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Materials and materials education have played an enormous part in the technology advances of the 20th century. Emerging structural, functional, and bio-materials are poised to play an even larger...Read more
MATERIAIS 2023 (https://congressomateriais.pt/) aims at continuing the successful series of MATERIAIS congresses promoted by the Portuguese Materials Society (SPM) initiated in 1983. This edition, the XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais - MATERIAIS 2023, and the XII International Materials Symposium, will take place in Guimarães, Portugal, from 3 to 6 April 2023.
MATERIAIS 2023 aims at discussing the most recent scientific and technological advances in Materials Science and Engineering within the general agenda of contributing to Sustainability for a Future. A special emphasis will be given to the following topics:
- Materials for environmental protection and remediation
- Biomedical, Bio-Derived and Bio-Inspired Materials
- Materials for the digital transformation
- Materials for mobility
- Materials for structural and multifunctional applications
- Materials for energy and power generation
- Materials and cultural heritage
MATERIAIS 2023 will be organized by the University of Minho and PIEP (Innovation Pole in Polymer Engineering), an R&D non-profit private association.
We look forward to seeing you in April 2023!
José Covas
(MATERIAIS 2023 Chair)Read more
Dr Kate Thornton CEng CSci FIMMM will give the 2023 Presidential Address highlighting her priorities for presidency during her term in office (2023–2024).Read more
Among the challenges to be faced by today´s society, environmental impact and energy efficiency of manufacturing processes are some of the most urgent ones. The European Green Deal [1] defines the actions to be taken, including decarbonization of all the economic sectors by 2050. This can be achieved by implementing alternative, environmentally friendly technologies into the manufacturing processes. The focus should be on the sectors that are currently the main contributors to energy consumption and pollution. This is the case in the ceramics industry. Ceramics can be highly damaging to natural and social systems during their lifecycle. European manufacturers of ceramics (including, refractories, wall and floor tiles, and bricks and roof tile) emit Mt CO2 per year 19, while globally, bricks manufacturing is responsible for 2.7% of carbon emissions annually. In addition, the current energy crises, caused by geopolitical constraints with unpredictable gas prices, are severally aggravating the ceramics industry jeopardizing even its existence, at least in Europe. So, it is imperative to take action, widen the discussion, involve all the stakeholders, and influence decision-makers.
It is precisely within this context that lies the motivation behind this workshop. Workshop on Energy and Decarbonization of the Ceramics Industry aims to discuss the decarbonization of the ceramics industry through a holistic point of view. We intend to identify and discuss: 1. the main determinants of energy and carbon emissions emerging from the ceramics industry; 2. the benefits to the ceramic industry from adopting more low-carbon technologies and identification of barriers to implementing it; 3. current and new alternatives for implementation and research.Read more
Materials, minerals & mining quiz by the Student & Early Career Group.Read more
Technical symposium organised by FEMS Associate Member Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) on Rare Earth Elements.Read more
Scientific symposium to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Head of Institute, Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, and his contributions to materials science and biomaterials.Read more
The 10th International Conference on High Temperature Capillarity aims at issues related to surfaces and interfaces, wetting and capillarity in materials themselves as well as in materials processing and operating at elevated temperatures.
The 18th Discussion Meeting on Thermodynamics of Alloys (TOFA) will be held in Krakow, Poland from 12–16 September 2022. Read more
Organised by Brno University of Technology and CSNMT - Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies
MSMF10 will be focused on fundamental relations between structural and mechanical characteristics of materials. Papers dealing with structure and damage modelling based on atomistic and micromechanistic approaches are particularly welcome.
Conference topics:
Atomistic studies on deformation and fracture; Deformation and fracture models based on crystal defects behaviour; Mathematical modelling microstructure, deformation and fracture; Multiaxial deformation and fracture, experiment and modelling; Nanomaterials: technology, microstructure, mechanical properties, modelling; Biomaterials: microstructure, mechanical properties, modelling; Surface and interface microstructure and properties; Advanced experimental and theoretical methods for microstructure investigation; Experimental studies on the relation between microstructure and mechanical properties; Micromechanisms of fracture and fatigue (ESIS Technical Committee 2).
Deadline for abstracts: Feb 5, 2022