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Published on Oct. 27, 2024, 2:24 p.m.
Stanford University and the Elsevier publishing group published an updated annual list of the 200,000 most cited scientists worldwide in 2023, representing the Top 2%. In this list there are 16 researchers who in 2023 were active in the various research units linked to the DF:Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation …
Published on Oct. 27, 2024, 2:11 p.m.
Inspired by the paradox of the three polarizers, a laboratory activity took place on the 22nd October at the Sebastião e Silva Secondary School (Liceu de Oeiras) using a mobile phone with phyphox installed and a 3D printed plastic kit. In this simple experiment, the students learnt about the effect …
Published on Oct. 17, 2024, 5:10 p.m.
As both partners of the Microelectronics Agenda, Synopsys, a multinational leader in software and IP for semiconductor design with a strong presence in Portugal, and INESC Microssistemas e Nanotecnologias/Centro de Interface in the areas of microtechnologies, sensors, and industrial applications, have identified as a strategic objective the enhancement of the …
Published on Oct. 4, 2024, 3:07 p.m.
The Niels Bohr Institute will host a new DNRF Center of Excellence, the Center of Gravity (CoG), directed by Vitor Cardoso. The CoG will bring together forefront research in observations of black holes and in the formal theory and quantum aspects of gravity, completing the visions of Bohr and Einstein …
Published on Sept. 27, 2024, 2:18 p.m.
The Department of Physics welcomes the new LEFT/MEFT students and wishes them success in this new adventure.
Published on Sept. 17, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
Mario Pinheiro, professor at the Physics Department, was elected full member of the Sigma Xi Society. This prestigious organization, the largest general scientific research honor society worldwide, recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions in scientific research across diverse disciplines. Founded in 1886, Sigma Xi has honored countless renowned scientists and engineers, …
Published on Sept. 5, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Marco Piccardo, Professor at the IST Department of Physics and researcher at INESC MN is one of the latest recipients of the prestigious ERC Starting Grant, securing 1.5 million euros to develop the innovative project metaPOWER: “Space-Time and Vectorial Meta-Optics for High-Power Structured Laser-Matter Interactions". Over the next five years, …
Published on Sept. 1, 2024, 2:02 p.m.
The Instituto Superior Técnico has launched a new online course on its MOOC Técnico platform, dedicated to the field of Plasma Physics and titled "Transport in Plasmas". This course is aimed at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students who wish to acquire or deepen specific knowledge in Plasma Physics. Plasma, considered …
Published on July 30, 2024, 4:10 p.m.
The Department of Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from researchers across all branches of physics (theoretical and experimental) who aspire to build international research careers and establish dynamic research groups. As a leading institution in Portugal and Europe, IST provides an exceptional research environment …
Published on June 30, 2024, 10:25 p.m.
The University of Lisbon (ULisboa), with the support of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, awards the annual “University of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards”, which “...aim to reward scientific research activity and international publication of high quality and impact.” In the 2024 edition, 44 researchers were honored in various areas …
Published on June 30, 2024, 10:21 p.m.
The online version of DF Newsletter #5 can be readhere.
Published on June 21, 2024, 5:05 p.m.
The Pedagogical Council of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) recently selected a Pedagogical Innovation Project (PIP) for funding, which aims to implement tools based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching/learning. This pilot project, coordinated by Professor Filipe Joaquim from the IST Physics Department, is a partnership with the upstack.ai team, …
Published on June 18, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
As part of the activities of the Living Science School (ECV) project at the Pavilion of Knowledge, another visit by a teacher from the Physics department took place on June 14 for a pre-school class (6-8 years old) and two primary school classes. In this event, the students lit a …
Published on May 17, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
The European Academy of Sciences has just revealed the list of recipients of its prestigious 2024 awards.Luís Oliveira e Silva, Distinguished Professor at the IST Physics Department and coordinator of the Lasers and Plasmas Group, Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion, is the recipient of the 2024 Blaise Pascal Physics …
Published on April 19, 2024, 1:47 p.m.
PICadvanced and INESC MN - Center for Innovation and Technology have established a partnership to strengthen their skills in the area of photonic chip encapsulation in Oeiras. Both partners in the Microelectronics Agenda, PICadvanced, an innovative and disruptive start-up in the area of photonics, integrated optical circuits and advanced optical …
Published on April 14, 2024, 1:20 p.m.
Professor Teresa Peña was recently appointed as the Portuguese representative on the Nuclear European Collaboration Committee (NuPECC). NuPECC's main objectives are to develop the European collaboration strategy in the field of nuclear sciences, supporting collaborative projects between research groups in Europe, and promoting nuclear physics and its transdisciplinary use in …
Published on April 1, 2024, 6:04 p.m.
A versão online do Boletim de Notícias (Newsletter) do DF #4 pode ser lida aqui.
Published on Feb. 29, 2024, 2:20 p.m.
A group of researchers from the Center for Theoretical Particle Physics (CFTP) at Instituto Superior Técnico has proposed a new solution to some of the outstanding problems in particle and astroparticle physics. The study was led by CFTP PhD students Aditya Batra and Henrique Câmara, in collaboration with their supervisor …
Published on Feb. 26, 2024, 11:44 a.m.
Bruna Lima, a student on the Master's Degree in Engineering Physics Technology (MEFT) at Tecnico's Physics Department, has been selected for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Scholarship Program of the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, which aims to help increase the number of women in the nuclear field. The students selected …
Published on Jan. 25, 2024, 11:25 a.m.
Imagine a beam of light that keeps its shape as it travels, like a solitary wave on water. Scientists from an international group, involving TU Wien, Harvard, Técnico Lisboa and Italian research institutes, have miniaturized soliton lasers into tiny chip-scale rings, with the potential to transform areas from environmental sensing …