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First-ever wireless device developed to make magnetism appear in non-magnetic materials

Researchers at the UAB and ICMAB have succeeded in bringing wireless technology to the fundamental level of magnetic devices. The emergence and control of magnetic properties in cobalt nitride layers (initially non-magnetic) by voltage, without connecting the sample to electrical wiring, represents a paradigm shift that can facilitate the creation of magnetic nanorobots for biomedicine and computing systems where basic information management processes do not require wiring. The study was recently published in the latest issue of Nature Communications. Electronic devices rely on manipulating the electrical and magnetic properties of components, whether for computing or storing information, among other processes. Controlling magnetism using voltage instead of electric currents has become a very important control method to improve energy efficiency in many devices, since currents heat up circuits. In recent years, much research has been carried out to implement protocols for applying voltages to carry out this control, but always through electrical connections directly on the materials.

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ICMAB team takes part in pre-budget discussion with NBR

[jobrxiv]

14 MSCA positions DocFam+ 2nd Call PhD programme Functional Adv Materials ICMAB-CSIC #OpenCall Do you want to pursue a career in #FunctionalAdvancedMaterials? We are happy to announce the 2nd call of the #MSCA #DocFam #DoctoralTraining See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/icmab-csic-27778-14-msca-positions-docfam-2nd-call-doctoral-training-programme-in-functio/?feed_id=75883 #2D_materials #battery #chemistry #materials_science #physics #ScienceJobs #hiring #research

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El proyecto europeo Nextgem estudia los campos electromagnéticos de radiofrecuencia en relación con la salud

La iniciativa, en la que participa el ICMAB-CSIC, desarrolla un software para modelizar la distribución de los campos electromagnéticos en organismos y predecir su incidencia Investigadores del CSIC investigan en el proyecto europeo NextGem, que tiene el objetivo de garantizar la seguridad para la salud frente a las tecnologías de telecomunicaciones basadas en campos electromagnéticos. El…

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Career Insights with DAF Alumni

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¿Sabías que la ciencia se inspira a veces en la naturaleza para continuar avanzando? Se trata de la biomimética, y sobre ello hablaremos con Judith Guasch, investigadora del Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC). Una charla moderada por la periodista científica Valentina Raffio. #CosmoCaixaLiveTalks es una iniciativa de CosmoCaixa en colaboración con la Associació Catalana de Comunicació Científica. Guarda el evento en tu calendario -> https://bit.ly/3neDFhj

Biomimicry

https://biomimicry.org/biomimicry-examples/

https://cosmocaixa.es/es/p/live-talks_c12393953

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BATB wins ICMAB award again in manufacturing category

#BATB wins #ICMAB award again in #manufacturing category

BATB has been receiving the award for the last couple of years in recognition of transparency, corporate good governance, and responsible business operation. British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) bags top prize of ‘ICMAB Best Corporate Award-2016’ in Manufacturing (others) category for excellence in corporate governance. Managing Director of BATB Shehzad Munim and non-executive Director…

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Self-Assembly of Highly-Porous Crystalline Particles into Novel Photonic Materials for Sensing Applications

Self-Assembly of Highly-Porous Crystalline Particles into Novel Photonic Materials for Sensing Applications

In a lab just outside of Barcelona, tiny particles are arranging themselves into ordered 3D structures, like little animated Lego bricks clicking themselves into place frame by frame. And not just any particles, but highly-porous organic-inorganic hybrids whose size and shape can be controlled to tune the properties of the resulting ensemble.

Self-assembly has long been ubiquitous in chemistry, m…

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Presentan avance que podría revolucionar producción de energía renovable

Presentan avance que podría revolucionar producción de energía renovable

Un consorcio europeo dedicado a investigar los materiales superconductores acaba de hacer un avance susceptible de “revolucionar la producción de energía renovable”, anunció este martes un organismo público español.

El consorcio en cuestión, Eurotapes aglutina a unas veinte universidades, centros de investigación y empresas de nueve países europeos, y desde hace cuatro años investiga estos…

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Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited receives ICMAB Best Corporate Award

Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited receives ICMAB Best Corporate Award

Commerce ministers Tipu Munshi along with other high officials of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited pose for a photo while receiving the ICMAB Best Corporate Award recently in Dhaka. – Press release photo Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited has won the ICMAB Best Corporate Award for the ninth time at an award ceremony that was held recently at capital’s Hotel InterContinental, said a press release…

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A new theory to explain the transparency of metallic oxides

The electrons of some metal oxides, due to their large effective mass when coupled with the ionic lattice of the material, cannot follow the electric field of light and allow it to pass through the material. Transparent and conductive materials are used in smartphone touch screens and solar panels for photovoltaic energy.

Researchers from the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), propose a new theory to explain the transparency of metal oxides, which are used in the touch screens of smartphones and tablets as well as on the solar cells used in photovoltaic energy. Scientists point out that the effective mass of electrons in these types of materials is large due to the formation of polarons or couplings between the electrons in motion and the ionic lattice of the material, which is distorted around it. These electrons cannot rapidly oscillate following the electric field of light and let it pass rather than reflect it. Until now, the accepted theory to explain this transparency pointed to the interactions between the electrons themselves. The study has been published in the journal Advanced Science.

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STABLE NANOVESICLES for the delivery of microRNA in CANCER TREATMENT

by ICMAB

Researchers at ICMAB present a study on new nanovesicles, known as quatsomes, which have been successfully engineered to encapsulate and deliver microRNAs for the treatment of tumors.

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-stable-nanovesicles-delivery-microrna-cancer.html

[jobrxiv]

14 MSCA positions DocFam+ 2nd Call PhD programme Functional Adv Materials ICMAB-CSIC #OpenCall Do you want to pursue a career in #FunctionalAdvancedMaterials? We are happy to announce the 2nd call of the #MSCA #DocFam #DoctoralTraining See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/icmab-csic-27778-14-msca-positions-docfam-2nd-call-doctoral-training-programme-in-functio/?feed_id=75694 #2D_materials #battery #chemistry #materials_science #physics #ScienceJobs #hiring #research

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New fluorescent nanovesicles for intracellular biomarker detection

by Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

15/01/2022

"The development of probes capable of sensing the biological environment and signaling the presence of a specific target molecule is a challenge with relevance in a variety of biomedical applications, from drug delivery to diagnostic tools," says Mariana Köber, ICMAB researcher and corresponding author of the study, together with Nora Ventosa, from ICMAB, and Alessandro Porchetta, from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

A new work by the Nanomol Group, belonging to the CIBER-BBN network, together with a team from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, presents new nanovesicles capable of crossing biological barriers such as cell membranes, while maintaining their sensing capacity, which makes them attractive probes for intracellular detection of biomarkers.

This work, which has been published in Advanced Functional Materials, presents the design of fluorescent nanovesicles functionalized with biomimetic DNA capable of translating their binding to a target molecule into an optical output, through a change in Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and fluorescent emission.

These Quatsomes (QS) nanovesicles are an emerging class of highly stable small unilamellar vesicles of ≈50-100 nm in diameter, formed by the self-assembly of ionic surfactants and sterols in aqueous media. Their high stability, also in body fluids, unilaminarity and particle-to-particle homogeneity make them an attractive soft material for sensing applications. "QS nanovesicles are loaded with fluorescent probes based on amphiphilic nucleic acids to produce programmable FRET active nanovesicles that function as highly sensitive signal transducers," explain the researchers.

The CIBER-BBN researchers have participated in the characterization of the photophysical properties of these nanovesicles and have demonstrated highly selective detection of clinically relevant microRNAs with sensitivity in the nanomolar range. This production of the nanovesicles and their physicochemical characterization has been carried out thanks to the services of the ICTS NANBIOSIS, through the Biomaterials Processing and Nanostructuring Unit of ICMAB-CSIC.

According to the authors, the proposed strategy could be easily adapted to the detection of different biomarkers: "we hope to achieve a bioimaging platform for the detection of a wide range of nucleic acids and other clinically relevant molecules in body fluids or directly in cells, thanks to the ability of Quatsomes for intracellular delivery."

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সিএ হবার স্বপ্নযাত্রা

ক্লাস ফাইভে একবার “aim in life” রচনা লিখতে বলেছিল। আমার এক চাচা কে দেখে তখন আমারও চার্টার্ড একাউন্ট্যান্ট হওয়ার স্বপ্ন। তো রচনা লিখতে গিয়ে দেখি ইংরেজিতে চার্টার্ড একাউন্ট্যান্ট লিখতেও পারি না এবং চার্টার্ড একাউন্ট্যান্ট এর কি কাজ তাও জানি না। শুধু জানতাম এরা টাকা পয়সা নিয়ে কাজ করে। তো আমি তখন চার্টার্ড একাউন্ট্যান্ট এর কথা বাদ দিয়ে লিখে দিলাম ব্যাংকার হব। এর পর ক্লাস নাইনে কমার্সে পরি। কোচিং এর…

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ICMAB Dhaka branch top brass elected

ICMAB Dhaka branch top brass elected

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) recently saw the election of a chairman and vice chairman of its Dhaka Branch Council for 2021. The chairman, Md Bakhtiar Alam, is the associate head for corporation finance at Perfetti Van Melle Bangladesh Pvt, while the vice chairman, Syed Abdulla Al Mamun, deputy CEO at the Credit Rating Information & Services. Sandhani…