Ability to manipulate materials at the nano scale offers new prospects for strategic technology to overcome the climate crisis The researchers at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have celebrated numerous successes in the use of advanced microscopy and nanotechnology resources to investigate and modify materials that are viable for use…
New CNPEM study published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Materials Chemistry A presents valuable findings for controlling the formation of catalytic sites in single layers of MoS2 All the hydrogen produced around the world is used for various industrial applications or as an alternative fuel for transport and comes from natural gas…
Two projects presented by researchers from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) were recognized during the XXI B-MRS Meeting held by the Brazilian Society of Materials Research from October 1 to 5, 2023. An oral presentation by Flávio Henrique Feres, a collaborating researcher at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light National Laboratory (LNLS),…
Researchers can submit proposals between September 25 and October 29, 2023 The Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano) informs the opening of the call for the use of its open facilities. The LNNano electron microscopy facilities cover a broad range of capabilities focused in, but not limited to, Materials Science and Structural Biology. Researchers with approved…
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) held the Sao Paulo School for Advanced Science in Nanotechnology, Agriculture, and the Environment, SPSAS NanoAgri&Enviro) from July 3 to 14, 2023. This event received funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and brought together approximately 90 participants from teaching and research institutions in…
The researcher Gabriel Ravanhani Schleder, from the Data Theory and Science Group at the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), part of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), won the Professor José Leite Lopes Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in 2022 for his study entitled “Machine Learning for Materials Science: 2D Materials…
Free event on June 17 with a visit to Sirius and activities for everyone at the CNPEM campus in Campinas, São Paulo Have you always wanted to ask a scientist questions? Now is your chance! The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) campus in Campinas, São Paulo will hold an open house…
The new material’s overall conversion rate for solar energy to hydrogen is 7 times higher than the previous results from the same method Electrodes made from ferrous oxides and modified with gallium and hafnium boosted the efficiency in producing clean energy by 7 times over the reference material, pure hematite. The new method also…
ThermoFisher in 01/19/2023 Cryo EM training to help expand structural breakthroughs in Brazil Purchasing a cryo-transmission electron microscope (cryo-TEM) can be a big decision, but usually it’s just the first step. Equally important is the cryo-EM training required to operate and maintain these instruments as organizations move ahead with their research. That was the challenge facing the Brazilian…
The Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano) announces the call for the use of open facilities. The LNNano electron microscopy facilities cover a broad range of capabilities focused in, but not limited to, Materials Science and Structural Biology. New to this call Researchers with approved proposals will be able to request financial assistance for travel…