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Mechanobiology explores how physical forces affect cellular processes, providing insights into areas like embryogenesis and tumor growth. Cells exert forces onto their environment; the tissue in which they live.

Selenium is a naturally occurring trace element in the earth's crust, a micronutrient for humans and wildlife but toxic at high concentrations. Microbial biotechnologies have emerged as eco-friendly, sustainable research fields for the dism…

Sunlight is abundant, but figuring out how to efficiently grab that energy and convert it into something useful, like electricity for our homes, is a big puzzle. This research project dives into the world of a special type of molecules call…

Nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as “laughing gas” for its physiological effects, is both a potent greenhouse gas an ozone depleting substance. Indeed, it is a major contributor to climate change, thereby posing a critical concern for co…

Malaria remains one of the world’s most persistent infectious diseases, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths every year and placing nearly half of the global population at risk. Although the disease is most common in sub-Saharan Africa,…

About 60 to 70% of soils in the EU are subject to severe degradation processes: erosion, pollution, loss of biodiversity, salinisation and sealing; this is the result of unsustainable land use and overexploitation of agrochemicals. Microbia…

The soaring demand for energy and use of fossil fuels has resulted in the release of vast amount of greenhouse gases and climate change. Developing photoelectrochemical devices for solar fuel production is one of the strategies to address t…

We are studying how tiny molecules join together directly on a surface to form sheets just a single layer thick, called two-dimensional polymers (2DPs) or 2D covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs). Instead of making these materials separatel…

Catalysis lies at the heart of modern industrial chemistry. It enables the production of more than 85% of chemical goods essential to our daily life, from plastics and pharmaceutical products to fertilisers, and contributes to trillions of…

The activation and functionalisation of dinitrogen (N2) remains one of the most important and long-standing challenges in chemistry. Despite being the most abundant form of nitrogen in the atmosphere, its strong triple bond renders it chemi…

The PROMATAI project addresses the critical need for advanced manufacturing solutions in processing complex hybrid materials and nanomaterials. Traditional extrusion technologies often struggle with materials that have unique rheological pr…

The global consumption of metals and metalloids is increasing rapidly owing to an ever-growing demand from technology and renewable energy industries. Most of these metal(loid)s are defined as critical elements, since their supply is expect…

Europe’s transition to a decarbonised energy system, as outlined in the EU Green Deal, will transform how the EU generates, distributes, stores, and consumes energy. Hydrogen will become an important energy vector, as well as a chemical rea…

Context and overall objectives of the project Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that has the capability to significantly impact the Earth’s climate. Recent works estimated CH4 emissions from natural, impacted and human-made aquatic e…

Dryland ecosystems cover a substantial fraction of the Earth’s land surface and are projected to expand under climate change. Despite their global importance, their role in carbon and water cycling remains highly uncertain, partly due to ch…

The PITS3D project (Polymer Informatics Tools for Sustainable 3D printing) addresses the crucial European priority of merging digital innovation with sustainability. Specifically, it tackles the challenge of rapidly developing and optimizin…

Today, ion mobility–high-resolution mass spectrometry (IM-HRMS) is a state-of-the-art analytical platform that can measure and quantify molecules that are central to experimental sciences across disciplines. However, it still faces barriers…

CHEERS (Chirality controlled spin to charge interconversion in Tellurium) investigated how low-symmetry van der Waals and telluride materials can generate and convert spin information for future low-power spintronic devices. The project foc…

Modern society depends on the rapid discovery of new molecules for health, materials and sustainable technologies. Yet building molecular complexity still often requires long synthetic sequences, and late-stage modification of advanced mole…

The PRISM project vision encompasses the Global warming and energy crisis from fossil fuels demand sustainable solar-to-fuel conversion via photocatalysis for H2 production and CO2 reduction. PRISM addresses limitations of conventional UV-a…

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that bioaccumulates in aquatic food chains, endangering human health through the consumption of seafood. The atmospheric chemistry of Hg determines how far it can be transported and where it will ultimate…

Antibiotics are now recognised as pollutants of global concern. Their widespread use has led to residues in the environment that contribute to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major threat to public health and ecosystems.

Photosynthesis is a natural process that relies on harvesting solar energy and transforming it into chemical energy. In addition to its ecological importance, obtaining a better molecular-level understanding of photosynthesis, particularly…

Across sub-Saharan Africa, technology districts modelled (and often dubbed) after California's Silicon Valley are reshaping cities, economies and everyday life. Nigeria has hosted the highest number of tech hubs on the continent since 2019,…

Major Depressive Disorder, commonly known as depression, is a widespread mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It's more than just feeling sad; depression can impact every aspect of a person's life, from their m…

Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are crucial elements for the fabrication of flexible, wearable, and biocompatible electronic devices. As miniaturization is approaching its limits, bringing an end to Moore’s law, beyond−CMOS devices…

Venus is the closest planet to Earth. Despite a similar size and mass, there are differences between the two planets.

Self-assemble 2D chiral plasmene nanosheets: ultrasensitive biomarker and chirality detectors. Surface plasmons are coherent and collective electron oscillations along the surface of a metal.

ESCULAPE project addresses the urgent need for advanced, sustainable, and clinically relevant biomaterials to support regenerative medicine, with a focus on cardiovascular and musculoskeletal applications. Existing solutions often fall shor…

Climate change remains one of the most pressing global challenges, driven largely by the continued increase of greenhouse gas emissions. Among these, carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major contributor to global warming.

Modern electronics increasingly relies on atomically thin “two-dimensional” (2D) materials whose properties can be tailored by stacking or joining different layers. A central challenge is to control what happens at the interfaces—where char…

Periodontitis is one of the world's most prevalent chronic dental and maxillofacial diseases that will ultimately lead to unwanted tooth loss. This disease was responsible for a significant loss of 158.64 billion in Europe in 2018.

In 1990, the first GIEC report was published, assessing the influence of human activities on the climate change and its harmful consequences for future generations. More than 30 years later, almost half of the global population is considere…

Aviation is one of the most challenging transport sectors to decarbonise due to its reliance on high-energy-density liquid fuels and the absence of viable large-scale alternatives in the near future. Drop-in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)…

Europe’s medicines and chemicals sectors face twin pressures: accelerating discovery while increasing safety, transparency and sustainability. Recent developments in AI promise dramatic gains, yet “black-box” predictions are difficult to tr…

The MESTUM project under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) aims to advance the development of sustainable, fossil-free energy storage technologies through the next generation of supercapacitors (SCs). The project proposes to overcom…

Agricultural productivity is increasingly threatened by a range of abiotic stresses—including flooding, prolonged drought, and heat waves—as well as biotic stresses such as bacterial, fungal, and insect infections. These stressors contribut…

Viral diseases are a major and growing threat to global food security, responsible for severe crop losses and rising pesticide use. One such emerging pathogen is Plantago asiatica mosaic virus (PlAMV), a potexvirus capable of infecting a wi…

Environmental and economical sustainability requires a multidisciplinary approach to fill the gap that is currently significantly limiting technology transfer from research to marketable innovation. GreenX3 is a multidisciplinary and innova…

In the context of Europe’s urgent push toward sustainability, industrial innovation, and digital transformation, the DurAMat project emerges as a game-changer in materials science. It addresses a persistent and critical bottleneck: the slow…

Neurons form intricate networks and communicate with each other through synaptic protein complexes. Neuronal excitability and signal propagation are governed by transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression as well…

Context: Homochirality is a fundamental feature of animate matter, and nearly all biological processes occurring in nature are stereospecific, i.e., responsive to only one type of handedness of the chiral molecule. Most drugs are chiral and…

Energy is indispensable for industrial production and our daily life. Heat is an abundant, but often wasted source of energy.

A major fraction of chemical reactions needed by our society is carried out on heterogeneous catalysts, solid materials that enhance the rate of desired chemical reactions without being consumed during the process. Nowadays, heterogeneous c…

Catalysis has been recognized as a critical tool of contemporary society. However, there are still many limitations of current catalytic methods.

The transition to a greener economy requires innovative methods for producing chemicals using sustainable resources and cleaner technologies. One promising solution lies in transforming non-edible biomass, such as agricultural residues, ind…

The global shift toward renewable energy has made energy storage a key technological challenge. Since solar and wind power are intermittent, storing electricity reliably and affordably is vital for a stable and sustainable energy supply.

There exists a direct relation between gas emissions and earth’s dynamics and climate: the impact of anthropogenic emissions and volcanic eruptions on the climate are well known and from the opposite, the effect of the climate on the volcan…

Chlorinated paraffins (CPs), which consist mostly of polychlorinated alkanes (PCAs), are high production volume chemicals used as flame retardants and plasticizers in a wide array of consumer goods. PCAs may be released from treated goods a…

This work presents the development of new biodegradable plastics that can carry and release drug molecules in a controlled way. Researchers created two types of specialized building blocks (cyclic carbonates) that were chemically linked to…

Two of the major hurdles for the chemical industry transition toward the “chemical factory of the future” are the ability to design (i) efficient and selective catalytic transformations of renewables and (ii) eco-efficient separation proces…

The POWER project addresses a critical challenge in the energy sector: designing an effective storage system for clean, renewable energy. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels toward solar and wind, as well as other sustainable so…

Catalysis is today exploited for preparing ca. 90% of chemical and pharmaceutical products.

SPIDocs is an interdisciplinary and intersectoral doctoral network comprising 7 Beneficiaries and 7 associated partners, and 10 Doctoral Candidates (DCs). Among the partners, three are industry partners, of which one is a beneficiary hostin…

Transition metal-catalysed cross-coupling reactions are considered landmark achievements in organic synthesis. Their influence was recognised by the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and they quicky became core elements in many undergraduate o…

Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential to many modern technologies, from wind turbines to electric vehicles and electronics. However, most REEs are currently sourced from a handful of countries, and their extraction often comes with high…

Context and Overall Objectives of the Project The SolarPlas project addresses a critical global challenge: the safe and sustainable treatment of hazardous and complex wastewater streams, specifically hospital wastewater (HWW) and landfill l…

Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is one of the central challenges of the European Green Deal and global climate policy. Heavy industries such as chemicals, fuels and materials production still depend strongly on fossil resources.

The GlycoEggshell aims to describe and elucidate specific roles of glycosylation on eggshell proteins across birds and evolutionary times, using modern and sub-fossil samples. The project has three main research objectives: • RO1: Character…

The oxidation of carbon-hydrogen (C–H) bonds in simple organic molecules is a key chemical transformation. This is because many biologically active and pharmaceutical compounds contain oxidized frameworks, and introducing carbon-oxygen (C–O…

Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) exhibit numerous desired properties such as corrosion resistance, high melting points, temperature stability, catalytic properties etc., making them highly valuable to the chemical and advanced materials industr…

There is a massive and urgent need to ensure security and safety of the food supply of the growing world population. However, agriculture and food industries continue to be vulnerable to problems of contamination with biotoxins produced by…

The excessive use of conventional antibiotic drugs cause selective pressure on microbial pathogenes, leading to the evolution of resistant strains. To help prevent expected outbreaks of drug-resistant bacteria, alternative strategies, thus,…

The QLUSTER consortium comprises research groups from academia and industry spanning 7 countries of the EU. It is constituted as a collaborative network for promoting and advancing research in fundamentals and applications, for training you…

ION-MAN will develop a new family of high-performing electrolytes for rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) based on polymerized ionic liquids (PILs). These novel electrolytes are expected to enable reversible, charge efficient plating/st…

The symmetries identified in Nature, explicit or hidden, are at the root of our knowledge in depth of its fundamental laws. Nevertheless, observed asymmetries –departures from that exact pattern-are at the very heart of its beauty and of th…

The SMARTWASTE initiative is committed to establishing a global, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral network of experts specializing in smart-textiles derived from agricultural waste. This includes lignocellulosic fibers sourced from waste…

MET-EFFECT explores bioinspired metal complexes by integrating a natural flavonoid scaffold, apigenin (apg), with high-valent metal centers (Re(V) and Ir(III)), developing multifunctional compounds for medicine and catalysis. This work adva…

SENSE promotes the collaboration among European, American and Brazilian researchers involved in the most important research projects in the field of neutrino physics at the high intensity frontier. The observation of neutrino oscillations e…

The SURE-Poly project focuses on developing sustainable thermoset materials through an integrated approach. This involves utilizing renewable precursors derived from agro-alimentary and biomass waste, while simultaneously incorporating dyna…

As the necessity toward climate neutrality becomes of paramount importance, increasing energy efficiency and minimizing industrial waste are critical priorities. A significant portion of industrial energy—particularly in high-temperature pr…

UNPRECEDENTED project is an initiative aimed at advancing sustainable biofuel production through innovative catalysis and computational modeling. The project addresses critical environmental and energy challenges, particularly those outline…

The MOF-PEMs project addresses one of the key challenges in the transition toward clean energy — the development of efficient, durable, and environmentally friendly materials for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Conventional me…

The GreenDigiPharma project aims to transform pharmaceutical manufacturing by promoting greener, more sustainable practices through advanced technological and digital innovations. The pharmaceutical industry, while a significant contributor…

Solvents are necessary for the synthetic reactions that produce the daily-used chemicals. However, their use accounts for a significant proportion of the generated waste, particularly CO2, through their ultimate incineration.

Enzymes are environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional chemical processes - contributing to the goals of the European Green Deal and Europe's transition to a sustainable bio-based industry. The mission of BiodeCCodiNNg is to train…

Organic magnesium compounds, alias Grignard reagents, are inexpensive and mostly non-toxic polar reagents used to create new carbon-carbon bonds. Such features are ideal for the preparation of a wide variety of chemicals, like drug synthesi…

BLESSED (msca-dn-blessed.eu) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network tackling the urgent challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the transition to carbon-neutral mobility solutions. The project develops an innov…

The aim of the present research proposal is to study the influence of stack pressure on the degradation of Na-based solid-state batteries (i.e. dendritic growth) by coupling the electrochemical in-plane cell operation to on-line optical/ele…

Lithium and cobalt are still essential elements for battery technologies and thus important for renewable energy systems. In the EU's transition toward a climate-neutral economy these elements continue to be relevant.

The CISSE doctoral network puts together young scientists intrigued by the Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) effect that is the intimate link between the chirality of molecules and the spin of electrons. Chirality is a property of obje…

The MAGIC-MOLFUN doctorial network (DN) will train the next generation of specialists for transforming natural products research. They will be educated in a combination of wet-lab and computational skills to integrate genome mining and meta…

The expansion of the genetic code through the incorporation of non-canonical amino acids (NCAA) opens up a range of exciting biotechnological possibilities, including protein imaging, spectroscopy, and enzyme engineering. However, the appli…

The main aim of this multidisciplinary doctoral network is to train a new generation of scientists with outstanding knowledge in the field of field-cycling relaxometry. Field-cycling relaxometry is a versatile tool allowing for the investig…

ECOMATES (https://www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network tackling the urgent challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the transition to climate-neutral energy systems. The project develo…

Our societies heavily depends on the use of fossil fuels to supply us with an energy source and a feedstock for chemical synthesis. Ever since the industrial revolution, carbon emissions have risen culminating in the highest recorded CO2 co…

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), built from inorganic units linked by organic polycomplexant ligands, demonstrate exceptional porosity and precisely defined structures that are easily adjustable in composition and topology. These porous cry…

CarboDoH2 is a Horizon Europe project focused on developing novel composite electrodes to accelerate hydrogen production in water electrolysis cells. The project explores the potential of innovative low-dimensional nanomaterials, such as gr…

Bone is the second most transplanted tissue in the world, with a total of over four million operations using bone grafts or bone replacement materials. 5% of people who receive an implant, such as hip replacement, may require a revision sur…

In prehistoric times, the eastern Italian Alps (i.e. the Dolomites, Trentino-South Tyrol, and the Veneto Prealps) constituted a connecting region between Central Europe and the Mediterranean, which, despite its imposing nature, has been cro…

Isocyanides are highly versatile building blocks in organic chemistry, with significant applications in material science and the pharmaceutical industry. Many isocyanide-containing molecules, such as xanthocillin and stilbene isocyanides, e…

The project DrugCer – Cold Sintering Process for the Fabrication of Biodegradable Drug-Eluting Ceramics aimed to develop a sustainable manufacturing route for bioceramics with controlled drug release and bone-like mechanical performance. Co…

Fire is an element that has profoundly changed the way human groups live. However, we know very little about where, when and how this process took place, especially in relation to the earliest evidence of fire in the Middle Pleistocene.

CO2 emissions from human activities are the primary drivers of global warming. By 2019, the global average temperature had risen by 1.1 °C above pre-industrial levels, with a continuing upward trend of 0.2 °C per decade.

The European Green Deal has set itself the goal of making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. To achieve this, it is essential to replace fossil raw materials with renewable resources for fuels, energy and chemicals.

The continuous depletion of fossil fuels and their connection to the rising atmospheric CO2 levels have aroused a severe global concern. Therefore, to mitigate these issues, the European Commission has set ambitious targets to make the EU c…

The BiOBreW project is a pioneering initiative that seeks to transform the brewing industry’s most abundant by-product, brewers' spent grain (BSG), into a source of high-value bioproducts. BSG represents approximately 85% of the total by-pr…

Context According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020, cancer is the second leading cause of death with approximately 10 million deaths. The field of metal-based anticancer drugs has been on the rise ever since the…

The SYZEFXIS research project aims to demonstrate suppression of photobleaching in organic materials using quantum optics. This will be achieved through the use of conventional as well as novel photonic architectures.

Many key questions and challenges in research, industry, and society involve large and complex Chemical Reaction Networks (CRNs). Examples of such challenges include: understanding the regulation of metabolic networks in humans; planning an…

The AiRPaDD consortium comprises two academic (UPV/EHU and USFD) and two industrial (Sanofi and AZ) research groups, all of them working in the field of organic chemistry, which is the branch of chemistry that studies the synthesis and tran…

Reducing human related environmental impact is a major societal challenge. In this context, minimisation of the aviation sector’s impact is paramount, and indeed the key goal of the European Partnership for Clean Aviation.

Hydrogen is attracting global attention as a key future low-carbon energy carrier which could replace hydrocarbon usage in transport and fuel-intensive industry. However, to supply energy in the TWh-range necessary for Net Zero it requires…

Machine learning (ML) systems continue to revolutionize many aspects of daily life, but despite their immense potential have yet to impact significantly in polymer science. One major issue that is hindering the more widespread use of machin…

The global digitalization process is often understood through a focus on some “disruptive” or “innovative” tech products or on the relentless public efforts to regulate the big tech companies releasing them, easing their social impacts and…

The transition to renewable energy sources is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. In this context, solar photovoltaics (PV) have emerged as a central pillar of the global energy strategy.

By using cutting-edge methods within developmental neurotoxicity and endocrine disruption, neurOmics will use exploratory omics in a powerful alterative model system to form novel hypotheses on how endocrine disrupting chemicals affect the…

The MANGO project is rooted in the understanding that environmental chemical exposures contribute significantly to chronic disease development, especially in vulnerable populations like pregnant women. In today’s world, individuals are expo…

The world’s oceans act as Earth’s primary climate regulator, storing over 90% of the planet’s excess heat and climatically active carbon while sustaining half of its biological productivity. Yet, one of the most critical and least understoo…

It is increasingly acknowledged that animals can reshape the chemistry of their environments. Through the consumption, assimilation, transportation and excretion of different elements, animals redistribute elements - including carbon, nitro…

Dual Antibacterial Hydrogel Adhesives (DAHAD) project consists in the development of novel alternatives for skin closure applications, combining biomedical adhesives with smart drug delivery systems. This international and interdisciplinary…

I have developed composite electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries and advanced safety, energy density, and cycle life performance by designing nanostructured interfaces and electrolyte structures. The project improved our fundamenta…

Relentless advancements in circuits for battery-less silicon systems have recently enabled new levels of sensor node miniaturization, cost, and device lifespan, removing the limitations imposed by batteries. The UBIGIoT project intends to d…

Amines are commercially valuable nitrogen-containing chemicals that are essential to modern life due to their use in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and polymers (global market USD 16.6 billion). However, existing routes to make amines on la…

The CLOUD-DOC MSCA DN is a multi-site network at twelve partner institutions across Europe. The network investigates the formation of aerosol particlesin the atmosphere, as well as various aspects of the interactions of cosmic rays with aer…

Recent evidence of increasing accumulation of micro- and nanoplastics (MnP) in soils and groundwater raises severe concerns by agricultural and water industries, food manufacturers, regulators, environmental interest groups and citizens. Pr…

The pharmaceutical, chemical, and polymer industries are cornerstones of Europe’s economy. Biocatalysis is a key element in their transition to more sustainable processes and innovative new compounds.

Multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria is the prime example of bacterial adaptation and the pinnacle of evolution and remains the greatest challenge in public health care. The World Health Organization has named antibiotic MDR as one of the…

Concrete is a material that is used extensively on earth after water. It is evaluated that, approximately 33 billion tonnes of concrete is produced worldwide every year and around 4.7 tons of concrete is consumed by each human being per yea…

With more than 60% of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the energy sector, increased efforts are required to meet the 2050 climate goals established by the European Union (EU) to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent, as ene…

Energy plays an indispensable role in our everyday lives. The dependence on fossil fuels to meet the energy demands and the resultant emission of greenhouse gases adversely affect the atmosphere.

The miRSodium project focused on understanding how the levels of sodium ion channels are controlled in the developing brain and how this could be used for new therapies. Sodium ion channels are specialised proteins that allow the flow of io…

Plastic pollution is a global issue with significant environmental and health risks. This problem is exacerbated by the lack of effective recovery and recycling systems, leading to uncontrolled disposal and landfill use for both recyclable…

The project addresses a critical challenge in the field of materials science and engineering, focusing on understanding and controlling friction in soft materials, particularly at the level of the microscopic contact points, or asperities.…

The question whether invertebrates may have basic forms of emotions is relevant in the framework of current debates on the existence of sentience in these animals, i.e. the capacity of experiencing subjective feelings.

Today’s technology for the biocatalytic production of base chemicals is fossil-fuel based. Moving away from non-renewable and carbon-based energy feedstocks towards renewable hydrogen is a key challenge for current chemical processes.

This project aims developing new nanodevice tools for probing and manipulating phenomena in quantum fluids. To be specific, in the first part of this work, a NEMS-based oscillator has been developed.

This project aims to design efficient molecular magnets for quantum technologies by introducing a new quantum chemical approach that combines the accuracy of equation-of-motion coupled-cluster singles and doubles (EOM-CCSD) with the efficie…

Fossil fuels dependent growth has led to an unprecedented rise in the atmospheric CO2 levels. This has triggered climate change which emerged as one of the biggest global challenges of our time.

The global effort to achieve a climate-neutral society and reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuel usage has accelerated the adoption of renewable energy sources, driving an increased demand for energy storage systems (ESS) to manage…

One of the main challenges of the 21st century is to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. To overcome this problem, fossil fuels can be replaced by renewable energy sources.

Summary: Plastic production is increasing globally reaching 390,7 Mt in 2021. Most of the plastics are used in low value applications were after a short period of time are disposed, contributing to the problem of plastic waste.

Proteins rarely act alone. They form complexes, carry chemical modifications, and exist as multiple distinct proteoforms that together determine cellular function.

NeGeMat aims to bring 2 new materials formed of earth-abundant and non (or low) toxicity elements to the realm of electronic devices. Many devices depend on scarce or toxic elements, for example most IR detectors used nowadays (motion detec…

The project ‘Hacking Photosynthesis: Biosensor for Herbicides and Beyond’ (B-FHAB) aims to develop a novel biosensor platform for detecting herbicides in water, addressing significant challenges in environmental monitoring. With the rising…

The conversion of atmospheric dinitrogen into ammonia consumes around 1% of the global energy demand. Milder efficient nitrogen fixation methodologies remain one of the greatest challenges in modern chemistry.

The CURVEO project aims to advance our understanding of selective ethylene epoxidation. Silver-based (Ag) model catalysts were employed to investigate how different surface structures influence the reaction mechanism.

Chemical reactions driven by the absorption of light (“photochemistry”) are of great importance to modern society. For example, they allow us to efficiently and sustainably convert the sun’s energy into electricity.

Our project focuses on the use of cold plasma technology for the treatment of polymers used in medicine, and to improve their disinfection. Typically, depending on the conditions, cold plasma treatments can either enhance the biocompatibili…

The PlasMOF project aims to propose novel cutting-edge solutions based on state-of-the-art in mass spectrometry (MS) and design materials. The project aimed to synthesize, characterize, and apply Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as innovativ…

The project aimed to address pressing water treatment challenges by developing innovative 3D-printed photocatalytic materials and advanced reactor configurations. Globally, water contamination from hazardous organic pollutants, metals, and…

The SACforCO2 project has been dedicated to developing innovative single-atom catalysts (SACs) for synthetic chemistry. This research has addressed a fundamental challenge in catalysis: designing stable and efficient active sites at the ato…

Large-scale implementation of geological carbon sequestration is considered a key asset to limit anthropogenic warming to 1.5 - 2 °C, as set out in the Paris Agreement. This project focuses on a viable alternative represented by injecting C…

Identifying successful lead drug candidates is a significant and current challenge to society. The ELECTRO-ASYMMETRIC project seeks to provide some solutions through assisting the development of more effective drug discovery technologies.