Following the success of the first edition last autumn, which featured a series of 10 talks in 10 different civic centres, a new edition of the Ciència Km. 0 outreach programme is now launching. Promoted by Barcelona City Council and CSIC, the programme brings together several CSIC research centres, including ICMAB, which is once again taking part.
Through this new programme, which covers a wide range of topics, from assistive robotics and the many applications of microchips to the music of our memory, the aim is to bring science closer to neighbourhoods that usually have limited access to science outreach activities. The initiative builds on the interests of local communities, using science as a tool for social cohesion.
Organic photovoltaic cells kick off Ciència Km. 0
Sergi Riera-Galindo, from the NANOPTO group, will be the speaker at the first session of the new cycle. On Tuesday, 14 April at 6 pm, he will give the talk “Sustainable nanomaterials: the new revolution in architecture and building” at the Sagrada Família – Josep M. Ainaud de Lasarte Library.
The rest of the programme, which runs until 8 June, takes place on weekdays (Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays) and always at 6 pm. The schedule is as follows:
14 April | Sagrada Família – Josep M. Ainaud de Lasarte Library.
Talk: “Sustainable nanomaterials: the new revolution in architecture and building”
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) and Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2).
20 April | Francesc Candel Library
Participatory dialogue: “Strategies to improve air quality and reduce heat in your home”
ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health
27 April | El Carmel–Juan Marsé Library
Participatory talk: “The music of your memory: the songs you sang and were sung to in childhood”
Milà i Fontanals Institution for Research in the Humanities (IMF-CSIC)
4 May | Zona Nord – Mària Sánchez Library
Participatory discussion: “Active brain, healthy brain”
Barcelona Biomedical Research Institute (IIBB-CSIC)
13 May | Trinitat Vella Civic Centre
Participatory talk: “The value of water spaces and their renaturalisation in urban environments”
University of Barcelona and ARDMHTV
20 May | Casa del Rellotge Civic Centre
Participatory talk: “Artificial intelligence: myth and reality”
Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC)
27 May | Baró de Viver Civic Centre
Garden visit and participatory discussion: “Urban gardens: small spaces, great benefits”
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Institut Metròpoli and Open University of Catalonia (UOC)
3 June | Guinardó Civic Centre
Round table: “Everything starts with a chip: everyday technology in small doses”
Barcelona Microelectronics Institute (IMB-CNM, CSIC)
8 June | Vil·la Urània Civic Centre
Talk: “Assistive robotics: between technology and ethics”
Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRI, CSIC-UPC)
More information:
Barcelona and the CSIC launch a new science outreach programme in local neighbourhoods: Ciència Km. 0 (First edition, October 2025).
Ciència Km 0. Nanomaterials sostenibles: la nova revolució en arquitectura i edificació (April 14, 2026)
Segona edició del cicle Ciència Km. 0 (Ajuntament de Barcelona, April 2026)
