News & Events

Dr. Miguel Alexandre, researcher at i3N, is co-organizing the symposium "E3: Photonics in Energy Conversion Materials and Devices" at the upcoming MATSUS Fall 2026 conference.
The conference will take place from October 26th to 30th, 2026, in Mallorca, Spain.

As part of the INFRACHIP project, the upcoming INFRACHIP Digital School focuses on "Towards Autonomous Digitalization: A Sustainable Concept Based on Green Energy."
As the global demand for microelectronics, smart sensors, and autonomous systems grows, achieving energy sustainability has become a critical milestone. This dedicated training session addresses the urgent need to integrate eco-friendly solutions and green energy harvesting/storage technologies into next-generation digital devices.

Electronics lie at the core of modern society, making the need to address their environmental footprint more critical than ever.

We invite the scientific community to submit abstracts until October 14th for Symposium MF02: Sustainable Electronics - Materials, Manufacturing and Beyond, taking place at the upcoming 2027 MRS Spring Meeting.

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.
Explore the photo gallery to revisit some of the highlights.

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.