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“Valorization of Biomass Derivatives by Innovative Homogeneous Catalysis” Webinar – 25/02/2026, 10.00 – 12.20 CET

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Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to participate in this free webinar, which will take place online on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 10:00 AM to approximately 12:20 PM. The webinar will focus on recent advances in the valorization of biomass derivatives through homogeneous catalysis processes. Registration is required, free of charge, directly […]

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Seminar Dr. D. J. Babic – Florence, 11/02/2026

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Wednesday 11th February 2026, at 10.30 a.m. Lecture Room 1 Marconi – Building F, Florence CNR Research Area, Sesto Fiorentino (FI). Dr. Daria Jardas Babić, Faculty of Physics and Centre for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies, University of Rijeka Fiume, Croatia. Title: “Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxide Thin Films for Photocatalytic Water Purification”. FLYER

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Global Women Breakfast 2026

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IUPAC invites women and men from all science organizations around the world to attend the Global Women Breakfast 2026 (https://iupac.org/gwb/), a great yearly global initiative to overcome the barriers to gender equality in science. In this occasion we invite all colleagues to participate at the events organized in Pisa and Florence:Pisa: – The Italian Commission for IUPAC […]

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CNR-NSFC Bilateral Project

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Title: Visible-light-activated donor-acceptor systems with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) properties: preparation, photophysical characterization, and applications in photocatalysis. ICCOM Principal Investigator: Mariangela Di Donato. Project Type: International. Duration: 01/02/2026- 31/01/2028.

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Workshop “Chemists who burned diamonds” – Florence, 14/11/2025

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On Friday, November 14, 2025, at the CNR Research Area in Sesto Fiorentino, in the Toraldo di Francia Room, Building F, from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 12:40 p.m., the free-admission Workshop “Chemists Who Burned Diamonds” will be held. Organized by CNR-ICCOM in collaboration with the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze and the Museo Galileo, […]

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DURALYS

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Title: DURAble, Scalable, and Recyclable Components and Cell Designs for Next Generation Alkaline Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis. ICCOM Principal Investigator: Alessandro Lavacchi. Project type: International. Duration: 01/12/2024- 30/10/2026.

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CNR-ASRT bilateral project

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Title: Novel diagnostics biosensor for breast cancer biomarker using nanomaterials-based metal-organic frameworks. ICCOM Principal Investigator: Maria Caporali. Project type: International. Duration: 01/01/2025- 31/12/2026.

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Seminar Dr. A. M. Ferretti – Florence, 05/09/2025

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Friday 5th September 2025, at 11.30 a.m. Lecture Room 2 Fermi – Building F, Florence CNR Research Area, Sesto Fiorentino (FI). Dr. Anna Maria Ferretti, CNR-SCITEC Milan. Title: “Nanostructured Polymers for Energy Harvesting and Environmental Applications” FLYER

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Light Communication: Towards a New Generation of Wireless Optical Networks

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The National Research Council of Italy (CNR), in collaboration with the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the LENS Laboratory, and the Universities of Florence and Pisa, has developed an innovative wireless communication system based on visible light communication (VLC). The system leverages commercial white LEDs and luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). The results, published in Scientific Reports and Advanced Optical Materials, […]

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COLOURS and LUCE Projects Presented on TGR Leonardo

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The results of the COLOURS project (Tuscany Region – POR FESR 2014–2020) and the LUCE project (MUR – PRIN 2022 Projects) were featured in a report by TGR Leonardo. Both projects, carried out in collaboration with the University of Pisa, the University of Naples Federico II, Scorpio srl, I&S srl, and Cicci Research srl, focus […]

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