IMDEA Nanociencia participates with 9 groups at the 'Madrid es Ciencia' 2026 fair at La Nave
25.03.2025
- Nine research groups from IMDEA Nanociencia presented their research to a large audience through a series of experiments.
- The IMDEA Nanociencia booth, which was open to the public on March 19, 20, and 21 at La Nave, attracted the attention of children, teenagers, and adults, as well as other scientific professionals.
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Madrid, 25th March 2025. To showcase the work we do at our research center, foster a culture of science among a diverse audience, and inspire early career interests. These are some of the key objectives that the IMDEA Nanociencia Institute has pursued during this latest edition of the “Madrid es Ciencia” fair, the flagship science outreach event of the Community of Madrid, organized by the Madri+d Foundation. Over three days, from March 19 to 21, 2026, the IMDEA Nanociencia research team used a variety of scientific activities to showcase the work carried out daily in the laboratories.
At the IMDEA Nanoscience stand, within the area set aside for the other IMDEA Institutes, visitors were treated to some fascinating scientific experiences. On Thursday 19th, the research teams from the Intracellular Temperature Measurement (Sebastian Thompson) Switchable Nanomaterials (José Sánchez Costa), SpinOrbitronics (Paolo Perna) and Nanostructured Photovoltaics (Enrique Cánovas) groups attracted the public with a talk, first by Cristina Carrizo in the Agora: “Measuring the Heat of Cancer”, where she demonstrated how light can be used as a medical tool to eliminate tumour cells with great precision, and in the rest with diversal experiments. On Friday 20th, the Bioengineered Nanophotonics group (Sara Hernández Mejías) and the Pump-Probe Spectroscopy and Photoinduced Absorption group (Juan Cabanillas) took part in the exhibition. On Saturday 21st, the Molecular Metallopharmaceuticals group (Ana Pizarro) took part, demonstrating the power of nanoscience to locate cancer cells, alongside a presentation by the IDEAL group, who highlighted the benefits of participating in this European PhD programme, which is supported by the Cofondo under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). They also set up a very interesting experiment in which they explored magnetic induction based on Lenz's law. The Quantum Devices and Photonics group (Daniel Granados) also participated at evening. Below is a list of all the activities that were conducted: Defying Light, Measuring the Heat of Cancer (Asora Madri+D), Magnetism in Action, Artificial Photosystems, The Incredible Graphene, Nanomedicine and the Cell, Ideal Training Program and The Exotic Quantum World.
The IMDEA Nanociencia stand was visited by Mercedes Zarzalejo, Regional Minister for Education, Science and Universities, who was welcomed by Emilio Pérez, Director and Researcher at IMDEA Nanociencia. The researchers present demonstrated various experiments using lasers and switchable nanomaterials.
Once again, IMDEA Nanociencia highlighted the importance of nanoscience and our centre’s mission in researching new related scientific projects and their subsequent application through nanotechnology. Over the years, this discipline has become a disruptive force that is impacting society and has already achieved significant advances in fields such as healthcare, industry, electronics and environmental protection.
The “Madrid es Ciencia” fair is organized by the Madri+d Foundation of the Community of Madrid at La Nave. The 2026 edition of “Madrid es Ciencia” drew an estimated 29.000 visitors, a record number never before reached in any of the 15 previous editions.
More information:
https://nanociencia.imdea.org/es/divulgacion/eventos/feria-madrid-es-ciencia
Contact:
Oficina de Divulgación y Comunicación de IMDEA Nanociencia
divulgacion.nanociencia [at]imdea.org
Twitter: @imdea_nano
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Source: IMDEA Nanociencia.
IMDEA Nanociencia Institute is a young interdisciplinary research Centre in Madrid (Spain) dedicated to the exploration of nanoscience and the development of applications of nanotechnology in connection with innovative industries.