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We’re excited to share our contribution to the recently published Roadmap on Carbon Molecular Nanostructures in Space in The European Physical Journal D. Read the article here This roadmap, coordinated by the NanoSpace COST Action,brings together 40 expert contributions from across disciplines to explore the formation, abundance, and roles of carbon-based nanostructures in space.

In this roadmap article, we consider the main challenges and recent breakthroughs in understanding the role of carbon molecular nanostructures in space and propose future avenues of research. The focus lies on small carbon-containing molecules up to fullerenes, extending to even larger, more complex organic species. The roadmap contains forty contributions from scientists with leading expertise in …

On 22nd July, we had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Hyun-Seog Roh and his PhD student Bong-Gyeong Shin from the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Yonsei University, Republic of Korea, to DCU.

We are delighted to welcome Claudia Carminati to the Giordani Group! Claudia is in the 3rd year of her Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology at University of Milano-Bicocca in Milan, Italy. Her academic interests span pharmaceutics, immunology, and cancer therapy.

The Giordani Group was proud to take part in the World Conference on Carbon 2025—a vibrant global forum celebrating the latest in carbon research and innovation. Each year, leading scientists from academia and industry gather to exchange insights on carbon materials, exploring everything from synthesis methods to advanced applications, characterisation, and fundamental properties.

Our collaborative work “Humidity-Resistant Ultralow Friction in Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings Enabled by Graphitic Nanodiamonds” was recently published open access in Small Structures. We demonstrate a scalable and robust approach using graphitic nanodiamonds (Gr-NDs) to achieve ultralow friction (<0.

Hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (H-DLC) coatings are extensively employed in high-performance tribological applications, yet their frictional behavior in humid environments remains a critical limitation. A scalable and industrially viable strategy based on graphitic nanodiamonds (Gr-NDs) is here proposed, enabling humidity-resistant ultralow friction (coefficient of friction  <0.1) without …