New collaboration to fight microplastic pollution in the oceans
ISOF and the University of Ferrara signed recently a collaboration agreement to study new methods to produce plastic, and to reduce plastic pollution in the …
Materials Science
CNR-Industry collaboration to purify water from new PFAS contaminants
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of persistent compounds used in industrial processes and everyday products, including pharmaceuticals, adhesives, insecticides and fire retardants. PFAS have …
Europe targets Water Scarcity
Experts of the European Institute of Technology (EIT) and Water Europe gather to discuss an urgent and present danger.
DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION BY GRAPHENE ENHANCED FILTERS
ISOF researchers and Medica SpA developed polysulfone-graphene based filters for water purification
Hitachi energy and ISOF publish on new composites for high-voltage cables
A small trick of geometry can help materials science.
Multilayer coatings for rechargeable batteries
Better, cheaper batteries will require the synthesis of electrode materials with an optimal nano-structure. This will be crucial to enhance active surface area for high …
Life-Remembrance project has started!
‘Ensure access to water and sanitation for all (Sustainable development Goal 6, United Nations)’ Life-Remembrance will develop innovative water filters for the removal of emerging …
Biobased and Recyclable OLEDs
Researchers at ISOF fabricated an efficient and fully recyclable OLED based on a flexible biopolymer substrate. The resulting devices were disassembled and all of the …
Janus graphene for sodium-based, sustainable batteries
Researchers from the university of Chalmers and ISOF have demonstrated a new approach to store energy using cheap, abundant sodium ions.
New magnetic scaffolds for tissue regeneration
A team of researchers of the Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity of the National Research Council (Cnr-Isof) in Bologna designed an innovative magnetic 3D …
3rd European Conference on CHEMISTRY OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS (Chem2DMat)
A gathering point of researchers working, in Europe and worldwide, on 2D materials
Sterilization of Semiconductive Nanomaterials: The Case of Water‐Suspended Poly‐3‐Hexylthiophene Nanoparticles
ISOF researchers have recently published an innovative study regarding the feasibility of sterilizing a water suspension of P3HT nanoparticles (NPs) using ionizing radiation, either gamma-rays …