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With the aim to stimulate collaborations and the exchange of ideas, the LUCESCOST Action MC has decided to fund small meetings (workshop) where PIs and their researchers can discuss their ongoing research and plan further collaborations. @costprogramme.bsky.social 👇
lucescostaction.com/workshops2026

📣The lucky winners are M. Garcia, J. York and C. Esteves. We will be in touch to organise delivery of your pins.😀👏

Well done to all involved, not just the prize winners!

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#LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES

For International Day of Women and Girls in Science we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible research led by women in the LUCES COST Action.
Thank you to everyone who participated, we loved seeing your science snaps!
#LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES
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📢Yesterday, the LUCES COST Action Core Group gathered in Madrid for a meeting. Hosted by Prof. Paula Bosch at the ICTP-CSIC, the team came together to define the next steps for our network, including the next GAM in Athens. A thank you to Prof. Bosch and the ICTP team!🙏 @costprogramme.bsky.social

We celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by shining a light on the brilliant women managing the LUCES COST Action. From coordinating grants to leading scientific strategy, our female leaders are turning vision into impact every day. @costprogramme.bsky.social
#LUCES #IDWGIS

📣📣Submit your photos 📷by 1pm (CET time) on Wednesday 11th February for a chance to win prizes. Stay tuned to our socials for the official announcement of the winners!!

#LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES

📣Whether it’s running spectra, packing a column or collaborating with lab mates 👩‍🔬, we want to highlight you in celebration International Day of Women👩 and Girls👧 in STEM.

Don’t forget to tag LUCES COST Action and use #LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES
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📣📣 In celebration of the International Day of Women 👩 and Girls 👧 in STEM, we’re launching a raffle with exciting prizes just for LUCES COST women!

Snap your Science!

#LUCES #WomeninSTEM #11Feb_COST_LUCES

Further info in the next posts 👇

📢📢 I am very glad to know that our article on singlet oxygen photogeneration has been to the best collection of optical and optoelectronic materials included by the editors among their favorite works.🥳🥳 #Cell Rep. Phys.Sci. @lucescostaction.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...

📢We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the major event of our COST Action in 2026!
The third edition of LUCES annual meeting will take place April 20-21 in Athens. Please visit the event webpage for detailed information. lucescostaction.com/gam3 @costprogramme.bsky.social

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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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...

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...

📣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...

📢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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📢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

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

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!

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

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

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 😃👏👏

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...

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/...

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...

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/...

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...

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...

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 👏

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...

📣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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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

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