The confirmed science talks are the following, including 5 speakers from the ICMAB! 

1. Prof. Josep Fontcuberta, ICMAB-CSIC: "Magnetisme – Imants"
2. Prof. Jordi Rius, ICMAB-CSIC: " El sincrotró i la caracterització de minerals"
3. Dra. Maria Isabel Alonso, ICMAB-CSIC: "Propietats òptiques i color dels cristalls: de la tecnologia a les joies"
4. Dra. Clara Viñas, ICMAB-CSIC: "La Història del Bòrax: dels deserts a les mòmies passant pels reactors nuclears i els fàrmacs"
5. Dr. Martí Gich, ICMAB-CSIC: "Quars: de la platja als smartphones: Més de 3000 anys al  top 10 dels materials tecnològics"
6. Dra. Adelina Geyer, ICTJA-CSIC: "Els volcans antàrtics"

Last year, the talks from Dr. Mariano Campoy-Quiles, Dra. Susagna Ricart, Dra. M. Rosa Palacín and Dr. Gerard Tobias from ICMAB were a great success! And the ICMAB stand had some workshops on graphene, superconducting materials, photovoltaic energy and batteries. 

About Expominer

Expominer Barcelona Market, the Internation Event of Minerals, Fossiles and Jewelry organized by Fire Barcelona, will celebrate its 39th edition between 9 and 11 November 2018 in Montjuïc. Apart from the exhibition, exchange and buying minerals, fossiles, meteorites and jewelry, Expominer will include an area for science outreach events for the general public: science talks and workshops about meteorites, gold, new materials, and energy. 

Expominer 2017

Expominer 2017 received 12,084 visitors, 113 exhibitors from other countries. See here some of the images from last year: Images 2017. And read the news at the ICMAB website for more information about last edition: 

• 10-12 NOV: EXPOMINER: Feel the energy of the earth... with us!
• ICMAB at ExpoMiner: The science talks and demos attracted more than 450 visitors

More information: http://www.expominer.com