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INL Summit 2016 – NanoDigest

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) is dedicating its 2016 annual Summit – NanoDigest – to the fascinating subject of food. Specialist from different areas will gather at INL in Braga this October 18 and 19 to discuss challenges & trends related with the whole food chain, with a special focus on food processing, food additives, food packaging, food quality and monitoring areas. For two days leading industrial players from the food industry, business representatives, food entrepreneurs, representatives from regional & national governmental institutions, consumer organisations, gastronomy and researchers will discuss the upcoming novelties and changes in the food sector. The INL Summit will provide an opportunity to debate the latest developments, trends, as well as practical challenges encountered in the food sector. It will be an opportunity to listen to thought-provoking presentations from national and international reputed industry experts and hear innovative ideas to implement in your workplace. Nanotechnology will play a key role in the food system in the next future facing the main challenges for this century. How to feed the growing world population, how to make healthier, safer and tastier foods or how to make sustainable the food system are some of the challenges that can […]

Workshop on Quantum Materials and Quantum Technologies

INL will host a Workshop on Quantum Materials and Quantum Technologies this September 13-14. The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from University of Minho (UMinho) and INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory INL, together with a selection of distinguished external speakers, to discuss the potential for collaborations in the broad areas of Quantum Materials and Quantum Technologies, in the context of the recently signed agreement for collaboration between UM and INL. The speakers are required to set the level of their presentations keeping in mind the diverse background of the participants. The list of topics to be discussed includes Quantum information, Quantum Sensors, Quantum optics, Quantum Plasmonics, Optoelectronics and Spin physics in graphene and other 2D materials, etc. This event is sponsored in part by SPINOGRAPH, a Marie Curie ITN on Spintronics in Graphene. AGENDA

INL hosted the EDA Seminar on Metamaterials for Defence Applications

On 15th June 2016, took place at INL an EDA seminar to address the effects hostile environments have on materials as well as possible solutions to mitigate these effects. About 31 experts from various Europeans Institutions – Ministries of Defence, Armed Forces, European Industry, and Academia – participated in this seminar. The main outcome of the seminar was the identification of promising solutions such as coatings, structural health monitoring, smart materials, additive manufacturing and nanotechnology fabrication methods. The seminar was co-organized by the EDA’s CapTech on Materials & Structures, the Ministry of Defence Portugal, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and the University of Beira Interior (UBI).

15th IUVSTA Nano-Optics School at INL

The 15th IUVSTA Nano-Optics School took place at INL from April 11-15. About 65 participants attended lectures on topics like Nanoscopy; Super-resolution imaging/nano-imaging and microscopy techniques, near-field and far-field; Nano-plasmonics, nano-optical trapping., bio-plasmonic; Nano-(bio)photonics; Ultrafast and nonlinear optical process; Single-molecule techniques, optical spectroscopies; Solid-state lighting, human-centric lighting; and Applications in biophysics and medicine. The full program is available here The students had the opportunity to participate in comprehensive tours through the INL facility and attend on-site short presentations made by INL researchers. Following the 15th IUVSTA Nano-Optics School, INL hosts, from Abril 15-17, the 122nd IUVSTA Executive Council Meeting ECM-122.

Nano World Cancer Day 2016 Open Press Conference at INL Feb 2nd

The INL – International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory hosted Portugal’s Nano World Cancer Day 2016 event in Braga, February 2nd. The Nano World Cancer Day 2016 is a pan-European event organized in the framework of the World Cancer Day (February 4th). It aims to amplify awareness about Nanomedicine and its ability to introduce new opportunities and game-changers in the fight against cancer. It is achieved through simultaneous press conferences in 12 countries across Europe. Attending the Nano World Cancer Day press conferences is a chance to discover the profile of changes and progress that Nanomedicine is bringing to healthcare. Organized by INL under the aegis of ETPN – the European Technology Platform for Nanomedicine and with the collaboration of GAIN- Axencia Galega de Innovación, CCDR-N – Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, and Health Cluster Portugal, the Conference will be open to both journalists and the public (Registration is free but limited to availability). Please register here: Program •9h00-9h30 – Registration and Networking Coffee. •9h30-9h45 – Prof. Lars Montelius, Director General of the INL. “Welcome from INL’s DG” •9h45-10h00 – Dr. Lorena Diéguez, Researcher, INL, ETPN representative. “Nanomedicine at INL and presentation of ETPN” •10h00-10h15 – Dr. Patrícia Gomes, […]

More than 225 participants registered for NanoPT2016 at INL

More than 225 participants are expected for the 4th edition of the International Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology nanoPT, that will take place at INL from February 16th to 19th, in Braga, Portugal. The growing participation in the event, now in its fourth edition, confirms the consolidation of nanoPT in the scientific panorama. The aim of nanoPT is to bring together the Portuguese and International Community (students, researchers, engineers and stakeholders from academia, national laboratories, industry and other organisations) to discuss the latest developments and innovations in the fields of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. nanoPT Conference offers a multitude of renowned international keynote speakers, invited and contributed talks, posters and a commercial show as well as an innovation activity fostering entrepreneurship and start-up activities. 21 Keynote and 9 Invited speakers from all over the world are confirmed. Over 60 presentations and 70 posters will be featured at nanoPT2016. The organisation also accepted contributions from newly started or soon to be started companies offering them the possibility to showcase their ideas, to be featured in a Startup session. Org. INL and Phantoms Foundation

For bio-inspired and nanotechnology-enabled cities

Together with the city of Braga and the Foundation Francisco Manuel dos Santos, INL inaugurated the Urban Algae Folly, in Praça da República, in Braga (Portugal). The Urban Algae Folly design by ecoLogicStudio is an interactive integrating living micro-algal cultures, a built example of architecture’s bio-digital future. “Sensing, power, and communication are some of the distinct features of living organisms. How can we use nanotechnology to bring these bio-inspired features to structures, buildings, and entire cities? The Urban Algae Folly experiment invites us to consider some possibilities for the near and long-term future”, said Lars Montelius, Director-general of INL. Microalgae, in this instance Chlorella, are exceptional photosynthetic machines; they contain nutrients that are fundamental to the human body, such as minerals and vegetable proteins; microalgae also oxygenate the air and can absorb CO2 from the urban atmosphere ten times more effectively than large trees. The innovative architecture of the Urban Algae Folly originates from the evolution of the well-known ETFE architectural skin system; in this instance, it has the ability to provide the ideal habitat both to stimulate Chlorella’s growth and to guarantee visitors interaction. In any given moment the effective translucency, the colour, the reflectivity, the sound and productivity […]

Decisions from the first “INL Summit – Scale Travels”

After two days of presentations and parallel sessions filled with interesting discussions the first INL Summit – Scale Travels ended with important decisions and the signing of three cooperation agreements. Soon, INL will initiate the setting up of a new regional coordination body between Galicia and Northern Portugal. The goal is to enable efficient coordination of strategic research and innovation activities among universities, research and technology organisations and regional authorities, including the Municipality of Braga. Company stakeholders and research institutes representatives invited to participate in round table discussion INL agreed to establish a cluster incorporating a novel and innovative methodology to foster the uptake of nanotechnology along the industrial value chains, in order to increase competitiveness and create a new job. On the first day, INL signed three agreements with regional entities, with the purpose to establish close cooperation regarding the promotion, identification, implementation, management and monitoring of actions in the field of nanotechnology and key enabling technologies in the Galician/Northern Region of Portugal.

INL Summit 2015 started

The INL Summit 2015 started with with the participation of many speakers form different areas. All gathered to exploit the relation between society and nanotechnology. During the first day INL signed agreements with regional entities, with the purpose to establish close cooperation regarding the promotion, identification, implementation, management and monitoring of actions in the field of nanotechnology and key enabling technologies in the Galician/Northern Region of Portugal Read more here