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Jozef Janovec’s Award-Winning Research on Photonic Metaconcrete
In sustainable construction materials research, the MIRACLE project has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation. A recent highlight from this initiative was the recognition of Jozef Janovec's research, which earned him the prestigious CECAM Poster Prize. The...
Photonic Metaconcrete Takes Center Stage at Heidelberg Materials’ “Gama evo”
On March 18, 2024, Heidelberg Materials held the groundbreaking event "Gama evo: Building the Future Together" in Spain, where they presented their latest innovations in sustainable construction materials. From Net-Zero Cement to Radiative Cooling Concrete:...
MIRACLE Project Leader Presents at ANEFHOP Assembly
On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the National Spanish Association of Ready-Mixed Concrete Manufacturers (ANEFHOP) held its Euskadi Assembly in Donostia. NEFHOP is the leading national trade association representing the interests of ready-mixed concrete manufacturers in...
COOLCRETE Project for Boosting Technology Readiness Levels
European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme 2023 funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Funded by the European Commission's HORIZON-EIC-2023-BOOSTER-IBA-01-01 grant and driven by a collaborative effort...
PHOTOKRETE Earns a Spot Among CSIC’s Top 10 – Toward Market
In a significant milestone for the commercialization of innovative technologies, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has selected PhotoKrete as one of the top 10 projects in its prestigious Impulsa-T entrepreneurship program. This recognition comes with...
Green Concrete: Ally for Sustainability
Jorge Sanchez Dolado, work package leader for WP1 and WP6 on the MIRACLE concrete project, recently gave a talk at Tabakalera in San Sebastian, Spain titled "Green Concrete: Cementing a Sustainable Future". Sanchez Dolado discussed innovative solutions to reduce the...
New Research Presented on Using Cement Materials to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
Earlier this month, the latest research on using cement-based radiative coolers to enhance solar photovoltaics was presented at the 16th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC2023). Part of the European Union's MIRACLE project exploring sustainable...
Advancing Thermal Energy Storage at the Eurotherm 2023 Seminar
The Eurotherm 2023 Seminar on "Innovative Solutions for Thermal Energy Storage Deployment" was held on May 24-26, 2023 at the University of Lleida in Spain. This brought together over 200 researchers working on thermal energy storage from academia and industry across...
MIRACLE Training Course Successfully Concludes in Germany
The Institute of Construction and Building Materials (WiB) at Technische Universität Darmstadt recently hosted an innovative training course as part of the H2020 MIRACLE project, funded by the EU-H2020/FET Open program. The MIRACLE Training Course, which took place...
MIRACLE Researcher Receives Prestigious Award for Pioneering Metamaterials Work
Dr. Iñigo Liberal Olleta, a researcher at the Public University of Navarre (UPNA), was recently honored with an Early Career Award from the journal Nanophotonics. This prestigious award recognizes Dr. Liberal's groundbreaking contributions to the field of...
Spotlight Event on November 30th
Do you want to know about the Photonic Meta Concrete we are developing in MIRACLE project to fight global warming and save energy in building? Join us for a panel discussion between European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and EIT Climate-KIC and...
Building Smarter Cities – How Photonic Concrete Cuts Energy Use
If you would like to learn more about photonic metaconcrete and other exciting technologies for smart cities of the future, we recommend listening to the podcast 'Science to the Point' from the Public University of Navarra, which features an in-depth discussion with...
1st MIRACLE workshop; 4-6 May 2022 San Sebastián/Donostia (Spain)
The 1st MIRACLE Workshop will take place on the 4-6 of May 2022. The venue will be the CFM (CSIC-UPV/EHU) headquarters in San Sebastián/Donostia (Spain). The workshop aims to be a discussion forum for exploring current scientific and technological possibilities...
Kick-off meeting of MIRACLE
The Kick-off meeting of MIRACLE took place on the 5th of February 2021. Due to the Covid situation, The KoM took place online. Hopefully, we will meet in person soon to take due revenge…Lets start the MIRACLE