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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

Our researchers continue to contribute to this field within our centre and the newly funded knowledge-based company Porous Energy, drawing inspiration from the Laureates work.

Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

The chemistry of these frameworks represents a paradigm shift towards a new era of bespoke materials, where scientific innovation and creative imagination converge to engineer a cleaner, more liveable future.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

There are three applications which hold the greatest potential for a more sustainable planet: selective CO2 capture, water harvesting from the air and hydrogen storage.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

The impact is substantial: at present, more than 100,000 MOFs are recognised, and hundreds of laboratories are exploring their applications.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

The 2025 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry established a rational approach to material construction. As Yaghi summarised, the challenge lies in designing and modifying materials with control.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

By selecting different building blocks, it is possible to adjust their physical and chemical properties in order to selectively absorb compounds, separate industrial gas mixtures, purify water, create sensors, transport and release drugs, or accelerate catalytic reactions.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

These customisable porous networks are known as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs).

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

Do you remember the LEGO pieces from your childhood? Replace them with molecules that bond in two or three directions and you get ordered materials with cavities of defined sizes and shapes — true crystalline 'molecular sponges' with exceptional properties.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7h

The 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social in Chemistry was awarded today to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)”.🧵

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

Inspired by their work, our theoretical and experimental researchers continue to explore this exciting field by studying superconducting circuits that incorporate advanced, novel materials.

Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

At IFIMAC, we are especially pleased with this award due to the longstanding relationship and fruitful scientific collaboration with one of the laureates, Prof. Devoret.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

Together, the work of Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis has reshaped our understanding of the limits of quantum physics and opened the way to a new generation of quantum technologies based on superconductors.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

These qubits are now used in many experimental quantum processors. The same principles have also made it possible to create ultra-precise quantum sensors that can detect extremely weak magnetic fields or even individual photons.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

The impact of these discoveries has been enormous. The quantum circuits developed from those early experiments led to superconducting qubits, one of the most promising technologies for building quantum computers.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

These experiments proved that the laws of quantum mechanics are not limited to tiny systems, but can also describe larger, carefully designed circuits that are well isolated from their surroundings.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

Their research began in the 1980s and 1990s, when Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis studied Josephson circuits, in which electric current can pass through a thin insulating barrier thanks to quantum tunneling.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

Normally, quantum effects - that dominate the world of atoms - disappear in large systems composed of many particles. But the laureates showed that electrical circuits made from superconducting materials can behave like artificial atoms, with discrete energy levels and truly quantum properties.

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

Today, the 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for their pioneering experiments that made it possible to observe and control quantum effects in electrical circuits made from macroscopic components.🧵
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an...

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 1d

📰Ya puedes leer sobre Ondas “imposibles” - Ondas de luz especiales que viajan increíblemente lejos casi sin pérdida de energía, ¡abriendo las puertas a dispositivos fotónicos revolucionarios!👇
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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 6d

🎉Two research teams received grants from the BBVA Foundation #Fundamentos Program. The program received 633 applications and awarded 12 grants total across five scientific disciplines. Congrats! @cienciasuam.bsky.social @uam.es #FundacionBBVA
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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 7d

📢 CONVOCATORIA ABIERTA
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✅ Programa: Unidades de Excelencia María de Maeztu / Centros Severo Ochoa ✅ Marco: Plan Estatal de Investigación 2021-2023

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 9d

✨ #europeanresearchersnight2025 Our team brought "Transform Yourself with Energy" to life at @uam.es From renewable energy demos to hands-on workshops building recycled cars and windmills. Thanks to our students who made it all possible #NocheInvestigadoresUAM
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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 16d

New article - First potential observation of topological Andreev bound states in multi-terminal Josephson junctions. @apsphysics.bsky.social @ethz.ch @uni-konstanz.de #IBMResearch
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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 19d

📢No te pierdas la #EuropeanResearchersNight en la UAM el próximo viernes 26 en la Plaza Mayor de la @uam.es
Te esperamos con nuestra actividad “Transfórmate con energía”👇
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¡Gracias a la @uccuam.bsky.social por organizarlo y a nuestro gran equipo!

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Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) @ifimacuam.bsky.social · 21d

John Joannopoulos died on 17 August 2025 at the age of 78. He left a scientific legacy that will continue to show new possibilities for generations to come.