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Capacities
TECNALIA FOUNDATION
Research & Innovation
University Technology Centre Public Centre SME Large Company
characterization nanocomposites nanosensors synthesis/funct nanophotonics
nanobiotechnology nanoadditives nanometrology nanosimulation nanoencapsulates
Address
Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián - Paseo Mikeletegi, 2. E
20009 San Sebastián
Tel: +34 902.760.000
Fax: +34901.706.009.
Contact information
Dr. Lorena M. Callejo
Steel Area. Industry and Transport Division
Email: lorenam.callejo@tecnalia.com
Organization profile
TECNALIA is a private, non-profit technological research centre, settled in the Basque Country (Spain) and
created in 2011 from the merger of eight research centres: Cidemco, ESI-European Software Institute,
European Virtual Engineering, Fatronik, Inasmet, Labein, Leia and Robotiker. As a result of the merger,
TECNALIA has combined the capacities to generate and develop business opportunities through applied
research. The members of TECNALIA are regional administration bodies of the Basque Country and
numerous enterprises of industrial/service sectors from Spain. With 1400 employees and a wide range of
testing laboratories, is organised in six divisions: Energy and Environment, Sustainable Construction,
Industry and Transport, Innovation Strategies, ICT – European Software Institute, and Health.
Nanotechnology activity in Tecnalia (100 persons) is distributed in its different divisions and encloses the
areas of Nanomaterials, Nanophotonics, Multiscale simulation, and Safety, with technologies such as
organic-inorganic hybridation, materials encapsulation, nanoparticles and nanostructures synthesis,
functionalization, and matrix-reinforcement. In this context, Tecnalia is provided with 10 types of patents, 1
spin-off (NACOALIA, S.L), more than 90 papers, more than 100 communications, and more than 10 doctoral
theses. Current research lines in nanotechnology are: (i) Nanoparticle addition into molten steel for the
mechanical improvement; (ii) Production of nanostructured steel; (iii) Nanotechnology for cement-based
materials; (iv) Nanotechnology for the development of functional coatings.
Main capacities in nanotechnology / nanoscience
Wide expertise in steel processes modelling, with several software resources: (i) System for numeric
modelling of solidification processes; (ii) Thermocalc and Dictra software-packages; (iii) Test
platform for liquid steel models, control system and laser anemometry.
Extended background in the fabrication and characterization of metallic and no metallic
nanomaterials: (iv) System for experimental casting (Ar/Air), (v) Induction vacuum levitation melter
assisted with Copper-Mold-Casting; (vi) Induction generator equipped with double vacuum chamber
(11 Kg); (vii) Muffle-type furnace; (viii) Atomic force microscope, Environmental scanning electron
microscope coupled with EDX, and Optical microscope; (ix) Vertical lamellar air flow chamber and
Glove chamber; (x) Laboratories for metallographic, chemical, and nanoparticle analysis; (xi)
Dilatometer; (xii) IR and UV-VIS spectrophotometers; (xiii) X-ray Diffractometer; (xiv) Machines for
mechanical testing: Instron, Gleeble; (xv) Hardness indenter and micro-indenter; (xvi) Z-Sizer.
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