A BIOCATALYST HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO WORK AT ALKALINE PH AND HIGH TEMPERATURE TO DEGRADE LIGNIN IN THE WOOD CONVERSION SECTOR

CSIC has developed a set of tailor-made alkaliphilic and thermotolerant enzymes (laccases) for use in wood conversion industrial processes, such as…

NEW ANTIVIRAL AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT AND / OR PREVENTION OF DISEASES CAUSED BY VIRUSES, SUCH AS EBOLA (EBOV) AND AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF)

The CSIC and FIB Hospital 12 de Octubre have identified the use of a family of chemical compounds as antiviral agents, being useful for the treatment…

PHOTOCATALYST FOR WATER CLEANING USING SOLAR LIGHT

CSIC, Autonomous University of Madrid and the University of Castilla la Mancha, have developed a photocatalyst composed of nanoparticles of titanium…

ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR DETECTING WATER POLLUTANTS

CSIC through the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (ICMAB) and the Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona-Centro Nacional de…

PHOTOCATALYTIC ADDITIVE FOR SELF-CLEANING SURFACES

CSIC has developed new photocatalytic material composed of TiO2-anatase nanoparticles and an inorganic binder, which preserves the properties of the…

NOVEL AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP NEW STRETCHABLE OPTO-MECHANICAL DETECTORS WITH HIGHER MECHANICAL SENSITIVITY, TUNABILITY AND VERSATILITY

Researchers from Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2-BIST), Biomedical Research…

HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND ULTRABROADBAND LIGHT ABSORPTION METAMATERIAL FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS

Researchers from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2-BIST)…

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WATER-BASED CONDUCTIVE INKS

CSIC has developed conductive water-based carbon inks and pastes. These inks/pastes are free of metals and toxic solvents. They are suitable to be…

LAURYL GALLATE FOR USE AS SARS-COV-2 ANTIVIRAL AGENT

The CSIC has determined that the derivatives of gallic acid, and specifically lauryl gallate (antioxidant widely used in food industry) is an…

METHOD FOR PREPARING CELLULOSE-BRANCHED FLUORINATED ACID ESTERS

CSIC has developed a method for preparing cellulose–branched 5-fluorinated acid esters by reaction of cellulose with a multibranched fluorinated…