EuroNanoLab Thin Film Workshop in Toulouse
The Thin film Expert group from EuroNanolab met in Toulouse on October 15–16 for a two-day workshop to discuss CVD and ALD methods. The group also visited the LAAS-CNRS cleanroom and enjoyed discussions near the deposition, etching and lithography tools.The thin film expert group is coordinated by Pascal Dubreuil (LAAS/CNRS), Susana Cardoso de Freitas (INESC […]
POEMS Event: Strategic Dialogue on Semiconductors in Portugal
On 14 October 2025, INESC MN participated in the POEMS high-level public event “Strategic Dialogue on Semiconductors in Portugal” at Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Centro Ciência Viva in Lisbon.The forum gathered leading figures from industry, academia, and research to discuss Portugal’s strategic role within the Chips-JU Initiative and the European semiconductor ecosystem.INESC MN contributed with […]
Colloquium on the 2025 Nobel Prizes
The Lisbon Academia das Ciências will host a hybrid colloquium on the 2025 Nobel Prizes, October 14, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Special participation: Our President, Prof. Paulo Freitas, will participate in the Physics session alongside Yasser Omar (IST, University of Lisbon & ACL). Other sessions include: The event will be held in hybrid […]
INESC MN Researchers Among the World’s Top 2% Scientists
Compiled by Stanford University and published by Elsevier, the World’s Top 2% Scientists list identifies the most influential scientists worldwide based on citation data from the Scopus database. The 2025 edition (referring to 2024 data) analyses more than 200,000 researchers across 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields. It provides percentile rankings for all scholars with […]
INESC MN at the 3rd Conference of the Microelectronics Agenda
On October 7, during Aveiro Tech Week (October 6–12), the 3rd Conference of the Microelectronics Agenda took place in Aveiro, Portugal. The event brought together companies, research centers, decision-makers, and industry experts to discuss the latest developments in microelectronics and Portugal’s strategic positioning in this sector Susana Freitas, representing INESC MN, delivered a presentation on […]
World Music Day
On World Music Day (October 1), Instituto Superior Técnico launched its initiative for the fourth consecutive year, inviting its scientific community to create playlists that show how music shapes their daily research. Eight researchers from different Research Units, including our President Paulo Freitas, accepted the challenge by sharing 10-track playlists connecting their musical choices with […]
INESC MN at PLATHINIUM 2025
INESC MN was represented at the PLATHINIUM 2025 – Plasma Thin Film International Union Meeting, held in Antibes, France, from 22–26 September 2025. On Wednesday, 24 September 2025, Filipe Favita presented a poster titled “Optimizing Resist Cleaning with Microwave Plasma Ashing for Sensor Fabrication on 200 mm Wafers”. The PLATHINIUM conference brings together researchers and […]
INESC MN at the European Researchers’ Night 2025
On September 26, 2025, INESC MN took part in the European Researchers’ Night (NEI 2025), held at MUHNAC (Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência) in Lisbon under the motto “Science for Global Challenges”. Our activity, “How Can We See What Our Eyes Cannot?”, invited visitors to discover different types of radiation, how they […]
New Publication in ‘ACS Applied Electronic Materials’
“Graphene-Based Triboelectric Multi-Sensors for Self-Powered Multimodal Motion Sensing in Smart Textiles” Ismael Domingos, Carolina Antunes, Helena Alves Access the publication here
IST-PhysFront’25 symposium
The IST-PhysFront Symposium had its first edition this year, organized by the Department of Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico (DF-IST) The event highlighted cutting-edge research carried out by DF-IST researchers and students, setting the stage for what aims to become an annual scientific gathering. At this symposium, Professor Marco Piccardo outlined his vision for analog […]
