The WATERsense project, coordinated by Ramón y Cajal researcher, Dr. Marta Estrader (Laboratory of Nanostructured and Nanocomposite Materials (LM2N)) has been selected by the European Innovation Council to develop cutting-edge technologies within the 2024 Pathfinder Open call. The aim of this project is to develop magneto-optical nanosensors, small device that will be installed in rivers, lakes or any point of water, that will be able to encapsulate certain pollutants (from pesticides to products derived from the chemical and pharmaceutical industry) on the previously functionalized surface. These substances can be identified using vibrational Raman spectroscopy. Since the results will be sent immediately via the internet, it will be possible to remotely detect the presence of pollutants in water at any time. The project involves researchers from the University of Vigo, the Austrian Institute of Technology, the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Lightnovo. Source – UB News: Read more
Dr. Marta Estrader was previously awarded with a Beca Leonardo to develop “Activación ‘low cost’ de la transición de espín mediante nanofuentes de calor”, project (Chemistry subarea). Read more