nanoGUNE, the Basque Nanoscience Cooperative Research Center
Our mission is to carry out world-class nanoscience research for the competitive growth of the Basque Country.
Nanoscience is science at a very small scale: the nanoscale, ranging from 0.1 to 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one-millionth of a millimeter. The behavior of matter at the nanoscale is very special and scientists from very diverse disciplines are nowadays studing all these phenomena.
Our research is mainly focused on Electronic/Spin phenomena and magnetism, optics at the nanoscale, nanoscale materials, and nanobioengineering.
Research
SOCIAL IMPACT: HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF ALZHEIMER´S
We are developing an innovative technology for the detection of early stage Alzheimer’s.
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Bio plastics
We are developing a new technology to produce biodegradable packaging as an alternative to plastics, based on natural compounds such as proteins or sugars.
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Brazilian giant JBS invests 36 million in the Basque cultured-meat producer BioTech Foods
BioTech Foods is a start-up company founded in 2017 with the mission of producing and commercializing cultured meat. It was launched at nanoGUNE under the scientific guidance of Dr. Mercedes Vila, former scientific director of the start-up… Read more
Emilio Artacho APS Fellowship in 2021
Emilio Artacho, leader of the Theory Group of nanoGUNE, has recently been named APS Fellow by the American Physical Society (APS) for developing the linear scaling SIESTA method and for pioneering work on developing and applying methods to study… Read more
