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QuantaLab partner IBM announces the first quantum computer for commercial use

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HealthTECH – World Cancer Day 2019 at INL on February 1st

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Smart Separations sparks discussion on entrepreneurship in life sciences

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NMP-Reg Interreg Project opens debate on Industrial Modernization in Italy

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Airbus invites INL for workshop on graphene

The renowned European aeronautics group Airbus invited INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory for the workshop “CNT-Graphene @Airbus“, last 29th of November 2018 at its headquarters in Toulouse. INL is proud to be part of the group of guests gathered by Airbus, which included leading experts in this field. Ulf Hakanson, INL Intellectual Property Manager, presented our ongoing research efforts in 2D materials and future applications for these innovative materials.

INL showcases sensor technologies in Hong Kong

INL was at the 1st International Symposium on Micro/Nano Sensors for Healthcare and Smart City showcasing a collection of solutions developed at the Laboratory with distinct applications from IOT to medicine, health, and environmental monitoring, among others. The event, organised by the Hong Kong Science Park and IEEE Nanotechnology Council, brought together global professionals from academia and industry to discuss the latest emerging sensor technologies and its application to real-life. For INL, being part of the symposium was an outstanding opportunity to connect with strong international players and to present live demonstrators.

INL Head of Department appointed Nanotechnology Director within UT-Austin/Portugal Program

Paulo Ferreira, who leads the Advanced Electron Microscopy, Imaging and Spectroscopy at INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, was recently nominated co-Director for the area of Nanotechnology at the University of Texas – Austin / Portugal Program. This initiative, which was renewed for another decade, intends to foster collaboration between Portuguese based research institutions and UT-Austin. This partnership has seen its funding increase three times since the beginning and it addresses knowledge areas where scientists and companies in Portugal will engage with the University and other institutions in Texas in multidisciplinary education, research and technology transfer and commercialization.

Former INL Director-General José Rivas wins “Salvador Velayos” Magnetism Award

As every two years, the Spanish Magnetism Club during its Annual Assembly held last November 30, 2018, at the Polytechnic School of Engineering of Gijon, University of Oviedo, has awarded the prestigious Magnetism Award “Salvador Velayos” to former INL Director-General José Rivas (2005-2014), currently Full Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. This award is in recognition of the advances, and outstanding work in the field of Magnetism carried out by Spanish scientists and technologists, or foreigners working in Spain. The award ceremony will take place during next Annual Assembly of the Club, scheduled for November 2019 at the University of Pamplona, where José Rivas has been invited to give a lecture on a topic of his free choice.

INL researchers among the top 1% most influential scientists globally

Miguel Cerqueira, a Staff Researcher in the Food Processing Group of INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, appears in the list of the “2018 Highly Cited Researchers in the World”, made by Clarivate Analytics, in the area of Agricultural Sciences. The analysis was conducted between 2006 and 2016. Miguel Cerqueira was a researcher at University of Minho until February 2016, and he joined INL during March 2016. This list takes into account not only the number of scientific articles mentioning a researcher’s name, but also the citations trend, and acknowledges researchers for their exceptional research performance. Nuno Peres, who recently joined INL as Research Group Leader, in parallel with his role of Professor at the University of Minho, is also mentioned in this list of most influential researchers, in the field of Physics. In 2017, Nuno Peres was considered the most influential Portuguese scientist in the world with over 21.000 citations (each article cited 278 times on average).