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Ocho décadas después, el hidrógeno se hace metal
Es el átomo más simple que existe. Está en el agua y en gran cantidad de compuestos químicos. Representa la mayor parte de la materia visible del universo y, en la Tierra, se suele encontrar por partida doble: dos átomos que forman una molécula de gas. De él se sabe mucho pero quedan interrogantes. Esta semana, una de las preguntas se ha aclarado: enfriando y apretando mucho sus moléculas, el hidrógeno se hace metal. Es decir, probablemente es capaz de conducir la electricidad y el calor.
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- 30 June 2021 1098 hit(s) Press
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- 05 May 2021 722 hit(s) Outreach
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ICMAB involved in ASTIP, the Next Generation EU proposal for advanced research in complex materials and bio systems
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- 08 April 2021 973 hit(s) Press
ASTIP, acronym for Alba Science, Technology and Innovation Park, is one of the Next Generation EU proposals, planning to create a large advanced research center next to the ALBA Synchrotron. -
Two ICMAB articles in the last Issue of the Societat Catalana de Química magazine
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- 19 January 2021 763 hit(s) Press
The Societat Catalana de Química (SCQ) has been publishing the highlights in Chemical Research in Catalunya for the last two decades. Between the pages of the latest Edition we can find two publications by ICMAB Researchers who have made significant contributions to the field this year.
