Nanopartícules 🔹 Nanoelectrònica 🔹 Aigua 🔹 Biosensors 🙏 Gràcies, voluntaris ICN2! 🙏 Gràcies, Bojos i Boges! ℹ️ bit.ly/4kQXnx4




🗣️ SEMINARS Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by Dr @Mengnan__Wang from @SwanseaUni, Wales. 📆 25/07/2025 ⏰ 11 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here to attend! 👉 forms.office.com/e/xtYU5PTuAe 🔃 Sharing is appreciated! #Electrodes #Batteries #CreatingImpact
Double win for @merkoci_group ! Prof. @ArbenMerkoci ranks #1 in Electronics & #8 in Materials Science on @rankingresearch 🏅 @icn2nano Nanobioelectronics Lab is now Green Lab Certified! Excellence + sustainability = 💥 @REA_research @EUgreenresearch @HorizonEU
🔬 PhD THESIS DEFENCE 🔹Student: Massimo Urban 🔹Director: ICREA Prof. @ArbenMerkoci & Dr Giulio Rosati (@merkoci_group) 📆 Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ⏰ 11 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register at 👉 f.mtr.cool/iazmtpsptn 🍀 Good luck, Massimo! #HealthcareField #PhDThesis
🔬 Detectar #cancer de pulmón y ovarios temprano es crucial. 🥼 @Sla27para, Prof. @CSIC y líder del @NanoB2A_group desarrollan #biosensores ultrasensibles para el diagnóstico precoz. 🏅 Premio Investigación Biomédica @FundacionLilly. ¡Felicidades! 📽️👉 f.mtr.cool/nfigvjqqxk


🏅 Otros 13 centros del #CSIC cuentan actualmente con la acreditación Severo Ochoa, como el @iata_csic, el @iaa_csic o el #INMA ➡️ Trabajan en las distintas ramas del conocimiento y están repartidos por nuestro país
♻️ @CienciaGob entrevistó a @MariaEscEsc, prof. ICREA, líder del @NanoElectrocat (ICN2) y ganadora del Premio Nacional de Investigación por su trabajo puntero en electroquímica para un futuro más #sostenible. 📽️ 👉 f.mtr.cool/opcqxwvbsg #Química #TransiciónEnergética

⚛️ Are #electrons waves, particles or both❓ Find the answer below! 📩 Download the posters here! 👉 bist.eu/society/quantu… 🖌️ Designed by: @mariapicasso 🤝 @_BIST & @Perimeter / @ICIQchem, @_IFAE @ICFOnians @QuantumYear2025 #QuantumPosters #BISTCommunity

📃 NEW PAPER OUT❗ 💡 #Antibiotics resistance is rising due to the misuse of antibiotics and the lack of treatment monitoring tools. 💊 The @NanoB2A_group has developed a new biosensor for real-time monitoring of amikacin & colistin. ℹ️ Interested? 👉 bit.ly/44FOlwB


🌞 Good morning #BISTcommunity ! 👉 Remember that you have 2,5 weeks left to wrap up your collaborative project proposals for the #BISTignite call! bist.eu/research/ignit…
🗣️ SEMINARS Join us for this 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 by @IvanMoraSero from the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM). 📆 15/07/2025 ⏰ 4 PM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register here to attend! 👉 forms.office.com/e/3eEZC1Wvt6 🔃 RTappreciated! #ScientificSeminar #Perovskites
📰 NEW UPDATE❗ ICN2 had a strong presence at #Graphene2025 in San Sebastian! The event featured experts from industry, research and academia in the #2DMaterials field. 🤝 Main Organiser: @PhantomsNet ℹ️ How did ICN2 contribute? f.mtr.cool/dzazubxsld #ScientificCollaboration


🔬 PhD THESIS DEFENCE 🔹Student: Kenedy Tabah 🔹Directors: CSIC Prof. @MonicaLiraCantu 📆 Tuesday, 15th July 2025 ⏰ 10 AM 📍 ICN2 Seminar Room 📝 Register at 👉 f.mtr.cool/kimtzswgtj 🍀 Good luck, Kenedy! #SolarCells #Perovskites #PhDthesis