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    Date: 12.11.2026

On Tuesday, November 10, Emilio Nogales Díaz gave the talk “Ondas estacionarias: de los armónicos en cuerdas a los orbitales atómicos” as part of the online course “Oscilaciones y Ondas,” organized by the División de Enseñanza y Divulgación de la Física (DEDF) of the Real Sociedad Española de Física (RSEF).

The talk explored standing waves in 1D, 2D and 3D, from the harmonics of a vibrating string to atomic orbitals, and introduced basic ideas of Fourier analysis to describe them. The course is aimed at secondary school and early university physics teachers and runs over nine Zoom sessions between November 2026 and January 2027.

    Date: 02.10.2026

Ana, Bianchi and David had a great time attending the SEMICONUZ 2026 conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan! Alongside the excellent scientific program, they had the chance to visit the historic city of Samarkand. 

They presented the FINE group's recent work in the plenary sessions, highlighting the potential of semiconducting oxides for microelectronics, Ga2O3 as an ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor, and the rapid growth of oxide nanostructures via Joule heating.

    Date: 28.09.2026

As part of La Noche Europea de los Investigadores en Madrid, our group hosted the hands-on activity “Materiales que controlan la luz” on Friday, September 25 at the Real Jardín Botánico Alfonso XIII.

Through live observations and experiments with optical fibers, butterfly wings, and mirrors that reflect only chosen colors, Emilio Nogales Díaz and Paula Pérez Peinado showed how materials can be engineered to control the direction, color, and behavior of emitted and propagated light.

The activity was open to the general public. More details are on the event page.

    Date: 25.07.2026

The Complutense University of Madrid hosted the 39th edition of its Summer Courses from June 29 to July 24, 2026, with Denmark as guest country and more than 100 activities, including over 80 courses and 20 cultural events.

FINE group took an active part in this year's program: Ana Cremades co-coordinated the course "Primer Encuentro Internacional sobre Soberanía Tecnológica y Sectores Estratégicos" and moderated the session "Del conocimiento estratégico a la capacidad industrial," in which Bianchi Méndez took part as a speaker.

Further coverage of the closing of this edition is available on the official UCM Summer Courses website. 

    Date: 01.07.2026

We are thrilled to announce that our group members Emilio Nogales,Pedro Hidalgo and Paula Pérez, along with their collaborators, have won First Prize in the "Scientific Short Films" (Cortos Científicos) category at the "Ciencia en Acción" competition! Huge congratulations to the entire team for this fantastic achievement.

You can watch their award-winning work on the Open Science page of our website.

Date: 14.06.2026

We had an incredible time attending the NanoSea26 conference in Catania! Alongside the excellent scientific program, we had the chance to visit Mount Etna and attend a unique session featuring a live piano performance exploring how music affects creativity. FINE group members Cristian, Felipe, Beatriz, Paula, Daniela and Onur (from right to left in the image) presented their recent work, highlighting the group's progress in the fabrication, doping, and optical characterization of Ga2O3, MoO3, and NiO nanostructures and membranes, both experimentally and theoretically.

    Date: 07.06.2026

Several members of our research group recently traveled to La Cristalera to participate in the "III Workshop on Quantum Materials for Advanced Computing." on 4-5 June. Emilio Nogales, Onur Cakiroglu, Beatriz Rodríguez, Paula Pérez, and Felipe Mendoza did a fantastic job presenting their recent research results to the community. The workshop provided an excellent and highly collaborative environment for scientific discussion, exchanging innovative ideas, and connecting with other researchers in the field.

Date: 27.05.2026

On May 26, the FINE group stepped away from our daily research hit the road for our second team excursion! We visited the beautiful town Valdemorillo, enjoying a fantastic day of team-building, great conversations, and a well-deserved break. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with each other outside of our usual work environment. Looking forward to many more trips like this!