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Esbrí, Laura; Rigo, Tomeu; Llasat Botija, María del Carmen (Publication date: 2026-03-24)
Urban coastal areas along the Mediterranean are exposed to short-duration convective rainfall, producing infrastructure disruptions and flood-related impacts. This study analyzes 45 rainfall episodes in the Metropolitan ...
Douvinet, Johnny; J.; Gallet, Maé; Vinet, Freddy; Llasat Botija, María del Carmen (Publication date: 2026-03-24)
Les inondations survenues le 29 octobre 2024 au sud de Valence (Espagne) ont entraîné un lourd bilan humain (229 personnes décédées) et matériel (22 milliards d’euros de dégâts). Les intensités des pluies ont entraîné des ...
Muñoz-López, José; Tuveri, Gian Marco; Barbieri, Valentino; Basile, Marco; Cosenza, V.; Lorenz, Christian D.; Ruiz-Perez, Lorena; Battaglia, Giuseppe (Publication date: 2026-03-19)
Understanding how molecular features dictate the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers into well-defined nanostructures is essential for the rational design of advanced soft materials. However, the large number of ...
Varela Fernández, Manuel, 1956-; Bertrán Serra, Enric; Lousa Rodríguez, Arturo; Esteve Pujol, Joan; Morenza Gil, José Luis (Publication date: 2026-03-11)
The efficiency of thin film solar cells depends to a large extent on the crystalline grain size. The increase of the latter can be obtained by rheotaxy, i.e. the growth of thin films on a liquid metallic layer. In this ...
Stern, A.; Wang, Xinyuan; Xia, T.; Xiao, Y.; Zhenwei, X.; Zhu, S.; Jana, A.; Lam, E.Y.; Long, G.-L.; Matoba, O.; Mi, Z.; Moon, I.; Nishchal, N.K.; Pan, D.; Peng, X.; Pinkse, P.W.H.; Javidi, B.; Carnicer González, Arturo; Ahmadi, K.; Awatsuji, Y.; Chen, Wanqi; Fournel, T.; Genevet, P.; Guo, J.; He, W.; Hebert, M.; Shi, Y.; Situ, G. (Publication date: 2026-01-29)
In 1994, Javidi and Horner published a paper in Optical Engineering that highlighted the ability of free space optical systems to manipulate sensitive data for authentication purposes. The underlying idea was effective yet ...
Martínez-Herrero, Rosario; Aviñoá, Marcos; Carnicer González, Arturo (Publication date: 2025-12-19)
We introduce a novel class of electromagnetic light sources that exhibit radial coherence, a degree of coherence characterized by a Dirichlet kernel, and with radial or azimuthal polarization. We provide a mathematical ...
Pardo, Iago; Bian, Subiao; Pascual Miralles, Esther; Arteaga Barriel, Oriol (Publication date: 2025-12-18)
Mueller matrix polarimetry has emerged as a powerful tool for non-destructiveoptical analysis of biological tissues and bioorganic materials, offering detailed insights intopolarization-specific properties such as ...
Majumdar, Shubhadeep; Chaitoglou, Stefanos; Serafin, Jarosław; Farid, Ghulam; Ospina, Rogelio; Ma, Y.; Amade Rovira, Roger; Bertrán Serra, Enric (Publication date: 2025-12-05)
This study presents an innovative approach to fabricating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through magnetron sputtering and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). These CNTs serve as a robust structural scaffold for the deposition of ...
Battaglia, Giuseppe; Borges Fernandes, Barbara; Apriceno, Azzurra; Arango-Restrepo, Andrés; Almadhi, Safa; Ghosh, Subhadip; Forth, Joe; López-Alonso, Jorge Pedro; Ubarretxena-Belandia, Iban; Rubi, José Miguel; Ruiz-Perez, Lorena; Williams, Ian (Publication date: 2025-11-28)
The movement of cells and microorganisms in response to chemical gradients (chemotaxis) has played an essential role in the evolution of many biological processes. Cellular navigation works via the holistic assembly of ...
Gong, Qiyong; Tian, Xiaohe; Battaglia, Giuseppe; Chen, Junyang; Xiang, Pan; Duro-Castano, Aroa; Cai, Huawei; Guo, Bin; Liu, Xiqin; Yu, Yifan; Lui, Su; Luo, Kui; Ke, Bowen; Ruiz-Perez, Lorena (Publication date: 2025-11-28)
The blood‒brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective permeability barrier that safeguards the central nervous system (CNS) from potentially harmful substances while regulating the transport of essential molecules. Its ...
Tobias, Aurelio; Molina, Tomàs, 1963-; Rodrigo Sánchez, Mario; Saez, Marc (Publication date: 2025-11-06)
The transmission of coronaviruses can be affected by several factors, including the climate. Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the urgent need for rapid responses to contain the pandemic, it is essential to understand ...
Lahoz Sanz, Raul; Lozano Martín, Lidia; Brú Cortés, Adrià; Hernández Márquez, Sergi; Duocastella, Martí; Gómez Cama, José María; Juliá-Díaz, Bruno (Publication date: 2025-10-13)
Single photon sources are fundamental for applications in quantum computing, secure communication, and sensing, as they enable the generation of individual photons and ensure strict control over photon number statistics. ...
Ryan, A.J.; Crook, C.J.; Howse, J.R.; Topham, P.; Jones, R.A.L.; Geoghegan, M.; Parnell, A.J.; Ruiz-Perez, Lorena; Martin, S.J.; Cadby, A.; Menelle, A.; Webster, J.R.P.; Gleeson, A.J.; Bras, W. (Publication date: 2025-07-15)
Progress in the development of generic molecular devices based on responsive polymers is discussed. Characterisation of specially synthesised polyelectrolyte gels, “grafted from” brushes and triblock copolymers is reported. ...
Barbieri, Valentino; González Colsa, Javier; Matias, Diana; Duro-Castano, Aroa; Thapa, Anshu; Ruiz-Perez, Lorena; Albella, Pablo; Volpe, Giorgio; Battaglia, Giuseppe (Publication date: 2025-11-14)
Thermoplasmonic nanoparticles, known for releasing heat upon illumination, find diverse applications in catalysis, optics, and biomedicine. Incorporating plasmonic metals within organic vesicle membranes can lead to the ...
Ortego Martínez, María Isabel; Gibergans Baguena, José; Tolosana-Delgado, R.; Egozcue Rubí, Juan José; Llasat Botija, María del Carmen (Publication date: 2018-04-24)
A Point-Over-Threshold approach using a reparameterization of the Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD) has been used to assess changes in the daily rainfall Barcelona series (1854-2006). A Bayesian approach, considering ...
Tudela Fernández, Raúl; Martín Badosa, Estela; Labastida i Juan, Ignasi, 1970-; Vallmitjana i Rico, Santiago; Carnicer González, Arturo (Publication date: 2014-02-07)
In this work we analyze the behavior of complex information in Fresnel domain taking into account the limited capability to display complex transmittance values of current liquid crystal devices, when used as holographic ...
García Dalmau, Miguel; Udina Sistach, Mireia; Bech, Joan; Sola Salvatierra, Yolanda; Montolio, Joan; Jaén Flo, Clara (Publication date: 2022-05-03)
One of the consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns has been the modification of the air quality in many cities around the world. This study focuses on the variations in pollutant concentrations and how important meteorological ...
Castro Smirnov, J. R.; Jover, Eric; Amade Rovira, Roger; Gabriel, Gemma; Villa, Rosa; Bertrán Serra, Enric (Publication date: 2013-12-04)
In this work a methodology to fabricate carbon nanotube based electrodes using plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition has been explored and defined. The final integrated microelectrode based devices should present ...
Carles, Guillem; Muyo, G.; Bosch i Puig, Salvador; Harvey, A.R. (Publication date: 2016-05-02)
A wavefront-coded imaging system employing a spatial light modulator (SLM) for the agile implementation of phase masks is presented. The SLM is a liquid crystal display that can be modulated to implement cubic phase masks ...
Soler Vilamitjana, David; Fonrodona Turon, Marta; Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal; Bertomeu i Balagueró, Joan; Andreu i Batallé, Jordi (Publication date: 2013-10-29)
In this paper, we have presented results on silicon thin films deposited by hot-wire CVD at low substrate temperatures (200 °C). Films ranging from amorphous to nanocrystalline were obtained by varying the filament temperature ...