Outreach

 

 

DENTRO de una FÁBRICA de MICROCHIPS, IMB-CNM | Ciencia Radiactiva

 

The science outreach channel, Ciencia Radiactiva, visited the IMB-CNM (CSIC) and the clean room to show how the microchips used in modern devices are designed and manufactured.
 

 

Ibersensor 2024  

Prof. José A. Plaza and Marta Duch presented the work developed at the MNTLs group at the 13th Ibero-American Congress of Sensors - Ibersensor 2024, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 

 

SOMMa Connect 2024 | Evento de Innovación y Colaboración 

 

Dr. Juan Pablo Agusil presented the company Arrays for Cell Nanodevices, S.L. -A4CELL- (www.a4cell.com), as part of the "Presentación casos de éxito en innovación de los centros SOMMa" of the SOMMa Connect 2024 | Evento de Innovación y Colaboración. The conference presented the past and present achievements developed by the company, as well as its future directions. 
 

 

The MNTLs group participated in the Summer Conferences from the Universidad Popular Sant Joan Despí 

The conference entitled "Xips a l'interior de les cèl·lules" (Chips inside cells) was presented by various members of the group as part of the 2024 Summer Conferences of the Universidad Popular Sant Joan Despí. The conference focused on the recent technology developed by the group, the overall achievements of science, how to identify hoaxes and conspiracy theories, and the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI).   

 

  

Nanobots can now enter brain cells to spy on what they’re doing

Prof. Plaza comments on the challenges intracellulars chips will encounter inside living cells.

Science News Explores

 

  

Radio Interview: Ágora - Nanorobots de silicio dentro de células vivas - Aragón Radio 

Nanorobots de silicio dentro de células vivas - José A. Plaza (minute 07:15 onwards).    

 

  

Silicon Microchips as Intracellular Mechanical Drugs 

 

Prof. Plaza, Dr. Arjona, and other researchers highlight a new approach to treating diseases with the novel concept of mechanical drugs.

https://www.csic.es/en/node/3155203

   

 

Prof. Plaza and Dr. Arjona answer several questions regarding the group's latest publication surrounding the silicon intracellular mechanical drugs. 

https://www.abc.es/ciencia/abci-cientificos-espanoles-logran-introducir-chips-celulas-vivas-y-modificar-comportamiento-202204290213_noticia.html   

 

  

Chipping away at cell mysteries 

Prof. Plaza and other researchers explain how RFID probes can relay information from inside a living cell. 

https://www.nasw.org/article/chipping-away-cell-mysteries

 

 

Miniaturized mechanical sensors to track intracellular forces and mechanical property changes inside embryos 

 

The 'H-comb' chip bends inside the ovule, allowing it to measure the forces generated from the fertilization up to the first cell division. 
 

 

Radio Interview: Noche de Luciérnagas - Radio Santa María de Toledo 

Microchips en óvulo embrionario - Marta Duch (minute 50:20 onwards).

 

 

Radio Interview: Lo Nuestro - Radio ECCA 

Fabrican chips que son inyectados en óvulos para medir las primeras fases del desarrollo - José A. Plaza.

 

 

Nanotecnología, un viaje por el universo de lo extraordinariamente pequeño 

Prof. Plaza explains his work and career in Nanotechnology and presents how nanotechnology is not only changing the world of science, but our day-to-day lives. 

https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20160415/nanotecnologia-viaje-por-universo-extraordinariamente-pequeno/1319822.shtml

 

  

Fabrication of suspended planar array (SPA) chips 

Ordered SiO2 planar chips are printed with selected probes via Polymer Pen Lithography (PPL) to obtain repeated array copies.