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Papers by the community
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A team of researchers from Brazilian institutions UFMG, UEMG, CEFET-MG and UFV produced a highly porous carbon material and applied it to the cathode of a lithium-sulfur battery, a promising technology for electric vehicles that stands out for being more sustainable than the lithium-ion technology that currently predominates. The new material was able to store sulfur atoms in its nanometric pores and to improve the cathode’s performance with its good electrical conductivity. Furthermore, because it is produced with tannin and environmentally friendly processes, it maintains the battery’s sustainability standard. Go to the paper.
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Researchers from Brazilian institutions CNPEM and UNESP have taken advantage of the properties of synthetic melanin to develop more efficient and sustainable neuromorphic devices, which are those that mimic the functioning of our brain. The authors mixed synthetic melanin, which is biodegradable and processable in environmentally friendly solvents, with a conductive polymer that is normally used in these devices. With this material, they assembled organic electrochemical transistors capable of emulating neural synapses. Go to the paper.
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In another study on sustainable neuromorphic devices, a scientific team from UNESP (Brazil) and UNINOVA (Portugal) developed a transistor using a wood sheet, a printed carbon electrode, zinc oxide nanoparticles and a honey electrolyte. The low-cost device performed well in emulating brain synapses. The study was featured on the front cover of the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems. Go to the paper.
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To share a prominent scientific article with significant participation of authors from B-MRS community, write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br.
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XXIII B-MRS Meeting
Salvador (BA), September 28 to October 2, 2025
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| Historic record of submissions: more than 2,600 abstracts received!
Important dates for authors. Notifications of approval, modification or rejection of abstracts will be sent by June 6th. Authors may submit corrected abstracts, if necessary, until June 17th. Final notification of approval of the work will be sent by June 30th.
Auxílio Fapesp. The form to participate in the collective request for support from the São Paulo Research Foundation is open until May 23. Authors of submitted works who have an employment relationship with a research institution in the state of São Paulo may participate in the request. Learn more.
Awards. The deadline for submitting extended abstracts to compete for the awards for students and early career woman is July 15th. To participate, the work must have been accepted for presentation at the event.
Special sessions. The 7th Meeting of BRICS Working Group on Material Science and Nanotechnology will be held during the XXIII B-MRS Meeting. More information soon.
Symposia. 22 thematic symposia covering all areas of Materials research make up this year’s event. See the list here.
Plenary lectures. The names of the renowned scientists who will deliver the seven plenary lectures of the event have already been confirmed. See here.
Venue. The event will be held at the Salvador Convention Center, in the capital of Bahia state. Learn more.
Chairs. Luiza Amim Mercante (UFBA) and Daniel Souza Corrêa (Embrapa Instrumentação) are the chairs of the event.
Exhibitors. 24 companies and startups have already confirmed their participation in our booth exhibition. See here. |
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Opportunities
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– FAPESP and M-ERA .NET launche call for funding for ambitious transnational R&D projects in the area of materials. Submission of pre-proposals is open until May 13. Learn more.
– The Journal of Materials Research (Springer) is accepting articles for a special issue on nanomaterials for biomedicine and biomedical engineering. The issue has three editors from Brazil, including B-MRS member Mariana Amorim Fraga, a professor at Mackenzie. Submissions are open until May 15. Learn more.
– The submission of scientific articles for a special issue on functional materials for a sustainable world in the journal Sustainable Chemistry One World (Elsevier) is now open. The guest editor of the issue is Ieda Maria Garcia dos Santos (UFPB), a member of B-MRS. There is no cost for publication. Submissions are open until August 31, 2025. Learn more.
To follow opportunities in real time, enter our LinkedIn group.
To publicize an opportunity, write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br. |
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Upcoming events
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– I Simpósio Nacional de Mulheres na Nanociência. Juiz de Fora (MG, Brazil). June 3 to 6, 2025. Site.
– 21st International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids (DSL2025). Naples (Italy). June 23 to 27, 2025. Site.
– 14th International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes (ISP 2025). Campinas (SP, Brazil). July 13 to 18, 2025. Site.
– Simposium “Progress in understanding fundamental, functional material and health aspects of melanins, polydopamine and related polyindole quinone materials” at the E-MRS 2025 Fall Meeting. Warsaw (Poland). September 15 to 18, 2025. Site.
– XXIII B-MRS Meeting. Salvador (BA, Brazil). September 28 to October 2, 2025. Site.
To publicize an event for our community, write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br. |
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