El próximo 5 de diciembre, en IMDEA Materiales, se celebrará el taller “Materiales para una Mejor Defensa”, un evento pensado para quienes quieran descubrir cómo los materiales más avanzados están transformando el mundo de la defensa. Cinco expertos de IMDEA Materiales liderarán este encuentro:
La defensa de la Tesis Doctoral se llevará a cabo en el Salón de Grados (Antigua Capilla) de la Facultad de Ciencias Químicas de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. La disertación se titula «High-throughput computational strategies to discover new catalysts for the Hydrogen Economy including
La defensa de la Tesis Doctoral se llevará a cabo en el Salón de Grados Padre Soler de la Universidad Carlos III de Leganes. La disertación se titula «Developing new high entropy alloys for high temperature applications using advanced powder metallurgy routes and additive manufacturing» . Ha sido
Resumen: Electrochemical energy storage technologies have been brought into the spotlight as they provide elegant and efficient approaches to store, transport, and deliver energy harvested from sustainable energy resources.[1-2] The demand for power and energy supply is equally imperative in
Resumen: By utilizing innovative polymerization techniques involving zero-valent metals and UV light, we have developed radical polymerizations that exhibit low dispersity, high monomer conversion rates, exceptional oxygen tolerance, and minimal catalyst content. These advancements are crucial
Professor Sudesh Sivarasu leads the University of Cape Town (UCT) MedTech laboratory. Prof Sivarasu is one of the best known in the field of medical device innovation both nationally and internationally. He has been named a prolific inventor by UCT Research Contracts and Innovation and holds the 2nd
Resumen:Often the society thinks researchers can do almost everything they want. They imagine that we can convert immediately all our ideas into experiments, even the silliest and strangest ones, without telling anyone or asking permission. And this far from being true. Actually, researcher's
Resumen: To this end, full-field mesoscale computational modeling of statistical volume elements and calibration and validation experiments provide a pathway for establishing microstructure-property relationships in additively manufactured parts. However, the fidelity of these relationships is
Del 7 al 9 de marzo se celebra en la Institución Ferial de Madrid (IFEMA) la Feria Madrid por la Ciencia y la Innovación en el marco de la semana de la educación. IMDEA Materiales participa activamente en este importante evento divulgativo para la Comunidad de Madrid, junto a los otros IMDEAs,
Resumen: The delicate alveolar structure of the mammalian lungs is stabilized against forces tending to its collapse, thanks to the coating of a complex lipid-protein network assembled by the pulmonary surfactant system. This material, assembled and secreted by type II pneumocytes, prevents the
Abstract: Nanocomposite materials based on a polymer matrix and nanomaterials (as Graphene Nanoplateletes, 2D clays or Metal Organic Frameworks) acting as additives are an exciting type of materials that bring the opportunity to create plastics with better properties (mechanical, thermal,
Resumen: Functional and structural parts, made so far with metals, have been progressively reengineeredby replacing metallic materials by discontinuous fibre reinforced polymers and continuous fibrereinforced composites. Polymer composites are usually divided into two groups, advanced (orhigh
Resumen: Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam (PBF-LB) paved the way for developing the next-generation alloys achieving unique properties that could not be guaranteed with the traditional manufacturing routes. The conventional metal alloys utilised for cast and wrought processes did not take full
Resumen: Reconstructing the morphology of aerogels presents significant challenges if 3D visualizations of their mesoporous nanostructure are desired. Available microscopic and tomographic tools find it difficult to probe into all types of aerogels for the purposes of reconstructing their 3D
Resumen: We all are very familiar with graphene and carbon nanotubes and their extraordinary electronic and mechanical properties. Both materials are composed of sp2 carbon atoms; their structures look very similar locally but exhibit different properties due to the way their atoms are arranged
Resumen: Systems with broken continuous symmetry in ideal lattices cannot be rectified through rearrangement or deformation. Topological metamaterials featuring nontrivial, artificially induced phase transitions have emerged as pivotal constituents for engineering these topological defects,
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 10:30 am, en el Aula de Grados (Edificio Padre Soler), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid-Leganés Campus, Madrid. La disertación se titula "Development of Ti-Fe-based powders for laser additive manufacturing of ultrafine lamellar eutectics". Fue
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 11:30 am, en el edificio Concepción Arenal, sala 14.0.11, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid – Campus de Getafe. La defensa tendrá una parte pública y otra confidencial. La disertación se titula "Binder Jetting: A Microstructural Perspective". Fue
La disertación se titula «Development and Experimental Correlation of Machine Learning Models for Diagnosis of Processing Disturbances in Liquid Moulding of Structural Composites». Fue asesorada por el Prof. Dr. Carlos Gonzales. Aquí está el enlace a la dirección de la escuela en Google
El viernes 29 de septiembre, en el salón de actos de la Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid, investigadores de los Institutos IMDEA nos contarán qué líneas de investigación y qué proyectos concretos se desarrollan en sus centros, vinculados directamente con alguna de las cinco misiones de la UE,
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 10:30 am, en la sala 3.S01.08, Edificio Rey Pastor (biblioteca), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid – Campus de Leganés. La disertación se titula "Bioabsorbable composite laminates of PLA reinforced with surface-modified Mg wires for orthopedic implant
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 11:00 am, en la Sala Echegaray, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid. La disertación se titula "Facilitating development of special clays by incorporation of machine learning techniques". Fue asesorada por el Prof. J. LLorca y
Resumen, The structures of materials play a critical role in defining their unique properties and applications. In particular, the engineering of materials to enhance their performance or understand their defect, dislocation, impurity, or catalytic activity requires knowledge of atomistic-level
Resumen: Digital Light Processing (DLP)[1] is an additive manufacturing technology based on a Vat photopolymerisation process. 3D objects are manufactured layer upon layer by projecting 2D light patterns onto a liquid photocurable resin. This fast and accurate process is usually limited to
Resumen: Various metals have been used as battery anodes in electrochemical cells ever since the birth of the batteries with Volta’s pile and in the first commercialized primary (Zn/MnO2, Leclanché 1866) and secondary (Pb/acid, Planté 1859) batteries. Li-MoS2 cells, employing Li metal anodes,
Resumen: The morphology of grains produced during metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) can be very different from that given by conventional processing and is central to controlling the properties of the final build. In addition, the interfacial velocities and temperature gradients found during AM
Resumen: ¿Qué papel ha jugado la metalurgia en el desarrollo tecnológico de nuestra civilización tal como la conocemos? ¿Cómo se vincula la metalurgia con las llamadas tecnologías verdes? ¿Cómo se relaciona la metalurgia con el desarrollo de nuevas formas de generar energía? ¿Qué desafíos
Resumen: Fe-based soft magnetic bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have shown unprecedented magnetization saturation and coercivity values and are thus envisioned as potential candidates to increase the efficiency of electromagnetic components. Laser powder bed fusion (LBPF) allows to manufacture
Resumen:The modeling of plastic deformation over the length scales has still been a challengeable problem. One of the most crucial defect interactions related to the plasticity is the reaction between the dislocation and GB, that is, GB strengthening of Hall-Petch law from the materials science view
Abstract The increasing awareness for the reduction of environmental damage caused by synthetic polymers is contributing to the growth of sustainable biopolymer sectors. In the last decade, numerous research resources have been devoted to replace the fossil-based polymers available in the
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 12:00 horas, en la “Salón de Grados - Edificio Padre Soler” de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid en Leganés. La disertación se titula "Facilitating development of special clays by incorporation of machine learning techniques. ". Fue asesorada por el
Abstract:AI is transforming our approach to molecular engineering. Driven by the goal of accelerating drug development, our aim is to develop AI-driven molecular engineering methods which will enhance our approach to biomolecular discovery, such as drug discovery, drug repurposing, and chemical
Resumen: Biodegradable magnesium-based stents (BMgS) present outstanding potential to revolutionize the treatment of coronary artery diseases, in which full recovery of arteries without long-term irritation of implants is anticipated for averting adverse events associated with the permanent
Resumen: Developing a multiscale paradigm requires careful investigation of composite materials at the microscale. Experimental approaches that capture progressive damage of complex heterogeneous materials would enable a new understanding of failure phenomena. To further enhance our knowledge, a
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 11:00 horas, en la “Sala de Adoración de Miguel 1.2.C16” de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid en Leganés. La disertación se titula " Effect of Microstructure on Architected Materials Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing ". Fue asesorada por la Dra.
Abstract: Photonics, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials are considered by the European Commission as key enabling technology due to the transcendental fields where these technologies have proved their capacity to provide solutions, as improved sensors, imaging and treatment in medicine, or
Resumen: Despite that Mg has a lot of possible applications, the easiest deformation mechanism in Mg alloys, basal slip, can only provide two independent slip systems, leading to large plastic anisotropy and poor mechanical properties of Mg alloys at room temperature, restricting the applications
Abstract: 3D extrusion printing has evolved as one of the most employed manufacturing techniques for the fabrication of polymer scaffolds for applications in tissue engineering. Within the context, the selection of the polymer hydrogel to be employed as biomaterial ink is crucial and several
Resumen: Carbon nanomaterials show remarkable heating rates in response to applied radio frequency (RF) fields. We can now show that these responses may be generalized across a wide range of nanomaterial-loaded structures, including carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, and laser-induced graphene.
Resumen: Aluminum alloys have been the primary material of choice for structural components of aircraft,among which Al-Li, Al-Ni, Al-Co and Al-Cu alloy have attracted much attention due to theirexceptional fracture toughness, corrosion resistance and so on. Understanding the relationshipsamong
Resumen, Robust and efficient full-field crystal plasticity models (based on finite element or FFT methods) have been developed over the past decades, and were extensively used for simulating and understanding different material phenomena at the macro- and mesoscales. On the other hand, nanoscale
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 11:00 horas, en la “sala verde” de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. La disertación se titula «Microstucture sensitive simulation framework for additive manufactured Hastelloy-X». Fue asesorado por el Prof. Javier
La tercera edición de la Bienal Ciudad y Ciencia se celebrará en Barcelona y Madrid entre los días 21 y 26 de febrero de 2023. La organización de la Bienal se hará con la colaboración del Círculo de Bellas Artes, impulsada por la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT). Alíate
Resumen: Material modelling has been for decades the centre of scientific efforts in the field of computational mechanics. A high number of parametric nonlinear families have been proposed for modelling elastic and inelastic solids. However, model selection and parameter identification and
Resumen: 3D bioprinting is usually implemented on flat surfaces, posing serious limitations in the fabrication of multilayered curved constructs. 4D bioprinting, combining 3D bioprinting with time-dependent stimuli-induced transformation, enables the fabrication of shape-changing constructs.
Resumen:Magnetic storage systems and magnetically actuated devices are ultimately controlled by magnetic fields generated using electric currents. This involves significant power dissipation by Joule heating effect. Manipulating magnetism with electric voltage has an enormous potential to boost
Resumen: Most of Additive Manufacturing (AM) are solidification processes. As a result of the phase transformations, usual metallurgical features of arc welding processes are found, e.g., textured structures, intergranular hot tears, deviation from thermodynamic transformation paths, … The
Resumen: Accurate modelling of chemical and physical interactions is crucial for obtaining thermodynamic and dynamical properties of any chemical system, enabling a myriad of possible applications. Many of these applications are computationally prohibitive when using advanced Computational
Abstract: Model-free data-driven computational mechanics (DDCM) is a new paradigm for simulations in solid mechanics. One of the its advantagesis the fact that it avoids regression-based, bias-prone constitutive modeling. However, many materials do display a simple linear response in the
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 11:00 horas, en la sala verde de la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. La disertación se titula "Modelado multiescala de la cinética de crecimiento dendrítico con convección líquida". Fue asesorado por el Dr. Damien Tourret y el Prof.
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar a las 11:00 horas, en el "aula C" de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales. La disertación se titula "Modelado computacional de la fabricación de metales por fusión de lecho de polvo". Fue asesorado por el Prof. Ignacio Romero y el Dr. Damián
Resumen: El antienvejecimiento se ha convertido en un importante tema de investigación en el campo de las ciencias biológicas modernas. Es interesante considerar los hidrogeles para aplicaciones antienvejecimiento debido a su estructura única. En los últimos años, nuevos hidrogeles basados en
Resumen:La Ingeniería de Tejidos surgió a principios de los años 90 sobre la base de la fabricación de andamios de biomateriales de diseño para guiar la unión, distribución, diferenciación y depósito de una matriz extracelular (ECM) característica del tejido objetivo. Las células son capaces de
Abstract:A novel series of FRMs was synthesized by suspension polymerization which had coreshell structure and complete spherical morphology. The core material is composed of a variety of flame-retardant components, some phosphate ester flame-retardant such as BDP, RDP, TPP etc. (or several of them)
Resumen:La interpretación de experimentos que prueban las propiedades mecánicas de los materiales a menudo se ve limitada por la falta de herramientas adecuadas para una inspección operativa de los mecanismos de deformación. Las simulaciones de dinámica molecular ofrecen la posibilidad de realizar
Resumen: El desarrollo de electrolitos de estado sólido compuestos (CSSE) avanzados se considera una de las direcciones más prometedoras para lograr avances en la tecnología de baterías de litio. Para mejorar el rendimiento general de los electrolitos, como las propiedades mecánicas, el
Resumen: Comprender el daño, la localización y la fractura en sólidos dúctiles y estructuras sujetas a impactos de alta velocidad o cargas explosivas tiene importancia en la industria aeroespacial, aplicaciones militares, ingeniería civil y aplicaciones geofísicas. Los cráteres meteóricos, el
Resumen: La ingeniería de tejidos y la medicina regenerativa se visualizan actualmente como excelentes alternativas para la rehabilitación o sustitución de tejidos dañados mediante el uso de andamios. Sin embargo, sigue siendo un desafío cómo seleccionar los materiales y sus métodos de
Investigadores de los 7 institutos de IMDEA hablarán de las cinco Misiones de la UE vistas por ellos (I) Nuestras compañeras Isabel Gómez y María Dolores Martín (Lola) serán las protagonistas de este gran encuentro. Los presentadores de este acto serán nuestro Director, Prof. José Manuel
Resumen:El desarrollo de modelos precisos y simulaciones de deformación plástica en materiales metálicos requiere una comprensión del comportamiento de los defectos y modos de deformación en metales en múltiples escalas de longitud y tiempo. En esta presentación, se resumirán los esfuerzos recientes
Abstract: Lightweight materials including aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys and metal matrix composites are increasingly being used in the transportation and manufacturing industries to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint. Emerging materials including high entropy alloys,
Resumen: Nano4Energy es una empresa de base tecnológica de gran proyección internacional. La actividad principal de Nano4Energy es el desarrollo tecnológico de recubrimientos de alto valor añadido mediante la tecnología de “sputtering” magnetrón y la implementación de dichos recubrimientos en
Resumen: The increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases on the world population urge the development of efficient new therapies for the reestablishment of the cardiac function. The heart has a very limited regenerative ability, and so lost cardiomyocytes cannot be replaced, thus causing
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar el 21 de junio a las 5:00 pm en la Universidad de Texas en Arlington. Será de forma online. La disertación se titula “Hierarchical Microstructures to Overcome the Conflict Between Strength and Toughness of Hard Coatings: Tin/Ni as a Model System”. Ha sido
Resumen: The goal of regenerative medicine is to control an individual’s healing response after trauma, working at the cellular level to repair damaged tissue. However, to successfully intervene in tissue repair, there must be a basic understanding of the types of signals cells receive from their
Resumen: The current global pandemic (COVID-19) and other recent major epidemics, including SARS and MERS and the historical Spanish flu, are caused by respiratory viruses that affect the lung. To better understand the pathophysiology of these diseases and develop preventive and therapeutic
Resumen: The current paradigm that guides many materials and manufacturing research is to optimize a materials’ (hierarchical) structure to accomplish a specific function and then assemble different components made with different materials into ever more complex arrangements in order to realize
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar el 17 de junio, a las 11:00 hr, en el Salón de Grados (Módulo 8) de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Cantoblanco). La disertación se titula “Stable lithium-sulfur batteries through electrode and interface engineering”. Ha sido
Abstract: Residual stresses are those that remain in the material after external loads have been removed. To satisfy static equilibrium, they are self-equilibrating. Residual stresses are generated as a response of the material to inhomogeneous permanent inelastic strains. The latter will induce
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 24 de mayo a las 11:00 am en la «Sala Verde» (José Echegaray) de la Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UPM. La disertación se titula «Fundamentals of solidification during selective laser melting of aerospace alloys». Ha sido supervisada por el Prof.
Resumen: Neural networks are able to approximate nonlinear functions with accuracy. This makes them suited for many fields far from their origin in computer science.In this work we will apply these neural networks to composite materials from two different perspectives: top-down, for structural
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Resumen: Carbon microelectromechanical system (carbon MEMS) has emerged as a technique alternative to silicon-based MEMS technologies in the last two decades. Although carbon-MEMS allows for the fabrication of 3D carbon microstructures useful for several applications, complex architectures are
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 4 de mayo a las 10:30 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto: https://short.upm.es/t3l99 La disertación se titula « Perovskite for hybrid light emitting devices». Fue supervisado por el Prof. Dr. Rubén D. Costa y el Prof. Dr. De-Yi Wang.
Resumen y bibiografía: High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are multi-principal elements materials that challenge the traditional alloy design techniques. Due to their large design space and ample mechanical, optical, electrical, and thermal properties, HEAs are exiting material systems to explore and
La Defensa de Doctorado tendrá lugar el 22 de abril, a las 11:30 horas en la “Sala Verde” de la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UPM. La disertación se titula "Quest for Fire-safe Lithium-ion Batteries ". Ha sido supervidado por el Prof. De-Yi Wang. Aquí está el enlace
Resumen: Hydrogels are used as scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM) for different applications such as delivery vehicles for bioactive molecules, space filling agents and as three-dimensional structures hosting cells to stimulate the regeneration of the desired tissue.
Resumen: In recent years, combinatorial materials science has had a major impact helping to accelerate the discovery and development of new materials. The combinatorial approach encompasses the combinatorial synthesis and high-throughput characterization methods. Among the different techniquesfor
Hoy, 24 de marzo, en IMDEA Materiales, tuvo lugar el primer “Thesis Talk” 2022. Dicha actividad es un concurso de comunicación de investigación reconocido internacionalmente desarrollado por la Universidad de Queensland en 2008. Se trata de una actividad en la que los doctorandos presentan sus
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el miércoles 23 de marzo a las 09:30 am de forma remota. La disertación se titula “Tuning the mechanical properties of metastable beta titanium alloys through the control of microstructure and deformation mechanisms”. Ha sido supervisada por el Prof. Jon
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 1 de abril a las 11:00 am en la Sala “3.S01.08 “de la Universidad Carlos III de Leganes en Madrid. La disertación se titula «Recovery and re-use of carbon fibres from recycled end-of-life epoxy based composites». Ha sido supervisada por el Prof. Jon Mikel
IMDEA Materiales ha participado en la 'XI Feria Madrid es Ciencia' en IFEMA, junto con el resto de Institutos IMDEA del 2 al 5 de marzo. ¡Todo un éxito de evento! Fue organizado por la Fundación para el Conocimiento Madrimasd y promovido por la Comunidad de Madrid. El viernes 4 de marzo, el
Resumen: Magnesium and its alloys are promising biodegradable metal scaffolds for potential bone regeneration applications, such as bioabsorbable implants. However, for this to be possible, further developments are necessary. On the one hand, Mg tends to corrode at a high rate, leading to
Del 2 al 5 de marzo se celebra en la Institución Ferial de Madrid (IFEMA) la Feria Madrid por la Ciencia y la Innovación en el marco de la semana de la educación. IMDEA Materiales participa activamente en este importante evento divulgativo para la Comunidad de Madrid, los días 4 y 5 de marzo,
¿Qué puedo hacer una vez acabado el Máster? ¿Por qué no hacer un doctorado en materiales? El Instituto IMDEA Materiales te invita a conocer la relevancia de hacer un doctorado en un centro de investigación multidisciplinar e internacional a través de la experiencia de nuestros alumni y por compañías
Resumen: In this research work, the combination of the data-driven approaches based on the machine learning method and the group interactions modeling is used to predict the thermomechanical and mechanical properties of the vast number of polymers. The macroscopic properties of polymers were
Resumen: Materials deformation is ultimate controlled by physical processes at the atomic scale. In many cases, these processes are controlled by fluctuations characterized by highly stochastic behavior. While we have learned to subsume this stochasticity into continuum laws that describe average
Resumen: There are several problems in physics that involve the presence of interfaces between different phases and the evolution of these interfaces with time. These problems include phase transformation, solidification, fracture, Li-ion transport in batteries, etc. In this work, the phenomenon
Resumen: Solid solution strengthening is a classical metallurgical process that has been brought to the center stage by the development of high entropy alloys. Solutes may affect dislocations at different levels, from their core structure to their long-range glide, depending on the alloy
Resumen: Biodegradable materials are an option where problems related with permanent implants induce complications in the long term, especially for bone and cardiovascular application. Research have focused on different materials for these applications, such as bioceramics, polymers, metals or
Resumen: The combination of experiment, simulation, and data plays an important role in the development and characterization of advanced materials.In the first part of the presentation, this combination and the implications of the activities for advanced multiphase steels are described and
Resumen: Major breakthroughs in batteries would require the development of new composite materials, with a precisely controlled nanoscale architecture. These materials can be synthesized directly on the electrodes using electrochemical methods, allowing sequential deposition, high structural
Nuestro alumni Ismael Gomez ha recibido el premio extraordinario de doctorado del curso 2020-2021 de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid por su trabajo titulado ‘Automated discovery of porous molecular materials facilitated by characterization of molecular porosity”.
En el marco de las diferentes iniciativas del Consejo Asesor Industrial (IAB) de IMDEA Materiales, tenemos el placer de invitarles a la charla de Rocio Muñoz Moreno, responsable de materiales metálicos europeo de HP. La charla, titulada “Tecnologia HP 3D Metales – el valor añadido de Binder Jet”
Abstract Pollution is a problem that affects us, and every day is more necessary to take into account the reduction of emission to environment. One of the proposal to reduce the pollution is decreasing the weight of automobiles. To reach this objective, it is necessary to develop new materials much
Resumen: Wide band gap (WBG) oxides are currently attracting a lot of attention due to both their versatility in achieving a nanostructured architecture as well as from their capability of interacting with the ultraviolet radiation. In this talk, I will present our latest results concerning the
Resumen: This report identifies key ingredients necessary for developing a robust numerical framework capable of performing full-field simulations of polymer base lattice materials. Direct simulation of components manufactured out of lattice materials is not deemed suitable on account of high
Nuestra compañera Monica Echeverry Rendon ha ganado el premio Ada Byron a la mujer en tecnología, capítulo Colombia ¡ENHORABUENA! El Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer en la Tecnología es un galardón impulsado por la Universidad de Deusto que se concede anualmente a mujeres tecnólogas para premiar y
El Poster titulado “El efecto de las deformaciones mecánicas sobre la actividad catalítica de los metales de transición para la evolución de hidrógeno y las reacciones de reducción de oxígeno”, de nuestros compañeros Carmen Martínez Alonso y Jose Manuel Guevara-Vela, ha sido premiado como el más
Un año más, IMDEA Materiales estará presente en la Semana de la Ciencia y la Innovación de Madrid, que se celebrará del 1 al 14 de noviembre de 2021. ¡Este año podremos retomar las actividades de forma presencial! Las actividades tendrán la siguiente temática (4 y 11 de noviembre): •
Abstract: Laser bioprinting is a very promising technique that has demonstrated an outstanding cell viability. With an appropriate process parameterization single cell printing is possible with high spatial accuracy. In this seminar, current developments at Laser center UPM in the field of laser
Next 19 de noviembre, Prof. Javier Segurado will present some of the work done in his research group, under the title of “FFT based simulations for capturing microstructure effect on the mechanical response of metals”. The webinar, which will run through the Zoom platform and will be streamed also
Resumen: Functional polymer composites are applied in various fields in industry and daily lives. To overcome the main weakness of polymer materials, the high sensitivity to fire and other high temperature sources, flame retardancy is requested to the polymer composites. Generally, it is to find
Resumen: The fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are gaining increasing popularity due to their high strength to weight ratio, weight reduction properties. However, the heat/fire vulnerability of polymer-bsased tructural composites brings abrupt mechanical properties reduction with
RESUMEN: This First Year Assesment is focused on the development of biodegradable self-feinforced composites to be used in biomedical applications. Self-reinforced composites are considered a new class of composites in which a single type of polymer (or family) acts as both reinforcement and
En el marco de las diferentes iniciativas del Consejo Asesor Industrial (IAB) de IMDEA Materiales, tenemos el placer de invitarles a la charla de Jaime Fernández Castañeda, Responsable de Investigación y Tecnología de ITP Aero. La charla, titulada “La próxima tecnología para hacer la aviación más
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 15 de octubre a las 11:00 am en la Sala de Grados, modulo 8, Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. La disertación se titula «Nanoscale engineered electrode materials for high performance lithium-ion batteries». Ha sido supervisada por
El viernes 4 de octubre, Jorge Valilla presentará su FYA titulado "Simulación física y termodinámica de materiales funcionalmente graduados". Será un evento completamente remoto (zoom), a las 4:30 pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86733563907 Abstract: With the up and coming interest for
Abstract: Catalysts design has been one of the most relevant issues for the hydrogen economy during decades, especially for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). These catalytic processes are controlled by the electronic structure of the catalyst, that can
Abstract: High entropy alloys (HEAs) have recently garnered significant research attention due to the variety of properties they offer, including high strength, fracture resistance, thermal stability, wear resistance, corrosion resistance and irradiation resistance. When it comes to processing of
Resumen: The boost experienced by acoustic and mechanical metamaterial research during the past years has been driven by the ability to sculpture the flow of sound waves and vibrations at will. Metamaterials, which come in all kinds of shapes and forms, have initially been designed for
Resumen: The particular research interest of the speaker is the design and development of well-defined nanostructured materials and studying their structure-activity relationships for sustainable energy related catalytic transformations. After a brief introduction, the focus of the first part
El próximo 29 de septiembre, el Prof. Carlos D. González presentará parte del trabajo desarrollado en su grupo de investigación, bajo el título “On the use of machine learning for smart manufacturing of structural composites”. Este webinar, que se celebrará a través de Zoom, cubrirá los
La defensa se llevará a cabo online el martes 7 de septiembre de 2021 a las 12:00 horas. Ha sido supervisada por el Prof. Vinodkumar Etacheri.
Abstract Metallic materials are of interest in the healthcare sector because they can be used for multiple applications including as biodegradable implants and as antimicrobial touch surfaces for hospitals and other healthcare settings. With an ever-increasing demand for materials that need to
Resumen: Lattice materials are materials constituted by the repetition of small cells composed of structural units as bars, beams or shells, which form a lattice. The cell geometry can be designed to have an outstanding macroscopic response such as very high specific stiffness or energy
Resumen: The work presented is the result of a year studying the growth of inorganic nanowires by floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition (FCCVD) with the objective of applying this technique to the synthesis of metal oxide nanowires. The differences between substrated-CVD and FCCVD
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 21 de junio a las 11:30 pm en la "Sala Verde" de la Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UPM. La disertación se titula "Analysis of precipitation hardening in metallic alloys by means of dislocation dynamics". Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. Javier
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 25 de junio a las 12:00 pm en la "Sala Verde" de la Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UPM. La disertación se titula "Experimental and computational micromechanics of fibre-reinforced polymer composites at high strain rates" Ha sido supervisada por
Resumen: Resin transfer molding (RTM) is a closed-mold procedure in the composite manufacturing process. The resin enters the mold from the inlet port, and the gradient pressure of the inlet and outlet makes the flow move into the mold. A common disturbance that happened during the process is
¿Quieres desarrollar tu carrera en el ámbito de la ciencia y la innovación? ¿Te gustaría hacer tu Doctorado en una investigación más aplicada y cercana al mercado? ¡Ven a ver los proyectos en los que podrías trabajar con nosotros el próximo 6 de Febrero!
¡Nuestra compañera Andrea Fernández, considerada “Influencer 20.0”! Ha sido protagonista de esta consideración gracias a su investigación para ayudar a los demás y tratar de hacer un mundo mejor. En el siguiente link podréis ver toda la información al igual que el video donde le hacen una
Ya conocemos a los ganadores de la 10ª edición del concurso de imagen científica de IMDEA Materiales. Este año las mejores imágenes fueron: Categoría de caracterización Con los brazos abiertos, Monica Echeverry Categoría de simulación:Interfaces sólido-líquido de dendritas de Al-Cu
Resumen: Microstructural defects on the atomic level are known to be responsible to the macroscopic deformation of metals. Despite, the study of microstructure-based plasticity of metals is still a great challenge owing to the multiphysics and multiscale nature of plasticity. In this talk, I will
Resumen: The quenching and partitioning (Q&P) process is a relatively new heat treatment (2003) aimed at the creation of a multi-phase microstructure of tempered martensite and stabilized retained austenite. This microstructure enhances the mechanical properties of the steel, achieving an
Abstract: A novel series of multilayered nanocomposite materials based on the AlTiN system with high Al content and the addition of B as the successful element for obtaining the amorphous phase are presented. The coatings were grown using co-deposition reactive HiPIMS from an alloyed TiAl(X)
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 22 de enero a las 12:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Derived Hierarchical Hybrids as Fire Retardants for Epoxy Composites".
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 15 de enero a las 10:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "X-Ray Tomographic Investigation of Resin Flow in Liquid Moulding of Composite Materials".
Resumen: Understanding and describing plastic deformation in polycrystalline materials is fundamentally challenging due to the complex atomic rearrangements that must occur at grain boundaries. Thus, there is a significant need to develop new techniques to study, correlate, and describe
La tesis doctoral de Jingya Wang, titulada “Investigación de alto rendimiento de la difusión y endurecimiento en solución sólida de aleaciones de HCP Mg”, ha obtenido el Premio de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid a la mejor tesis doctoral. La tesis fue asesorada por el Prof. J. LLorca y el Prof.
El pasado viernes 27 de noviembre, la Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid volvió a acoger la actividad que los Institutos IMDEA organizamos dentro de la Noche Europea de los Investigadores e Investigadoras de Madrid, coordinado por la Fundación para el Conocimiento madrimasd. La actividad de
Investigadores de los 7 institutos IMDEA hablarán de grandes investigadoras que han sido o podrían ser protagonistas en la gran pantalla. Nuestras compañeras Monica Echeverry Rendon y Eugenia Nieto Valeiras serán las protagonistas de este gran encuentro. Tendrá lugar el 27 de noviembre de
Resumen: Fire hazard is one of the major disasters that threaten public safety seriously. Once a fire occurs, the fire will spread quickly along some flammable materials, which bring much difficulty to control the fire. The fire hazard will cause casualties, considerable property loss and medical
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 20 de noviembre a las 12:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "High Strain Rate Mechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steels" Abstract: While FRP composites are extensively used in structural components due to their
Un año más, IMDEA Materiales estará presente en la Semana de la Ciencia y la Innovación de Madrid, que se celebrará del 2 al 15 de noviembre de 2020. Este año las actividades serán de forma «online» con la siguiente temática: “Retos de la impresión 3D de materiales compuestos de alta resistencia”
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 14 de septiembre a las 2:00 hr. La asistencia será en remoto. La disertación se titula "High Strain Rate Mechanical Behavior of Advanced High Strength Steels". Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. Ilchat Sabirov.
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 11 de septiembre a las 12:00 hr. La asistencia será a modo remoto desde las 11:00. La disertación se titula "Filler surface functionalization for flame retardant epoxy composites" . Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. De-Yi Wang.
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 9 de septiembre a las 10:00 hr, en la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM). La asistencia será a modo remoto. La disertación se titula "Más allá de los emisores tradicionales en células electroquímicas emisoras de luz". Ha sido supervisada por el Dr. Rubén
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 8 de septiembre a las 16:00 hr, en la "Sala Verde" (1ª planta) de "ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos" La disertación se titula "Multiscale Experimental Characterization and Modelling Validation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Engineering Alloys".
A lo largo de julio organizaremos 4 seminarios web en el marco del proyecto DYNACOMP: 8, 15, 22 y 29 de julio Esta serie de cuatro seminarios web gratuitos tiene como objetivo proporcionar a los ingenieros e investigadores especializados en el campo un rápido conocimiento del estado del arte con
¿Qué pasará con la I+D+i cuando acabe la pandemia? ¡Descúbrelo en los 9 webinars #reflexionesciencia que comienzan el próximo 30 de Abril! https://sites.google.com/view/reflexiones-transversales/
Debido a los últimos eventos relacionados con la situación de COVID-19 en España y Europa, lamentamos informarle que hemos decidido cancelar la Conferencia de EMMC17 en Madrid. Ha sido una pena ya que la conferencia indicaba un gran éxito. http://www.emmc17.org/
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 10 de marzo a las 11:30 hr, en la "Sala Verde" (1ª planta) de "ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos" La disertación se titula "Micromechanics based fatigue modeling using fast Fourier transform based homogenization". Ha sido supervisada por el Prof. Javier
Abstract Transmission of mechanical twins across grain boundaries in Mg is a mechanism that can facilitate intergranular crack propagation by providing a path to cracks along along the twin interface. Clearly, understanding twin transmission requires us to understand twin growth. Traditionally,
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar el 7 de febrero a las 16:00 hr, en el Campus de Leganes de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Aula: Adoración de Miguel 1.2.C16 en el edificio Betancourt La disertación se titula "Development and characterization of advanced thin coatings on
Resumen: In metals and alloys, complex solidification microstructures, such as dendrites, arise from a subtle interplay between phenomena occurring at much different scales: from atom attachment kinetics to macroscopic transport of heat and species in the different phases. As such, solidification
Biomaterials are traditionally defined as materials that are intended to interact with biological systems, and a number of metals, ceramics, and polymers have been developed over the years as biomaterials for use in medical devices or implants. However, new challenges in application areas such as
Resumen: Magnesium (Mg) is a widely used material in industrial applications due its low weight, ductility and good mechanical properties. For clinical applications such as non-permanent implants Mg is considered as a good option because it is biodegradable and its degradation products are not
Abstract: Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become one of the most convenient options for advanced energy storage technologies, getting to dominate the battery market. Nevertheless, they cannot satisfy the ever increasing demand of energy density that is needed for both nowadays and
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 11:00 hr, el próximo jueves 19 de diciembre en la Sala de Seminarios del departamento de Materiales de la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, UPM. La disertación se titula "High throughput screening of strength and creep properties in Mg-Zn alloys".
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 12:30 hr, el próximo martes 17 de diciembre en la Sala de Seminarios del departamento de Materiales de la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, UPM. La disertación se titula “Crystal Plasticity Simulation of the Thermo-mechanical Coupled Behavior in
ABSTRACT In this work, following Agoras et al. [1], we develop a homogenization procedure for particulate composites with elasto-viscoplastic constituents. By employing a standard time-discretization scheme for the local stress rate, we show that the associated time-incremental homogenization
Perovskites for hybrid light emitting devices Abstract: Nowadays, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been used in various areas, such as illumination, signals, automotive, mobile appliances, decoration, and so on. Many materials have been used for the LEDs. Perovskites, as a new type of
Polymer-protein phosphors for optoelectronic applications Resumen: Bio-hybrid light-emitting diodes (Bio-LEDs) are lighting devices merging inorganic light-emitting diodes with fluorescent proteins (FP) acting as both color down-conversion and encapsulation systems. This new lighting concept
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 12:00 hr, el próximo martes 12 de noviembre en el edificio Betancourt de la sala Adoración de Miguel 1.2.C16 de la Universidad Carlos III de Leganes. La disertación se titula “Design, Manufacture and Evaluation of Partially-Cured Composite Materials”.
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 12:00 hr, el próximo martes 12 de noviembre en el edificio Betancourt de la sala Adoración de Miguel 1.2.C16 de la Universidad Carlos III de Leganes. La disertación se titula “Design, Manufacture and Evaluation of Partially-Cured Composite Materials”.
Meeting climate targets with both eyes open: How can we meet the growing demand for materials without destroying the environment? Presenter: Dr Ana González Hernández (Emerson) – Sustainability and Decarbonisation Manager. Collaborator and Author: Dr Jonathan M. Cullen (Resource Efficiency
Outstanding Radiation Resistance of Tungsten-based High Entropy Alloys O. El-Atwani1, N. Li1, M. Li2, A. Devaraj3, J. K. S. Baldwin1, M. M. Schneider1, D. Sobieraj4, J. S. Wrobel4, D. D. Nguyen-Manh5, S. A. Maloy1, and E. Martinez6 1 Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 11:00 hr, el próximo miercoles 6 de septiembre en "Sala Blanca" (primera planta) de la ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos. La disertación se titula “Atomistic modeling of the strengthening mechanisms in FCC and HCP metals”. Ha sido supervisada por el Prof.
Resumen The talk will concentrate on various approaches being used to engineer materials at the nanoscale for various applications in future technologies. In particular, the case of clay, carbon nanostructures (e.g. nanotubes, graphene), metal oxides, bionanomaterials (cellulose,
Resumen: Physics-based models for fatigue damage. Fatigue failure prognosis requires understanding the mechanical response of materials under myriads of service conditions. Most approaches that predict the response of metals rely on correlations between phenomenological formulations
Nuestra compañera Andrea Fernández explica en este vídeo su investigación en el sector del reciclaje de materiales compuestos, por el que ha obtenido el Premio Nacional de Juventud 2019 por el INJUVE del Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad
Abstract: The project topic is gas phase intercalation of carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs), with the intention of enhancing their conductivity without introducing defects in the carbon lattice. Furthermore, the main structural parameters of bundles of carbon nanotubes required for an homogeneous
The aeronautical structures manufactured by composite laminates experience damage as a result of the severe thermal and chemical conditions to which they are subjected during flight. Microcracks are one of the most common manifestations in terms of damage. Therefore, the study of its generation and
El próximo 24 de Octubre acogeremos la siguiente reunión de “Women in 3 Printing”,a las 17:45. Algunos de nuestros investigadores presentarán los proyectos en los que están trabajando, y posteriormente se realizará una visita a las instalaciones del instituto. Muchas gracias a María Teresa Pérez
Abstract The commercial aviation industry is a field of innovation and vanguard technology application, in which competitiveness is a critical need. As a consequence, new materials and techniques take place continuously with the purpose of creating a significant advantage in relation to other
Resumen: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) are a promising alternative to Si solar cells, with efficiencies of 14% under sunlight and 28.9% under ambient light. DSSCs’ components can separately be optimized. One of the major challenges is replacing Pt-counter-electrode (CE), due to its
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 11:00 hr, el próximo lunes 16 de septiembre en el aula adoración de Miguel 1.2.c.16 de la Universidad Carlos III de Leganes. La disertación se titula “Wettability and infiltración of liquid Silicon on serveral substrates”. Ha sido supervisada por el
Abstract: Carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphene oxides have been under development due to their suitable properties to be applied in electrochemical energy devices such as supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells. Recently, carbon nanostructures doped with heteroatoms have demonstrated to play
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 12:00 hr, el próximo miercoles 11 de septiembre en la Sala de Seminarios de la Universidad Caminos, Puertos y Canales de la UPM. La disertación se titula “High throughput investigation of diffusion and solid solution hardening of HCP Mg alloys”. Ha
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 12:00 hr, el próximo lunes 29 de julio en la Sala Verde de Caminos, Puertos y Canales de la UPM. La disertación se titula “A study of the factors influencing air removal in Out-of-Autoclave processing of composites”. Ha sido supervisada por el Prof. Carlos
Abstract: Titanium and its alloys are important engineering materials due to their low density, high strength, and good bio-compatibility. The study of critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) values of basal, prismatic, and pyramidal ⟨c + a⟩ slip systems has been a hot topic in the community as
Abstract: Synchrotron x-ray–based imaging techniques, such as radiography and tomography, have reached sufficient spatio-temporal resolution that they are now used almost routinely to investigate solidification in technologically important systems such as steel, Ni, Al, and other alloy systems.
La Defensa PhD tendrá lugar, a las 12:00, el próximo martes 18 de junio en la Universidad Carlos III (Leganes), en el Aula de Grados Padre Soler. La disertación se titula "Effect of Graphene Nanoplatelets and Carbon Nanotubes in PEEK and PEEK/Carbon Fibre Composites" Este es el link de
Abstract Magnesium batteries are superior to all the known battery systems owing to its substantially larger volumetric capacity, environmental benignity, electrochemical stability and lower cost. This study is focused on the improving the electrochemical characteristics of Magnesium based
Decades of academic research has gone into developing ultrafine eutectic and near-eutectic alloys of the systems Ti-Fe-Sn-Nb, Ti-Fe-Co, Fe-Ti-Si, Fe-Ti-Zr-B, etc., with remarkable mechanical properties. However, no conventional casting process exists that can provide high enough cooling rates
Micromechanical response during biaxial load path changes of stainless steel: insitu neutron diffraction and multi-scale modeling Manas V. Upadhyay1,*, J. Capek2, Anirban Patra3, Wei Wen4, Tobias Panzner2, Steven van Petegem5, Carlos N. Tomé4, Ricardo A. Lebensohn6, Helena van
Abstract: Virtual testing by means of progressive damage and failure analysis (PDFA) of composite structures holds the promise of reducing the timeline for certification of composite structures by complementing experimental testing. The focus of this talk is on recent investigations conducted at
Fue una gran oportunidad el haber podido transmitir la investigación de excelencia en ciencia e ingeniería de materiales a todos los asistentes a la Feria. Ayudando a despertar el interés a resolver los retos de la sociedad y fomentar el desarrollo sostenible en Madrid. Los Investigadores de IMDEA
La Defensa Doctoral tendrá lugar, a las 12:00 hr, el próximo martes 28 de marzo en la Sala de Seminarios de la Escuela de Caminos, Puertos y Canales de la UPM. La disertación se titula "Fast Mapping of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Titanium Alloys by Kinetic Diffusion Multiple
Desde el 28 hasta el 31 de marzo, se celebra en IFEMA la Feria Madrid por la Ciencia y la Innovación en el marco de la Semana de la Educación. IMDEA Materiales participa activamente en este importante evento de divulgación para la región, mostrando y explicando a todos los visitantes, de una manera
La Defensa PhD tendrá lugar, a las 11:30, el próximo lunes 25 de marzo en la Universidad Carlos III (Leganes), en el aula 3.S1.08. La disertación se titula “Development of new Cr-based hardmetals by liquid phase sintering and spark plasma sintering" Este es el link de cómo llegar por
Abstract: Metastable β titanium alloys constitute a promising family of alloys due to their high specific strength, high damage tolerance, workability, hardenability as well as corrosion resistance that has attracted great attention worldwide. However, their deformation mechanisms still remain
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