In this TEDx talk you’ll learn about crystallography’s importance in science and in our daily lives and the difference between diamonds and coal
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Outreach
Read the PROMETHEUS webcomic: “Something in the water”
Don’t miss Till Lukat’s “Something in the water”, the webcomic based on our own PROMETHEUS project is already on its 7th chapter. Join “Prof. De Arce” and his team on their crystallographic and biomorph seeking adventures on: bit.ly/SomthngWatr “Something in the water”, el webcomic de Till Lukat basado en nuestro proyecto PROMETHEUS ya va por su séptimo capítulo. Únete al “Prof. De Arce” y su equipo en sus aventuras cristalográficas en busca de biomorfos: bit.ly/SomthngWatr
Read MoreMineral self-organization of primitive earth
It is almost impossible to find a place on the Earth’s surface where chemistry has not been influenced by biology. But there was a time when the planet was barren and the phenomena of mineral formation were different from today… Juan Manuel García Ruiz tells us about the mineral self-organization of the primitive earth.
Read MorePrometheus on the TV Programme “ConCiencia”
The project Prometheus has been featured in the tv programme ConCiencia. It can be viewed from minute 1:15 to minute 11:25 on the following link.
Read MoreERC workshop
Prof. Garcia-Ruiz has participated as an expert in the ERC workshop celebrated in the University of Granada on Friday 22nd of June 2018. Workshop info. Agenda.
Read MorePodcast “Crystals are everywhere”
The Crystallization Contest in the School has been featured in the programme of Radio 5 “El Laboratorio de JAL”. To listen the podcast follow the link.
Read MoreInterview in the Mexican Academy of Sciences Bulletin
Here you can read an interview to Prof. Garcia Ruiz featured in the latest Bulletin of the Mexican Academy of Sciences: Interview (pages 34-36, in Spanish).
Read MoreA history about crystals and minerals
2001: El monolito de cristal
Read MoreWinner of the ‘Wonders of Geochemistry’ contest
Congrats to Electra, one of the winners of the EAG geochemical photo contest ‘Wonders of Geochemistry’ to which she submitted the photo ‘The color palette of Dallol’ captured during our second fieldtrip to Dallol, NE Ethiopia (January 2017). Read more about the story behind her photo here: http://blog.eag.eu.com/general/winners-of-the-2017-photo-contest/
Read MorePrometheus in the celebration of 10 years of ERC
The Prometheus project has been featured in the video of the 10th year anniversary of the ERC.
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