The study by Marino Arroyo, published in Science, reveals how controlled tissue fracturing plays a fundamental role in shaping organs during development, uncovering new physical mechanisms behind biological form. This work highlights how breaking processes can actively drive tissue organisation rather than simply result from damage, opening new perspectives in developmental biology. The results have […]
Professor Eva Miranda, member of the IMTech and full professor at Department of Mathematics at UPC, has been awarded the Agnes Szantó Medal 2026 by the Foundation of Computational Mathematics (FoCM). This prestigious distinction recognises outstanding contributions to computational mathematics, as well as a sustained record of international scientific leadership. The award ceremony will take
David Codony (LaCàN Group, IMTech) The flexoelectric effect. In the world of smart materials, electromechanical transduction —the ability to convert mechanical force into electricity and vice versa— is ubiquitous, and represents the backbone of modern devices: from consumer electronics (smartphone haptics, inkjet printers, voice recognition devices) to medical devices (ultrasound imaging, precision surgery) and automotive
Marc Calvo-Schwarzwalder (PDEs Group, IMTech) Column sorption is a practical and widely used method for removing contaminants from carrier fluids and has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The process consists of passing a fluid through a column packed with a material capable of selectively capturing specific components. The mathematical modelling of this process, together
Sergi Pérez submitted his PhD thesis Finite Element computational modeling of flexoelectricity and flexo-photovoltaics, supervised by Sonia Fernández and Irene Arias at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (July 2025). He is currently expanding his doctoral research as a postdoctoral researcher at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). The PhD focuses on the numerical modeling of flexoelectricity and
