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Scientific Highlights

The following are some of the research results published in 2024.
They are provided as a small sample of the work being done by ICREAs.

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Can We Predict Crime? Should We?
Can We Predict Crime? Should We?
Can We Predict Crime? Should We?

Can We Predict Crime? Should We?

Are you a robot? Detecting Autonomous Vehicles from Behavior Analysis
Are you a robot? Detecting Autonomous Vehicles from Behavior Analysis
Are you a robot? Detecting Autonomous Vehicles from Behavior Analysis

Are you a robot? Detecting Autonomous Vehicles from Behavior Analysis

Geographic sources of ozone air pollution and mortality burden in Europe
Geographic sources of ozone air pollution and mortality burden in Europe
Geographic sources of ozone air pollution and mortality burden in Europe

Geographic sources of ozone air pollution and mortality burden in Europe

What is happening in our minds when we understand sentences?
What is happening in our minds when we understand sentences?
What is happening in our minds when we understand sentences?

What is happening in our minds when we understand sentences?

DESI Year 1 results:
DESI Year 1 results:
DESI Year 1 results:

DESI Year 1 results:

Enzymes at the Edge: Blurring the Line Between Sugar and Protein Breakdown
Enzymes at the Edge: Blurring the Line Between Sugar and Protein Breakdown
Enzymes at the Edge: Blurring the Line Between Sugar and Protein Breakdown

Enzymes at the Edge: Blurring the Line Between Sugar and Protein Breakdown

Electric fields as “smart reagents”
Electric fields as “smart reagents”
Electric fields as “smart reagents”

Electric fields as “smart reagents”

Can some fraction of the dark matter of the Universe be made of black holes?
Can some fraction of the dark matter of the Universe be made of black holes?
Can some fraction of the dark matter of the Universe be made of black holes?

Can some fraction of the dark matter of the Universe be made of black holes?

New drug to inhibit the nervous system activity in vivo with light
New drug to inhibit the nervous system activity in vivo with light
New drug to inhibit the nervous system activity in vivo with light

New drug to inhibit the nervous system activity in vivo with light

Measuring the current form nature’s “solar panels” using ultrafast lasers
Measuring the current form nature’s “solar panels” using ultrafast lasers
Measuring the current form nature’s “solar panels” using ultrafast lasers

Measuring the current form nature’s “solar panels” using ultrafast lasers

From heat racism and heat gentrification to urban heat justice in the USA and Europe
From heat racism and heat gentrification to urban heat justice in the USA and Europe
From heat racism and heat gentrification to urban heat justice in the USA and Europe

From heat racism and heat gentrification to urban heat justice in the USA and Europe

Friedrich Wöhler’s “Artifical Synthesis of Urea” translated to Catalan
Friedrich Wöhler’s “Artifical Synthesis of Urea” translated to Catalan
Friedrich Wöhler’s “Artifical Synthesis of Urea” translated to Catalan

Friedrich Wöhler’s “Artifical Synthesis of Urea” translated to Catalan

Analog reconfiguration of materials and devices with oxygen
Analog reconfiguration of materials and devices with oxygen
Analog reconfiguration of materials and devices with oxygen

Analog reconfiguration of materials and devices with oxygen

Towards the automatic exploration of materials by machine learning
Towards the automatic exploration of materials by machine learning
Towards the automatic exploration of materials by machine learning

Towards the automatic exploration of materials by machine learning

Imaging strontium superfluids atom by atom
Imaging strontium superfluids atom by atom
Imaging strontium superfluids atom by atom

Imaging strontium superfluids atom by atom

Generating leader cells with light
Generating leader cells with light
Generating leader cells with light

Generating leader cells with light

A tale of two topological isomers with enhanced reactivity
A tale of two topological isomers with enhanced reactivity
A tale of two topological isomers with enhanced reactivity

A tale of two topological isomers with enhanced reactivity

Microtubule nucleation visualized at high resolution
Microtubule nucleation visualized at high resolution
Microtubule nucleation visualized at high resolution

Microtubule nucleation visualized at high resolution

The fifth EU freedom: Why and how to develop the “freedom of knowledge”
The fifth EU freedom: Why and how to develop the “freedom of knowledge”
The fifth EU freedom: Why and how to develop the “freedom of knowledge”

The fifth EU freedom: Why and how to develop the “freedom of knowledge”

Climate strategies result in considerable problem shifting
Climate strategies result in considerable problem shifting
Climate strategies result in considerable problem shifting

Climate strategies result in considerable problem shifting

Seeing Transport below one Sun
Seeing Transport below one Sun
Seeing Transport below one Sun

Seeing Transport below one Sun

Bringing the first MYC inhibitor closer to the clinic
Bringing the first MYC inhibitor closer to the clinic
Bringing the first MYC inhibitor closer to the clinic

Bringing the first MYC inhibitor closer to the clinic

Navigating the Brain: Uncovering the Secret to Efficient Communication
Navigating the Brain: Uncovering the Secret to Efficient Communication
Navigating the Brain: Uncovering the Secret to Efficient Communication

Navigating the Brain: Uncovering the Secret to Efficient Communication

Carbon Societies: The Social Logic of Fossil Fuels
Carbon Societies: The Social Logic of Fossil Fuels
Carbon Societies: The Social Logic of Fossil Fuels

Carbon Societies: The Social Logic of Fossil Fuels

The construction of emotions and what language has to do with it.
The construction of emotions and what language has to do with it.
The construction of emotions and what language has to do with it.

The construction of emotions and what language has to do with it.

Can finite correlation in a quantum spin chain always be explained by a finite quantum memory?
Can finite correlation in a quantum spin chain always be explained by a finite quantum memory?
Can finite correlation in a quantum spin chain always be explained by a finite quantum memory?

Can finite correlation in a quantum spin chain always be explained by a finite quantum memory?

Identification of cancer driver exons with potential therapeutic applications
Identification of cancer driver exons with potential therapeutic applications
Identification of cancer driver exons with potential therapeutic applications

Identification of cancer driver exons with potential therapeutic applications

How cervical cancer evades the immune system in order to thrive. Therapeutic implications.
How cervical cancer evades the immune system in order to thrive. Therapeutic implications.
How cervical cancer evades the immune system in order to thrive. Therapeutic implications.

How cervical cancer evades the immune system in order to thrive. Therapeutic implications.

Urease-Powered Nanobots for Enhanced Radionuclide Therapy in Bladder Cancer
Urease-Powered Nanobots for Enhanced Radionuclide Therapy in Bladder Cancer
Urease-Powered Nanobots for Enhanced Radionuclide Therapy in Bladder Cancer

Urease-Powered Nanobots for Enhanced Radionuclide Therapy in Bladder Cancer

The (extracellular) matrix is viscous and it matters
The (extracellular) matrix is viscous and it matters
The (extracellular) matrix is viscous and it matters

The (extracellular) matrix is viscous and it matters

Understanding singularities in the Stefan problem
Understanding singularities in the Stefan problem
Understanding singularities in the Stefan problem

Understanding singularities in the Stefan problem

Endothelium-inspired coatings to improve blood compatibility of medical devices
Endothelium-inspired coatings to improve blood compatibility of medical devices
Endothelium-inspired coatings to improve blood compatibility of medical devices

Endothelium-inspired coatings to improve blood compatibility of medical devices

Microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols confirm 2,000-km long-distance transport of potential human pathogens
Microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols confirm 2,000-km long-distance transport of potential human pathogens
Microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols confirm 2,000-km long-distance transport of potential human pathogens

Microbial richness and air chemistry in aerosols confirm 2,000-km long-distance transport of potential human pathogens

Climate change impacts on Indigenous Peoples and local communities. A global perspective through local studies
Climate change impacts on Indigenous Peoples and local communities. A global perspective through local studies
Climate change impacts on Indigenous Peoples and local communities. A global perspective through local studies

Climate change impacts on Indigenous Peoples and local communities. A global perspective through local studies

Measuring the impact of time-of-use pricing on electricity consumption: Evidence from Spain
Measuring the impact of time-of-use pricing on electricity consumption: Evidence from Spain
Measuring the impact of time-of-use pricing on electricity consumption: Evidence from Spain

Measuring the impact of time-of-use pricing on electricity consumption: Evidence from Spain

Cosas que nunca creeriais
Cosas que nunca creeriais
Cosas que nunca creeriais

Cosas que nunca creeriais

Breaking Down Nature’s Catalysts Complexity
Breaking Down Nature’s Catalysts Complexity
Breaking Down Nature’s Catalysts Complexity

Breaking Down Nature’s Catalysts Complexity

Surviving in the Desert: Unearthing Ancient Waterways with AI and Spy Satellites
Surviving in the Desert: Unearthing Ancient Waterways with AI and Spy Satellites
Surviving in the Desert: Unearthing Ancient Waterways with AI and Spy Satellites

Surviving in the Desert: Unearthing Ancient Waterways with AI and Spy Satellites

Subnanometer pores in graphene nanoribbons
Subnanometer pores in graphene nanoribbons
Subnanometer pores in graphene nanoribbons

Subnanometer pores in graphene nanoribbons

Live observation of signal enhancement in magnetic resonance
Live observation of signal enhancement in magnetic resonance
Live observation of signal enhancement in magnetic resonance

Live observation of signal enhancement in magnetic resonance

Nanostructure Enhancement of Metallic Films with a Click
Nanostructure Enhancement of Metallic Films with a Click
Nanostructure Enhancement of Metallic Films with a Click

Nanostructure Enhancement of Metallic Films with a Click

Fossils of ancient chromosomes discovered
Fossils of ancient chromosomes discovered
Fossils of ancient chromosomes discovered

Fossils of ancient chromosomes discovered

Analysis of Heating Schemes in ITER
Analysis of Heating Schemes in ITER
Analysis of Heating Schemes in ITER

Analysis of Heating Schemes in ITER

Emerging health threats from climate change in Europe
Emerging health threats from climate change in Europe
Emerging health threats from climate change in Europe

Emerging health threats from climate change in Europe

Five key factors predict the response of cancer patients to immunotherapy
Five key factors predict the response of cancer patients to immunotherapy
Five key factors predict the response of cancer patients to immunotherapy

Five key factors predict the response of cancer patients to immunotherapy

High harmonic generation as a new source of squeezed quantum light
High harmonic generation as a new source of squeezed quantum light
High harmonic generation as a new source of squeezed quantum light

High harmonic generation as a new source of squeezed quantum light

Beyond stereotypes: Building fair AI for mental health
Beyond stereotypes: Building fair AI for mental health
Beyond stereotypes: Building fair AI for mental health

Beyond stereotypes: Building fair AI for mental health

Does your favorite Large Language Model really grasp what you ask it?
Does your favorite Large Language Model really grasp what you ask it?
Does your favorite Large Language Model really grasp what you ask it?

Does your favorite Large Language Model really grasp what you ask it?

Controlling radicals for chemoselective synthesis of pharmaceutical ingredients
Controlling radicals for chemoselective synthesis of pharmaceutical ingredients
Controlling radicals for chemoselective synthesis of pharmaceutical ingredients

Controlling radicals for chemoselective synthesis of pharmaceutical ingredients

Conceptual Origins of “European Music”
Conceptual Origins of “European Music”
Conceptual Origins of “European Music”

Conceptual Origins of “European Music”

Quantifying Adaptive Evolution of the Human Immune Cell Landscape
Quantifying Adaptive Evolution of the Human Immune Cell Landscape
Quantifying Adaptive Evolution of the Human Immune Cell Landscape

Quantifying Adaptive Evolution of the Human Immune Cell Landscape

Light-activated drugs against neuropathic pain
Light-activated drugs against neuropathic pain
Light-activated drugs against neuropathic pain

Light-activated drugs against neuropathic pain

RAINBOW solar cells for a more sustainable future
RAINBOW solar cells for a more sustainable future
RAINBOW solar cells for a more sustainable future

RAINBOW solar cells for a more sustainable future

Mapping individual multi-molecular interactions provides new insights into virus capture
Mapping individual multi-molecular interactions provides new insights into virus capture
Mapping individual multi-molecular interactions provides new insights into virus capture

Mapping individual multi-molecular interactions provides new insights into virus capture

Zooming into the most recent evolution of yeast pathogens
Zooming into the most recent evolution of yeast pathogens
Zooming into the most recent evolution of yeast pathogens

Zooming into the most recent evolution of yeast pathogens

Expanding the Canon of Medieval Philosophy
Expanding the Canon of Medieval Philosophy
Expanding the Canon of Medieval Philosophy

Expanding the Canon of Medieval Philosophy

Understanding the Catalytic Activity of High-Entropy Alloys
Understanding the Catalytic Activity of High-Entropy Alloys
Understanding the Catalytic Activity of High-Entropy Alloys

Understanding the Catalytic Activity of High-Entropy Alloys

Artificial Intelligence reconstructs information about past climate extremes
Artificial Intelligence reconstructs information about past climate extremes
Artificial Intelligence reconstructs information about past climate extremes

Artificial Intelligence reconstructs information about past climate extremes

The Forgotten Artists: Women’s Contributions to Prehistoric Art—An Historical Overview
The Forgotten Artists: Women’s Contributions to Prehistoric Art—An Historical Overview
The Forgotten Artists: Women’s Contributions to Prehistoric Art—An Historical Overview

The Forgotten Artists: Women’s Contributions to Prehistoric Art—An Historical Overview

A Novel, Groundbreaking Approach to the History of Archaeology
A Novel, Groundbreaking Approach to the History of Archaeology
A Novel, Groundbreaking Approach to the History of Archaeology

A Novel, Groundbreaking Approach to the History of Archaeology

Alterations in gene processing impact gene expression
Alterations in gene processing impact gene expression
Alterations in gene processing impact gene expression

Alterations in gene processing impact gene expression

We are all different when it comes to language, and it matters…
We are all different when it comes to language, and it matters…
We are all different when it comes to language, and it matters…

We are all different when it comes to language, and it matters…

Different hierarchical reconfigurations in the brain by psilocybin and escitalopram for depression
Different hierarchical reconfigurations in the brain by psilocybin and escitalopram for depression
Different hierarchical reconfigurations in the brain by psilocybin and escitalopram for depression

Different hierarchical reconfigurations in the brain by psilocybin and escitalopram for depression

Household Differences and Economic Stability: The Power of TANKs
Household Differences and Economic Stability: The Power of TANKs
Household Differences and Economic Stability: The Power of TANKs

Household Differences and Economic Stability: The Power of TANKs

AI Spots Cancer cells, Stem cells and Viral Infected cells at Nanoscale Precision
AI Spots Cancer cells, Stem cells and Viral Infected cells at Nanoscale Precision
AI Spots Cancer cells, Stem cells and Viral Infected cells at Nanoscale Precision

AI Spots Cancer cells, Stem cells and Viral Infected cells at Nanoscale Precision

Stories of Clay: Discovering Chosŏn Korean Potters in Tokugawa Japan
Stories of Clay: Discovering Chosŏn Korean Potters in Tokugawa Japan
Stories of Clay: Discovering Chosŏn Korean Potters in Tokugawa Japan

Stories of Clay: Discovering Chosŏn Korean Potters in Tokugawa Japan

Hunting Human and Animal Trophies in the East Asian War of 1592–1598
Hunting Human and Animal Trophies in the East Asian War of 1592–1598
Hunting Human and Animal Trophies in the East Asian War of 1592–1598

Hunting Human and Animal Trophies in the East Asian War of 1592–1598

Atomic optical antennas
Atomic optical antennas
Atomic optical antennas

Atomic optical antennas

Bending for better photovoltaics
Bending for better photovoltaics
Bending for better photovoltaics

Bending for better photovoltaics

A novel universal light-based technique to encode information in quantum materials
A novel universal light-based technique to encode information in quantum materials
A novel universal light-based technique to encode information in quantum materials

A novel universal light-based technique to encode information in quantum materials

Revealing the Stories of Black Lives in Early Modern Spain
Revealing the Stories of Black Lives in Early Modern Spain
Revealing the Stories of Black Lives in Early Modern Spain

Revealing the Stories of Black Lives in Early Modern Spain

Efficiency enhancement in Lithium-Sulfur batteries
Efficiency enhancement in Lithium-Sulfur batteries
Efficiency enhancement in Lithium-Sulfur batteries

Efficiency enhancement in Lithium-Sulfur batteries

Males and females have different brain connectivity to process the same memory
Males and females have different brain connectivity to process the same memory
Males and females have different brain connectivity to process the same memory

Males and females have different brain connectivity to process the same memory

Characterization of druggable pockets in the human proteome
Characterization of druggable pockets in the human proteome
Characterization of druggable pockets in the human proteome

Characterization of druggable pockets in the human proteome

A Neanderthal’s burning structure for tar obtention
A Neanderthal’s burning structure for tar obtention
A Neanderthal’s burning structure for tar obtention

A Neanderthal’s burning structure for tar obtention

Certified predictions for quantum states of many particles
Certified predictions for quantum states of many particles
Certified predictions for quantum states of many particles

Certified predictions for quantum states of many particles

ICREA Memoir 2024