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The spirit of innovation that defines i3N was fully palpable on September 15, as colleagues, students, institutional leaders and friends gathered at DCM NOVA FCT to honor one of its central founders. The occasion was the Jubilee Lecture of Professor Rodrigo Martins, a moment that seamlessly integrated the celebration of his 75th birthday with the start of the Materials Science Department’s 50th-anniversary festivities.
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Join us on September 15th to celebrate the career and scientific legacy of Professor Rodrigo Martins with his Jubilee Lecture: “From Silicon to Advanced Materials: A Journey Towards the Future”.

Professor and Researcher Elvira Fortunato has achieved 1st place in the Education and Science category of the prestigious Most Powerful Women in Business 2026 ranking by Forbes Portugal.

The SPARCS team from CENIMAT|i3N has sparked once again! On July 22nd, 2026, the project secured 1st place at the NOVA Startup Competition 2026, standing out among 10 top startup projects from six NOVA schools. Developed by MSc. Rui Gonçalves, Dr. António Vicente, and Prof. Manuel Mendes, the SPARCS project introduces an innovative, user-friendly modular solar platform designed to bring portability, playfulness, and flexibility to consumer-oriented photovoltaics.

Amid growing geopolitical tensions and trade disputes threatening global supply chains, securing access to essential raw materials has become an urgent priority for Europe. A groundbreaking study led by Dr. Adam Kelly and Dr. Ana Cristina Teixeira, researchers from CENIMAT|i3N, published in Nature Communications, charts a path toward supply chain resilience and European technological sovereignty.

Click to register. The Portuguese Competence Centre in Semiconductors (POEMS) is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the intensive workshop "From Atoms to Intelligence: Multi-Scale Memristive Design for Neuromorphic Systems and AI Accelerators".

CENIMAT|i3N Director and i3N Coordinator, Professor Rodrigo Martins, has co-authored a prominent opinion article alongside Professor João Rocha (University of Aveiro and President of the European Academy of Sciences) advocating for a national strategic focus on advanced materials.