Follow our work in 100% Silicon anode for next generation Li-ion batteries
Our researchers demonstrated the good performance of a 100% nanotextile Silicon anode made of a Silicon nanowire (SiNW) network. Read the whole article here.
Our researchers demonstrated the good performance of a 100% nanotextile Silicon anode made of a Silicon nanowire (SiNW) network. Read the whole article here.
Our group leader, Juan José Vilatela was invited as a guest in CORDIScovery podcast to talk about “Portable power: batteries of the future”. Listen to the whole podcast here.
Our group is part of an international team supported by a prestigious Kavli Exploration Award to reduce global emissions of materials thorugh carbon nanotubes (CNTs). You can see the full article about it here.
On the 29th of September Nabil presented his first yeat assesment titled “From aerosols to aerogels: A study on aggregation and gelation of floating 1D nanoparticles” with a positive result. Elena passed on the 6th of October with her presentation
MNG researchers, Juan Pedro Fernández, Anastasiia Mikhalchan and Afshin Pendashteh, received the advanced three-days training by Anton Paar on the SAXS/WAXS laboratory machine for coupling in situ SAXS/WAXS measurements with the operation of the electrochemical cell (Afshin), thermal stage (Juan
Our Ph.D. student Nabil attended the European Aerosol Conference 2023 in Málaga, Spain from September 3-8, 2023. The conference is annually organized by European Aerosol Assembly (EAA) and was held at “Palacio de Ferias y Congresos” of Malaga. Nabil gave
Our Ph.D. student, Isabel, and our post-doc, Miguel, attended the FEMS Euromat 23 congress in Goethe University in Frankfurt from September 3-7, 2023. There, they joined different experts and researchers with academic and industrial backgrounds as them to absorb the
Our Ph.D. student on electrochemistry Elena attended the 74th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistr organized by the members of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) in Lyon, France from September 3-8, 2023. The meeting was held at
We are looking for a Ph.D. student to study the mechanics of nanowire network materials using WAXS/SAXS and in-situ electron microscopy. For more details and to apply, click here.
Several members of the group, including Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Dr. Miguel Vázquez Pufleau, Shegufta Tahsin Upama, and group leader Dr. Juan José Vilatela presented their latest work at NT ’23, the 23rd international conference on the Science and Applications of
MNG postdoctoral research associate Dr. Miguel Vázquez Pufleau recently published his work on generating nanoparticle catalysts using the spark discharge method. His co-authors were Andrew Johnston and Dr. Juan José Vilatela. You can read the PDF article (in Spanish) attached
We were honored to host our collaborator Dr. Micah Green on May 11-12, 2023. Dr. Green is a professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he leads a group on nanomaterials processing for
Our Ph.D. student Nabil attended the Workshop on Aerogels Characterization and Modelling organized by the AERoGELS COST Action at the University of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary from March 29-31, 2023. Nabil gave an oral presentation about his current work, titled
Last week, several of our group members attended SAXS Excites, the International SAXS Symposium 2023, on April 4 – 5, 2023, at Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. Senior research associate Dr. Afshin Pendashteh presented his work on using
We are hiring a postdoctoral research associate to study the 3D structure of nanowire aggregates using scattering methods (WAXS/SAXS and SLS). For more details and to apply, click here.
On Feb 13, the entire MNG group headed over to the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) for a day-long session of brainstorming, learning, and team-building. This resumes our group’s tradition of the yearly scientific retreat following a 3-year hiatus due
In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (Feb 11), MNG predoctoral student Elena Sánchez talked IMDEA Materials about her work in the lab and beyond to effectively communicate science to the public. Read her interview
We have two available postdoc positions: Nanostructured network electrodes to realize the high energy density 3b/4a battery Biologically testing microelectrodes and a flexible battery for an implantable medical device to treat brain tumors You can find the details and apply
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