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The goal of LUCES is the creation of a multidisciplinary network, comprised of researchers from academia, technological centers and industry, working towards the development of luminescent sensors to be used to help resolve environmental security problems.
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The 3rd Edition of the International Supramolecular Chemistry Summer School is scheduled on May 24th-29th 2026!
Find all the infos for the registration at convegni.unica.it/iscsummersch... Hurry up, only 80 slots available!!
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Find all the infos for the registration at convegni.unica.it/iscsummersch... Hurry up, only 80 slots available!!
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Registration – ISCSummerSchool2026
To benefit from the reduced early registration fee, please process your registration and payment before April 12th, 2026.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The 3rd Edition of the International Supramolecular Chemistry Summer School is scheduled on May 24th-29th 2026!
Find all the infos for the registration at convegni.unica.it/iscsummersch... Hurry up, only 80 slots available!!
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Find all the infos for the registration at convegni.unica.it/iscsummersch... Hurry up, only 80 slots available!!
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Our new article is out! ✨
Environment-responsive Pt(II) complexes showing boosted AIE, high Φ (25%), and efficient ¹O₂ generation (60%).
A modular strategy for tunable photofunctional materials. Read it here 👇
Cell Reports Physical Science www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Environment-responsive Pt(II) complexes showing boosted AIE, high Φ (25%), and efficient ¹O₂ generation (60%).
A modular strategy for tunable photofunctional materials. Read it here 👇
Cell Reports Physical Science www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Environment-responsive Pt(II) complexes boost aggregation-enhanced emission and singlet oxygen production
Controlling the properties of photofunctional materials is a key challenge in materials
science. Romo-Islas et al. introduce an environment-tuning strategy for platinum(II)
complexes where self-assemb...
www.cell.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Our new article is out! ✨
Environment-responsive Pt(II) complexes showing boosted AIE, high Φ (25%), and efficient ¹O₂ generation (60%).
A modular strategy for tunable photofunctional materials. Read it here 👇
Cell Reports Physical Science www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Environment-responsive Pt(II) complexes showing boosted AIE, high Φ (25%), and efficient ¹O₂ generation (60%).
A modular strategy for tunable photofunctional materials. Read it here 👇
Cell Reports Physical Science www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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📣Nice collaboration with @conchitagimeno.bsky.social and her group just published in @inorgchemfront.rsc.org where we highlight how strategic ligand design can modulate photophysical responses, advancing the development of next-generation responsive luminescent materials.👇
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...
Tunable Aurophilic Aggregates as the Basis of Mechano- and Thermochromism in Gold(I) Ethynyl Complexes
Mechanochromic materials capable of changing colour in response to mechanical stimuli, offer exciting prospects for applications in sensors, smart materials, and data storage. This study explores the ...
doi.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
📣Nice collaboration with @conchitagimeno.bsky.social and her group just published in @inorgchemfront.rsc.org where we highlight how strategic ligand design can modulate photophysical responses, advancing the development of next-generation responsive luminescent materials.👇
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...
📢We invite you to our next LUCES Zoom Session, dedicated to the progress and research of our PhD students within the network. We will have two exciting presentations scheduled for next week (Dec. 15th) by M. Roccopio and R. M. Losus
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December 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
📢We invite you to our next LUCES Zoom Session, dedicated to the progress and research of our PhD students within the network. We will have two exciting presentations scheduled for next week (Dec. 15th) by M. Roccopio and R. M. Losus
lucescostaction.com/zoom-meetings
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lucescostaction.com/zoom-meetings
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📢The 2026 call for ITC and DC grants, along with the Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grants, within the COST Action LUCES is now open! For more details and supporting documentation, please visit: lucescostaction.com/conference-g...
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
📢The 2026 call for ITC and DC grants, along with the Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grants, within the COST Action LUCES is now open! For more details and supporting documentation, please visit: lucescostaction.com/conference-g...
📢📢The 2026 call for STSM grants within the COST Action LUCES is now open! For more details and supporting documentation, please visit: lucescostaction.com/stsm-grants
November 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
📢📢The 2026 call for STSM grants within the COST Action LUCES is now open! For more details and supporting documentation, please visit: lucescostaction.com/stsm-grants
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Cooking up some luminescent spheres in the lab… something bright is on the way! 💡🧪
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#Spherification #Dissemination #SupramolecularChemistry #ScienceCommunication @in2ub.bsky.social
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#Spherification #Dissemination #SupramolecularChemistry #ScienceCommunication @in2ub.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Cooking up some luminescent spheres in the lab… something bright is on the way! 💡🧪
@lucescostaction.bsky.social
#Spherification #Dissemination #SupramolecularChemistry #ScienceCommunication @in2ub.bsky.social
@lucescostaction.bsky.social
#Spherification #Dissemination #SupramolecularChemistry #ScienceCommunication @in2ub.bsky.social
Excellent presentations by Ahmad Omira and Rabia Zahid from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology at today's COST Action LUCES Zoom meeting. They shared amazing research on a fitting application for luminescence assay data (A. Omira) and synthetic nanozymes (R. Zahid). @costprogramme.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Excellent presentations by Ahmad Omira and Rabia Zahid from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology at today's COST Action LUCES Zoom meeting. They shared amazing research on a fitting application for luminescence assay data (A. Omira) and synthetic nanozymes (R. Zahid). @costprogramme.bsky.social
📢We are pleased to announce that the next Global Action Meeting of our LUCES COST Action will take place at The Golden Age Hotel in Athens, Greece, on 20–21. April 2026. Please save the date and stay tuned for further details!
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📢We are pleased to announce that the next Global Action Meeting of our LUCES COST Action will take place at The Golden Age Hotel in Athens, Greece, on 20–21. April 2026. Please save the date and stay tuned for further details!
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Our latest work is out in NewJChem!
Structural and Photophysical Features of Triphenylene–Gold(I) Phosphane Complexes, dedicated to Prof. P. Resnati in celebration of his 70th birthday and inspiring career in fluorine and noncovalent chem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @lucescostaction.bsky.social
Structural and Photophysical Features of Triphenylene–Gold(I) Phosphane Complexes, dedicated to Prof. P. Resnati in celebration of his 70th birthday and inspiring career in fluorine and noncovalent chem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @lucescostaction.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Our latest work is out in NewJChem!
Structural and Photophysical Features of Triphenylene–Gold(I) Phosphane Complexes, dedicated to Prof. P. Resnati in celebration of his 70th birthday and inspiring career in fluorine and noncovalent chem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @lucescostaction.bsky.social
Structural and Photophysical Features of Triphenylene–Gold(I) Phosphane Complexes, dedicated to Prof. P. Resnati in celebration of his 70th birthday and inspiring career in fluorine and noncovalent chem.
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @lucescostaction.bsky.social
A big thank you to Antonella Dalla Cort for promoting our project at the renowned NanoInnovation 2025 conference in Rome. This event is a key meeting point for the nanotechnology community, and we're proud to contribute to the dialogue shaping the future of #KETs. @costprogramme.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A big thank you to Antonella Dalla Cort for promoting our project at the renowned NanoInnovation 2025 conference in Rome. This event is a key meeting point for the nanotechnology community, and we're proud to contribute to the dialogue shaping the future of #KETs. @costprogramme.bsky.social
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Very nice @lucescostaction.bsky.social workshop organized by @apoethig.bsky.social. Great scientific discussions and company @jotacarloslima.bsky.social @medbioinorgchem.bsky.social @gmalcantar.bsky.social. Happy to come back in Munich 😃👏👏
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Very nice @lucescostaction.bsky.social workshop organized by @apoethig.bsky.social. Great scientific discussions and company @jotacarloslima.bsky.social @medbioinorgchem.bsky.social @gmalcantar.bsky.social. Happy to come back in Munich 😃👏👏
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New type of chemical bond discovered in collaboration with G. Resnati. We show Group 4 elements form unique interactions with nucleophiles. This could lead to more selective catalysts for key reactions. @dquimicauib.bsky.social @angewandtechemie.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Interactional Features of (RO)4Ti Species and Their Zr and Hf Analogues
Computational and experimental studies reveal that Group 4 tetroxides form a new type of σ-hole interaction with N and O nucleophiles, which we propose to name “titan bonds” (TnBs). These insights in...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New type of chemical bond discovered in collaboration with G. Resnati. We show Group 4 elements form unique interactions with nucleophiles. This could lead to more selective catalysts for key reactions. @dquimicauib.bsky.social @angewandtechemie.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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There are papers that you feel more proud than others.... And this one is one of the good ones!!!
Lots of work, and lots of reading to make it get trough!!!
And this time it paid off!! Advanced Materials published it!!!!
Check it out!
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Lots of work, and lots of reading to make it get trough!!!
And this time it paid off!! Advanced Materials published it!!!!
Check it out!
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Counterintuitive Fluorescence Blue Shift in Symmetry Breaking Dicationic Bis(indolium) with Two‐Photon Absorption Properties for NIR Living Cell Imaging
Highly water-soluble dicationic bis(indolium) dyes have been prepared, showing excellent two-photon absorption and light emission. Their fluorescence behavior discloses an unusual increasing blue shi...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
There are papers that you feel more proud than others.... And this one is one of the good ones!!!
Lots of work, and lots of reading to make it get trough!!!
And this time it paid off!! Advanced Materials published it!!!!
Check it out!
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Lots of work, and lots of reading to make it get trough!!!
And this time it paid off!! Advanced Materials published it!!!!
Check it out!
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exciting news: The Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) grant tool is now open to PIs! Thanks to an extra budget, you can now apply to fund short visits to a partner institution and build new collaborations.
Don't wait—apply before 1 Oct. 2025. Info👇
lucescostaction.com/new-opportun...
Don't wait—apply before 1 Oct. 2025. Info👇
lucescostaction.com/new-opportun...
New opportunity for PI’s to benefit of STSM grants: short visits
Thanks to the extra budget we received, the STSM tool is now open to PIs, members of the Action, who wish to visit a partner for a few days.
Applications can be submitted continuously, before 1 Octob...
lucescostaction.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Exciting news: The Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) grant tool is now open to PIs! Thanks to an extra budget, you can now apply to fund short visits to a partner institution and build new collaborations.
Don't wait—apply before 1 Oct. 2025. Info👇
lucescostaction.com/new-opportun...
Don't wait—apply before 1 Oct. 2025. Info👇
lucescostaction.com/new-opportun...
The LUCESCOSTAction core group just wrapped up a fantastic meeting in Bologna. We've made great progress planning our upcoming summer school and future GAM. We are so grateful to our host, Brais Vazquez, for his wonderful hospitality and brilliant organization @costprogramme.bsky.social 👏
September 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The LUCESCOSTAction core group just wrapped up a fantastic meeting in Bologna. We've made great progress planning our upcoming summer school and future GAM. We are so grateful to our host, Brais Vazquez, for his wonderful hospitality and brilliant organization @costprogramme.bsky.social 👏
📣We present a Gender Equality and YRI Careers Panel event organized by LUCES. The event is chaired by Dr. H. Crory , and the panel includes Dr. E. Delgado-Pinar, Dr. A. Lázaro Palacios, Dr. J. M. Marín Beloqui, and Prof. S. Hayes. @costprogramme.bsky.social lucescostaction.com/gender-equal...
Gender Equality and YRI Careers Panel
We proudly present a Gender Equality and YRI (Young Researchers and Innovators) Careers Panel event organized by LUCES COST Action. The event is chaired by Dr. Hannah Crory , and the panel includes Dr...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
📣We present a Gender Equality and YRI Careers Panel event organized by LUCES. The event is chaired by Dr. H. Crory , and the panel includes Dr. E. Delgado-Pinar, Dr. A. Lázaro Palacios, Dr. J. M. Marín Beloqui, and Prof. S. Hayes. @costprogramme.bsky.social lucescostaction.com/gender-equal...
LucesCostAction Zoom Meetings: 🎤 Excited for the talk by Maria Amparo (BAM – Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung):
3D-printed SAF biosensor for immuno-detection 🧬🖨️ A cutting-edge merge of additive manufacturing & bioanalytics!
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3D-printed SAF biosensor for immuno-detection 🧬🖨️ A cutting-edge merge of additive manufacturing & bioanalytics!
@costprogramme.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
LucesCostAction Zoom Meetings: 🎤 Excited for the talk by Maria Amparo (BAM – Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung):
3D-printed SAF biosensor for immuno-detection 🧬🖨️ A cutting-edge merge of additive manufacturing & bioanalytics!
@costprogramme.bsky.social
3D-printed SAF biosensor for immuno-detection 🧬🖨️ A cutting-edge merge of additive manufacturing & bioanalytics!
@costprogramme.bsky.social
Zoom Meetings: Congratulations to Victor Lepeintre (ULB) for an excellent talk on Gold Nanorods Shielded by Calixarenes: New Horizons in Photothermal Engineering! A brilliant showcase of innovation at the interface of supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology. @costprogramme.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Zoom Meetings: Congratulations to Victor Lepeintre (ULB) for an excellent talk on Gold Nanorods Shielded by Calixarenes: New Horizons in Photothermal Engineering! A brilliant showcase of innovation at the interface of supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology. @costprogramme.bsky.social
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Our SuNS group at QuimicaUB has been represented with an invited lecture and a poster at the @bienalrseq2025. Great days in Bilbao with many emotions...#supramolecular #organometallic #luminescence @geqo.bsky.social @lucescostaction.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our SuNS group at QuimicaUB has been represented with an invited lecture and a poster at the @bienalrseq2025. Great days in Bilbao with many emotions...#supramolecular #organometallic #luminescence @geqo.bsky.social @lucescostaction.bsky.social
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So happy and honoured to receive the GEQO-RSEQ Award for Research Excellence! 🏆 Grateful for all the support and lucky to have worked with so many brilliant researchers and collaborators over the years with whom I share this recognition 🙌 💙 GEQO-RSEQ @in2ub.bsky.social @lucescostaction.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
So happy and honoured to receive the GEQO-RSEQ Award for Research Excellence! 🏆 Grateful for all the support and lucky to have worked with so many brilliant researchers and collaborators over the years with whom I share this recognition 🙌 💙 GEQO-RSEQ @in2ub.bsky.social @lucescostaction.bsky.social
🚨 LUCES Small Workshop Call is OPEN!
We’re funding 1–2 small meetings to foster collaboration among WG members. A great chance to exchange ideas & plan future projects!
📅 Deadline: July 13, 2025
🗓 Meeting window: Aug 1 – Oct 15
🔗 lucescostaction.com/workshops-3
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We’re funding 1–2 small meetings to foster collaboration among WG members. A great chance to exchange ideas & plan future projects!
📅 Deadline: July 13, 2025
🗓 Meeting window: Aug 1 – Oct 15
🔗 lucescostaction.com/workshops-3
@costprogramme.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
🚨 LUCES Small Workshop Call is OPEN!
We’re funding 1–2 small meetings to foster collaboration among WG members. A great chance to exchange ideas & plan future projects!
📅 Deadline: July 13, 2025
🗓 Meeting window: Aug 1 – Oct 15
🔗 lucescostaction.com/workshops-3
@costprogramme.bsky.social
We’re funding 1–2 small meetings to foster collaboration among WG members. A great chance to exchange ideas & plan future projects!
📅 Deadline: July 13, 2025
🗓 Meeting window: Aug 1 – Oct 15
🔗 lucescostaction.com/workshops-3
@costprogramme.bsky.social
👏 Fantastic talk by José Manuel Marín-Beloqui (Univ Málaga) on Counterintuitive Fluorescence Blue-Shift in Symmetry Breaking Dicationic Bis(indolinium) with Two-Photon! Really intriguing photophysics insights. Thanks for sharing! #Fluorescence #Photophysics
#ScienceTalks
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June 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
👏 Fantastic talk by José Manuel Marín-Beloqui (Univ Málaga) on Counterintuitive Fluorescence Blue-Shift in Symmetry Breaking Dicationic Bis(indolinium) with Two-Photon! Really intriguing photophysics insights. Thanks for sharing! #Fluorescence #Photophysics
#ScienceTalks
#ScienceTalks
👏 Great Zoom talk by Sara Garrido Rodríguez (ICMAB-CSIC) on Fluorescent Quatsome Nanovesicles for Advanced Bioimaging Applications! Fascinating insights into cutting-edge bioimaging nanotech. Thanks for sharing your work! #Nanotech #Bioimaging #ICMAB
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
👏 Great Zoom talk by Sara Garrido Rodríguez (ICMAB-CSIC) on Fluorescent Quatsome Nanovesicles for Advanced Bioimaging Applications! Fascinating insights into cutting-edge bioimaging nanotech. Thanks for sharing your work! #Nanotech #Bioimaging #ICMAB
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📣Excited to share the result of my last collaboration with @soberatschem.bsky.social just published in JACS. We reported a Luminescent Liquid-Crystalline J-Aggregate Based on a Columnar Axial Coassembly pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @dquimicauib.bsky.social @uib.cat 😃👏
Luminescent Liquid-Crystalline J-Aggregate Based on a Columnar Axial Coassembly
Controlling the self-assembly of dyes is essential for designing functional materials with tailored optical, electronic, and mechanical properties. However, achieving precise structures from two disti...
pubs.acs.org
May 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
📣Excited to share the result of my last collaboration with @soberatschem.bsky.social just published in JACS. We reported a Luminescent Liquid-Crystalline J-Aggregate Based on a Columnar Axial Coassembly pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @dquimicauib.bsky.social @uib.cat 😃👏