On November 22, the members of the Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites Group gathered in a traditional Catalan masia for the autumn 2024 Group Activity.

It was a teambuilding day in which the members cooked and ate paella, spent a day together out of the labs, played some cards, hunted mushrooms, and simply had an opportunity to just get to know each others in a different atmosphere.

See the photographs here!

N&N group members Xuesong Zhang, Pablo Guardia and Anna Roig published a new paper in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. It introduces a new method to create efficient hydrogen-producing catalysts using gold-platinum (AuPt) nanostructures. This research has been conducted alongside the former N&N member Miquel Torras, as well as the authors from the Catalan Institute for Energy Research (IREC) Jesús Chacón Borrero, Ren He and Andreu Cabot (the latter, also from ICREA).

Hydrogen is crucial for clean energy but needs cost-effective, efficient production methods. This study shows a path forward in this objective by offering a solution to a problem within the field: Platinum, commonly used for hydrogen production, is rare and costly. However, this method maximizes its use by forming a core-shell structure, where a gold core is covered by a platinum shell.

NN Group researchers Dr. Anna Roig, Dr. Deyaa Abol-Fotouh and Dr. Pablo Guardia published two new papers during the last month. Those publications have been achieved in close collaboration with different international institutions, extending the impact of the research done at the ICMAB-CSIC‘s Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites Group.

N&N Group members Anna Solé and Anna Roig published a new article in Polymeric Nanocarriers. The paper is entitled Efficient Nebulization and Pulmonary Biodistribution of Polymeric Nanocarriers in an Acute Lung Injury Preclinical Model.

The publication is available at the journal Small Science and is open access. It has been published in close collaboration with Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT-CERCA), Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC) and Aerogen. Click here to access the paper.