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João F. Mano elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
Organization has about 600 members from 45 countries (8 from Portugal and 2 from CICECO), including 65 Nobel Prizes and 13 Fields Medals winners.
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CICECO stands out in the “Nature Index 2020”
Nature Index ranking is based on articles published in 82 prestigious scientific journals selected by an independent panel of experts.
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Manuel Souto has been honored by the European Institute of Molecular Magnetism
Thesis entitled "Multifunctional Materials based on TTFPTM dyads: towards new Molecular Switches, Conductors and Rectifiers" highlighted.
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João Mano receives an ERC-PoC grant for the second time
The approved project associated to this Proof of Concept Grant will allow the development of advanced tumoral micro-tissues to test drugs targeting bone diseases.
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Contribution to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
CICECO, DEMaC and Maker´s Lab, from the University of Aveiro, produce face-visors and accessories for professionals protection through 3D printing.
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João F. Mano receives an Advanced Grant from European Research Council (ERC-AdG)
Individual grant worth 2.5 million euros will finance the development of cutting-edge work in the field of bioengineering of human tissues and advanced biomaterials.
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AIM Further: the first event from CICECO dedicated to PhD students
PhD students' committee (CAD) organized an event focused on strengthening the dynamic and sharing environment among PhD students.
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Molecular material with magnetoelectric coupling at room temperature unveiled
Discovery from Luís Carlos and Rute Ferreira in collaboration with University of Montpellier/CNRS and University of Coimbra teams published in Science journal.
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Rob Pullar and Basam Ben-Arfa win National Wiki Science Competition
SEM image of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAp) grown in Si-Ca-Na-P bioglass won image competition for science in the category of microscopy.
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European Research Council awards Proof of Concept grant to Mara Freire
PureIgY will explore the commercial potential of egg yolk antibodies as alternative biopharmaceuticals to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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Nuno Silva and Luís Mafra awarded with ERC Consolidator Grants
Projects in the fields of "solid-state NMR spectroscopy" and "magnetic nanoparticles, nanothermometers and hyperthermia" worth a total of four million euros.
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João Mano awarded with the Doctor Honoris Causa title from University of Lorraine
Director of COMPASS research group from CICECO will receive the insignia and title on December 12, 2019.
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Team wins Galp Datathon competition
The data science competition joined 8 universities towards the challenge of optimizing the performance of a Sines Refinery unit.
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Cork based 3D foams
Nuno Gama, Artur Ferreira, and Ana Barros-Timmons develop insulating material using cork stoppers industry by-products.
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Advances in breast cancer research
Rita Araújo and Ana Gil in collaboration with Luisa Helguero (iBIMED), identify changes in tumor cell metabolism, aiming to develop more effective therapies.
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Algae-based nanomaterials clean up contaminated water
Sofia Soares, Ana Luísa Daniel da Silva and Tito Trindade develop reusable magnetic nanoadsorbent biopolymers.
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Mariela Nolasco highlighted by Neutronsources.org
Researcher interviewed under the "Women in Science" initiative.
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Mara Freire awarded with the Vicente de Seabra Medal 2018
Biennial prize awarded by Portuguese Society of Chemistry distinguish the high quality, originality, and autonomy of research work in the field of Chemistry.
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1.5 million hours of CPU time in Mare Nostrum granted to CICECO researchers
The most powerful supercomputer in the Iberian Peninsula available to several members of the Computer Simulation and Multiscale Modeling research group.
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Andreia Sousa leads COST Action to develop sustainable plastics
European network of FURan based chemicals and materials FOR a Sustainable development, involves 38 institutions from 21 European countries.
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Computational design of custom carbon-based models made easy
José Pereira and Sérgio Santos have developed CarbGen — an online tool for easy creation of functionalized activated carbon models for use in atomistic calculations.
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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.
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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.
Latest Publications
Valorisation of chestnut spiny burs and roasted hazelnut skins extracts as bioactive additives for packaging film.
Industrial Crops and Products
Pullulan microneedle patches for the efficient transdermal administration of insulin envisioning diabetes treatment.
Carbohydrate Polymers
Antioxidant and antimicrobial films based on brewers spent grain arabinoxylans, nanocellulose and feruloylated compounds for active packaging.
Food Hydrocolloids
Effect of different catalysts on the oxyalkylation of eucalyptus Lignoboost® kraft lignin.
Holzforschung
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Tb3+ → Eu3+ Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Cubic A3Tb0.90Eu0.10(PO4)3 (A = Sr, Ba) Materials.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Intercalationof (η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)trioxo-molybdenum(VI) in a layered double hydroxide.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (Accepted paper)
Optimization of continuous-flow heterogeneous catalytic oligomerization of 1-butene by design of experiments and response surface methodology.
Fuel
Mild Liquid Phase Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol in the Presence of Microporous Framework Copper Silicates.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Understanding the structure and dynamics of nanocellulose-based composites with neutral and ionic poly(methacrylate) derivatives using inelastic neutron scattering and DFT calculations.
Molecules
Nanocellulose-based patches loaded with hyaluronic acid and diclofenac towards aphthous stomatitis treatment.
Nanomaterials
Open Positions
BI | UIDB/50011/2020 & UIDP/50011/2020 - Engenharia Química
Research Field: Not available
Application deadline: 2020-07-03
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