Synthesis, characterization and development of materials for advanced uses for energy production and storage, biomedicine, environment, etc. Functional ceramic materials with energy, photoluminescent and photocatalytic applications are synthesized and characterized chemically. The objective is the development of new ceramic materials with different compositions and morphologies to improve their properties. On the one hand, new carbon-based materials (oxycarbides/graphene) capable of storing electrical energy at room temperature (supercapacitors).

The group develops its activity in the field of advanced ceramics for technological applications, in particular, for those requiring conditions of high temperature, corrosive atmosphere, wear and abrasion environments and /or mechanical stresses. These circumstances occur in diverse fields, such as transportation (automotive and aviation), production and storage of energy and catalysis. The subjects include composite materials and 3D structures by direct ink writing.

The interest of the research team is focused on the synthesis and processing and of electroceramic materials of diverse nature (ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, isolators, dielectrics, semiconductors, multiferroics, catalysts, etc) as well as on the development of functionalized traditional ceramics whose properties come from complex micro and nanostructures, specifically designed to obtain not just an improved response but also a highly integrating material.

Synthesis and characterisation of electroactive materials and components for applications in energy, environment and biomedicine, including: Design, synthesis, preparation and characterisation of materials for electrodes and electrolytes for PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cells), AEMFC (alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells) , SOFC (solid oxide fuel cells) y PCFC (protonic ceramic fuel cells) as well as ceramic gas-separation membranes and oxide-based electorlysers (SOEC, solid oxide electrolyser cells and PCEC, protonic ceramic electrolyser cells). Design and processing of compone

The objective of the GlaSS group is the design, processing and characterisation of glasses, glass-ceramics and sol-gel materials, from the structural features to properties (optical, mechanical, chemical, thermal, electrical, etc) and applications. The research is organised in two sub-lines. . Glasses and glass-ceramics produced by melting: nanostructure glass-ceramics for photonic applications, tight sealing for MCFC and SOFC, low T sealing with high chemical resistance, nitrided phosphate glasses for solid electrolytes of Li-batteries, energy saving in melting glass furnaces, etc. .

The research activities of the group are fundamentally supported on the Theoretical and Experimental Study of Phase Equilibrium Diagrams, research area of basic interest in which the group is a pioneer in our country. The main activity is dedicated to increase the basic knowledge in the thermodynamics, synthesis, processing, properties and service performance of ceramic materials. The international relevance of the group is illustrated by its continuous involvement in the Framework Programs of the European Union which demands scientific and technological excellence from the participants.

The regulatory mechanisms orchestrated by non-coding RNAs have emerged in recent years as ubiquitous in all living beings. In particular, bacterial responses to virtually any stress involve alterations in the abundance of certain species of small RNAs and/or antisense RNAs (noncoding strand). Our group aims to identify and analyze the regulatory mechanisms mediated by non-coding RNAs in cyanobacteria.

The main objective of our group is the improvement of the productivity of photosynthetic microorganisms with applications in biotechnology and aquaculture. We focus our research on several model organisms under different stress conditions, including the study of cyanobacteria, green algae and diatoms. Our scientific activity is related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 13 and 14: “Climate Action” and “Life Below Water”.

Inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) is the simplest molecule capable of incorporating the POP pyrophosphate bond, the chemical structure used by all living beings to store and dispose of the chemical bond energy.