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Papers by the community
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Scientists from CNPEM, UFABC, and IFSC-USP have developed a photoelectrolyzer. The equipment generates hydrogen from the splitting of water molecules using only sunlight as an energy source, in a carbon-free process. The research was featured on the cover of the high-impact journal ACS Energy Letters. One of the main contributions of the work was the development of efficient and stable photoanodes, produced from abundant and low-cost raw materials using a scalable method. With these, the team assembled the electrolyzers, which were tested both in the laboratory and outdoors. The modular and self-sufficient system would be ideal for use in industries that need hydrogen at specific points, directly injecting the gas into industrial processes. Go to the paper.
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A pair of scientists from UFSCar used an innovative computational strategy to conduct a fundamental study on crystallization, the process in which the atoms or molecules of a material organize themselves into an ordered structure. The accurate capture of the details of crystallization is challenging, mainly because the process involves nanometric sizes and extremely short timescales. To overcome this challenge, the researchers developed a machine learning model for aluminum and trained it exclusively with data from the liquid state, without any knowledge of crystalline structures. Even so, the model was able to correctly reproduce the crystallization dynamics of the material, showing how liquid aluminum evolved into an ordered crystalline state. This work opens up possibilities for the use of machine learning in computational materials science. Go to the paper.
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A recently published article by a pair of researchers from USP (University of São Paulo) and a collaborator from Finland reports an advance in the production of fibers of PVDF, a polymer widely used as a biomaterial. The authors investigated the use of the electroblowing technique, which uses air pressure combined with electrical forces to produce a continuous and extensive mat of fibers from a liquid, and is characterized by its high production speed. To optimize the fibers in order to use them as biomaterials, the researchers incorporated precursors of hydroxyapatite (a material known for its bone bioactivity) into the polymer solution. The study opened up possibilities for using the method to manufacture fibers with greater morphological control and potentially more suitable for biomedical applications such as tissue regeneration. Go to the paper.
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To share a prominent scientific article with significant participation of authors from the B-MRS community, write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br.
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News from members
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Former B-MRS president Monica Alonso Cotta (Professor at IFGW-Unicamp) is among the three new full members of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) in the area of Physical Sciences. The result of the last election of full members was announced on November 19th. In total, nineteen scientists (ten women and nine men) joined ABC this year, after being nominated and positively evaluated by full members of the Academy. Monica is the Pro-Rector of Undergraduate Studies at Unicamp and was Director of IFGW, the university’s Physics Institute. In addition, she is the Executive Editor of the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials. At B-MRS, she served as President for two consecutive terms, from 2020 to 2023, and as Scientific Director from 2016 to 2019.
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XXIV B-MRS Meeting
Curitiba (Parana, Brazil), Sepember 27 to October 1st, 2026
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Website. The event website is up. Check here.
Venue. The event will be held at the convention center UP Experience, in the city of Curitiba, capital of the state of Parana. Visit the website of the center.
Plenary lectures. The names of six scientists from Australia, Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and the United States who will deliver plenary lectures at the event have already been confirmed. Check here.
Registration and abstract submission. The event system will be open to receive registrations and submissions starting January 20th.
Chairs. The chairs of this edition are Prof. Gregório Couto Faria (IFSC-USP) and Prof. Paula Cristina Rodrigues (UTFPR).
Exhibitors. 15 companies and startups have already confirmed their participation in our booth exhibition. Organizations interested in booths and other forms of participation should contact us via comercial@sbpmat.org.br. |
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Upcoming events
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– Materials Research Meeting (MRS2025). Yokohama (Japan). December 8 to 13, 2025. Site.
– 19th International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM). Accra (Ghana). December 9 to 12, 2025. Site.
– I Brazilian Neutron User Meeting. São Paulo (SP, Brazil). January, 26 to 28, 2026. Site.
– 52nd International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films (ICMCTF2026). San Diego (USA). April 19 to 24, 2026. Site.
– 7th International Conference on Applied Surface Science. Chengdu (China). June 1 to 4, 2026. Site.
– 25th International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy (IPS-25). Seoul (South Korea). July 12 to 17, 2026. Site.
– XXIV B-MRS Meeting. Curitiba (PR, Brazil). September 27 to October 1, 2026. Site.
– 13th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS 2026). Nairobi (Kenya). December 5 to 10, 2026. Site.
To publicize an event for our community, write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br. |
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