Por Loic Bourdin (University of Limoges, France).

After the success of the CFTC Initiatives “Soft Matter in Biomedicine” and “Soft Matter in Food R&D”, we now team up with the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences to discuss “Soft Matter in Astronomy and Astrophysics”.

Atmospheric and sand storms, geomorphology, and granular electrostatics are some of the interesting topics that will be discussed, with an inspiring blend of twelve speakers from Portugal, Germany, and the United States.

Por George Rupp (CeFEMA, IST).

Por Rodrigo Coelho (DF-CFTC, UL).

Por Kai-Feng Chen (National Taiwan University).

Por José Manuel Rebordão.

From the Press release
“… for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics”.

The inventions being honoured this year have revolutionised laser physics. Extremely small objects and incredibly rapid processes are now being seen in a new light. Advanced precision instruments are opening up unexplored areas of research and a multitude of industrial and medical applications.

Aiming at closing the gap between academia and industry, CFTC is launching the CFTC-Industry Initiative. This initiative consists of a series of events, bringing professionals from business sector to CFTC to tell us about their work and open challenges.

The first guest is Dr. Jan Engmann, a Team Leader at the Nestlé Research Center in Switzerland. He will explain to us how the concepts and methods from Soft Matter are helping to develop the next generation of Nestlé products! 

Por Ana P. Pinheiro (Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon, Alameda da Universidade, Lisbon, appinheiro@psicologia.ulisboa.pt).

Por Rodrigo Coelho (CFTC).

Por Patricia Faísca (DF-FCUL).