INESC MN President Paulo Freitas featured in APDC’s Magazine
INESC MN President Paulo Freitas was interviewed by APDC and featured in the December edition of Comunicações magazine. In the interview, he discusses how INESC MN bridges science and industry —from academic research on biomedical sensing, such as disease biomarkers, to global industrial collaborations. He also highlights the institute’s multidisciplinary team and its long-term goal […]
INESC MN researcher awarded ERC Proof of Concept grant for aerospace metasurface technology
Prof. Marco Piccardo, group leader at INESC MN, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept grant for the project HIGHLIGHT, focused on transferring metasurface-based laser control technologies toward real-world applications. Funded with €150,000 for up to 18 months, the project builds on the ERC Starting Grant metaPOWER and aims to bridge fundamental photonics research […]
Técnico Innovation Summit (TIS 2026)
The future of innovation is built together!We are pleased to join the Técnico Innovation Summit (TIS 2026)!This is the moment when academia and industry come together to shape the future and unlock new opportunities. The event brings together the entire innovation, startup, and technology ecosystem of Instituto Superior Técnico in one place. We invite our […]
PhD Defense Successfully Completed!
We are proud to share that Ismael Domingos has successfully defended his PhD thesis, entitled“Flexible triboelectric nanogenerators for a self-charging system in mobile electronics”, with distinction! PhD Jury Committee Chairperson:• Prof. Paulo Jorge Peixeiro de Freitas Committee Members:• Dr. Mahmoud Tavakoli • Dr. António Gonçalves• Dr. João Ventura• Dr. Helena Alves Congratulations!
Christmas Celebration at INESC Lisbon
On December 17, the INESC Lisbon community gathered for a Christmas evening snack. Representatives of INESC Microssistemas e Nanotecnologias, INESC-ID and INOV INESC (Paulo Freitas, Inês Lynce and Fernando Moreira, correspondingly) shared their Christmas messages and extended their best wishes for a successful 2026 with all colleagues. Moments like this celebrate the strength of our […]
COMITES Prize Honors INESC MN’s Multimode Photonics Research
On November 23, 2025, the Multimode Photonics group at INESC MN, led by Prof. Marco Piccardo, was distinguished with the COMITES Prize for outstanding Research. Awarded by COMITES—the Committee of Italians Abroad, an official body of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dedicated to promoting excellence and strengthening scientific, cultural, and institutional ties within the […]
Academic Excellence in MEFT Award for INESC MN Student
On December 13, Maria Inês Nunes received the “Academic Excellence in MEFT” award in recognition of the best MSc thesis in the scientific area of Condensed Matter and Nanotechnologies. The INESC MN student worked in the Multimode Photonics group under the supervision of Professor Marco Piccardo. The research focused on the generation of vector beams, […]
MultiSpin.AI Consortium Meets at INESC MN
INESC MN welcomed the MultiSpin.AI partners to Lisbon on December 4–5, 2025, for the project’s two-year meeting. The consortium reviewed technical progress and defined priorities for the next phase, focusing on design and benchmarking, use-case alignment, and communication strategy.INESC MN thanks all partners for their continued collaboration.
Silica meta-optics deliver high performance without a high index
INESC MN and Harvard report in Nano Letters that advanced silica meta-optics can match high-index platforms using new nanofabrication methods A collaboration between INESC MN and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has shown that ordinary glass can rival, and in some cases outperform, high-index semiconductors for flat optics. The […]
Science and Technology Week, 24-28 November
From 24 to 28 November, Instituto Superior Técnico held the second edition of “Engenharia e Ciência vão à Escola” (Engineering and Science Go to School), an initiative bringing researchers, engineers, and students into schools across Lisbon, Loures, and Oeiras during the national Science and Technology Week. The 2025 edition continues a key mission: to make […]
