Helena Alves creates electronic textile for intelligent steering wheel
Graphene-based textile cover measures the galvanic response of drivers' hand skin, generating indicators to monitor driver's physiological and psychological state.
Direct-writing additive manufacturing of lead free piezoelectric parts
Ceramic Tech Today, from American Ceramic Society, highlights research developed by Bo Nan, Susana Olhero, Rui Pinho, Paula M. Vilarinho, and José MF Ferreira.
Mónia Martins distinguished by the European Federation of Chemical Engineering
PhD at CICECO/LSRE-LCM results in the best European thesis in Thermodynamics.
Microfabricated surfaces inspired by the pollination phenomenon of bees
Lúcia Santos, Sofia Silva, Clara Correia, and João Mano publish their findings on Proceedings of the National Academy of Science journal.
From ashes to ‘green’ cement
Manfredi Saeli, Rui Novais, Paula Seabra and João Labrincha develop environmentally-friendly cement using waste materials from pulp industry.
Eco-friendly electrically conductive bionanocomposites for food packaging
Cláudia Nunes and Paula Ferreira aim to develop a new generation of chitosan - reduced graphene oxide based packaging for active food preservation.
Novel way for controlling the luminescence of upconverting nanoparticles
Research co-authored by Carlos D.S. Brites and Luís D. Carlos made the cover of Advanced Functional Materials.
Textile fabrics incorporate touch-sensing and light-emitting functionalities
Helena Alves, in cooperation with CENTEXBEL and the University of Exeter, develops graphene fibers that will pave the way for creating revolutionary smart clothes.
Manuel Melle-Franco in the synthesis of giant graphene molecules
Article published in Angewandte Chemie, indicates potential application in the fields of electronics, photonics, and energy conversion.
Rute A. S. Ferreira has joined the Board of Editors of Materials Today
Elsevier's journal is one of the most highly respected sources of news and reviews in materials science over the last two decades.