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Francisco Sousa was honored with the “Outstanding Poster Award” at the 52nd German Liquid Crystal Conference, held at the University of Luxembourg from April 8 to 10, 2026.

On April 23, at 14:00, NANOMAT Talk #19 will take place, featuring Dr. Ana Paula Serro, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon).

The seminar, titled “Engineering drug-eluting ophthalmic lenses: from materials design to clinical safety and efficacy”, will take place in the Leopoldo Guimarães Amphitheater.

The article explores Professor's trajectory from a student at NOVA FCT to a world-renowned leader in Materials Science. It focuses on the groundbreaking INVISIBLE project, which led to the creation of the first paper transistor - a feat that earned the European Commission’s Horizon Impact Award for its rapid transition from lab discovery to industrial application with partners like Samsung.

CENIMAT-i3N recently had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Ute Kaiser, Full Professor at Ulm University, Germany, and Head of the Group of Materials Science Electron Microscopy, for a scientific visit aimed at strengthening future collaboration.

The work stems from the PhD research of Diogo Carvalho, supervised by Maria Rosário P. Correia (i3N) and Paulo Fernandes (i3N and NOA-INL).

Carlos Amorim was selected for his outstanding contributions to Nanoscale Advances, recognised for the number, timeliness and quality of reports over the past 12 months.

On April 14th at 3 PM, CENIMAT|i3N hosts Prof. Georg S. Duesberg for the seminar "Controlled 2D materials for hybrid devices & sensing". A world-class expert in carbon nanostructures and TMDs, Prof. Duesberg will discuss breakthrough methods in 2D material functionalization and their integration with silicon technology to create next-gen sensors and hybrid devices. Don't miss this insight into the future of electronics and biosensing. Location: CENIMAT Amphitheater.