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The Chinese Government’s Friendship Award is the highest honour bestowed by the People's Republic of China on foreign experts who have made exceptional contributions to the country’s economic and social development. Among the recipients, we proudly highlight Professor Rodrigo Martins, i3N Coordinator, who was selected to represent exceptional achievements so far achieved in the fields of science and technology.

Dr. Tomás Pinheiro, researcher at CENIMAT|i3N, is one of the winners of the 1st edition of the Ignition Grants for Interdisciplinary Research, an initiative promoted by NOVA University Lisbon and supported by Fundação Santander Portugal.

Within this framework, Professor Rodrigo Martins was appointed to draft all initiatives related to Materials for Electronics. The group’s final recommendations have now been officially published by the European Commission and the Government of Japan.

8 activities and over 30 researchers from CENIMAT|i3N joined the European Researchers’ Night 2025, last Friday, September 26th, at Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisbon.
We shared science curiosities and hands-on experiences in key areas such as Climate Change, Beating Cancer, Smart Cities, and Ocean & Waters.

From pioneering the world’s first paper transistor to leading 200+ research projects and securing over €78 million in funding, her impact is global. She served as Portugal’s Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, yet remains, in her own words, a “scientist-artist” whose scientific freedom is bulletproof and not for sale.

O CENIMAT|i3N vai marcar presença na Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2025, no Pavilhão do Conhecimento, em Lisboa, no dia 26 de setembro, entre as 19h e as 24h. A participação inclui oito atividades interativas que se inserem em quatro das cinco Missões da Comissão Europeia: Alterações Climáticas, Vencer o Cancro, Cidades Inteligentes e Oceano & Águas.

Maria Morais, i3N PhD student, received the Best Poster Award at the Symposium S – Electronic, Photonic, Nano, Low-dimensional and Quantum Materials during the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2025 Fall Meeting, held in Warsaw, Poland, from 15 to 18 September 2025.