MATGAS Review / Field notes 2026
Materials and gases, studied together. An independent centre for CO2, energy and clean processes.
News archive
The archive records findings, project milestones and institutional moments. Older entries are kept for reference and are not presented as current announcements.
MATGAS received the 2014 National Award for the Public Private Partnership in Research and Innovation, given by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation with support from the Government of Catalonia.
Read the noteA study involving UAB, MATGAS and UAM researchers found that ultrastable indomethacin glasses behave differently from other amorphous solids at cryogenic temperatures.
Read the noteAn archive note on the centre's participation in the 2014 Ideas Generation Program, an initiative that invites new research ideas from early career participants.
Read the noteMarta Llorca joined the centre as a research assistant, bringing experience in industrial engineering and project coordination to a European hydrogen safety project.
Read the noteThe HyTEC project published its June 2013 newsletter, covering hydrogen transport work in London and Copenhagen and the partnership behind the demonstrations.
Read the noteThe first newsletter of the SOFCOM project described an applied research programme on combined cooling, heat and power plants based on solid oxide fuel cells.
Read the noteA Euronews programme featured the HyTEC project and its hydrogen fuelling station and taxi operation, with comment from the project coordinator.
Read the noteAir Products, the parent group of founding partner Carburos Metálicos, was named to a corporate citizenship list in 2012. The note is kept as partner news.
Read the noteAir Products supplied hydrogen for the ride and drive events at the 2012 World Hydrogen Energy Conference, an example of the industrial context for the centre's hydrogen work.
Read the noteThe SOST CO2 consortium met for its eighth general meeting. The project examined new industrial uses of CO2 with sustainability in view across a large public private consortium.
Read the noteLourdes Vega spoke to the programme Temps de Salut on Radio 9 about the centre's research. The interview is recorded here as part of the centre's communication history.
Read the noteMATGAS collected the 2014 Catalan National Research Award in the public private partnership category. Lourdes Vega, then director of the centre, received it at a ceremony in Barcelona.
Read the noteThe centre published its 2014 activity report, bringing together project results, publications and laboratory work from the year.
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