E-MRS Spring Meeting 2026

The 2026 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) organized with the Foundation Jean-Marie Lehn was held at the Convention & Exhibition Centre of Strasbourg (France), from May 25 to 29, 2026. Our group was represented by Prof. Martucci who delivered an oral presentation on optical hydrogen sensors.

“Le mille vite del vetro”- Bringing glass back home!

The workshop “Le mille vite del vetro 2026”, organized by the Italy Chapter of the American Ceramic Society, took place on May 14–15, 2026, in Murano (Venice, Italy), hosted by the Abate Zanetti Technical Institute. Following the successful editions held in 2019, 2022, and 2024, the conference returned to Murano with the aim of bringing…
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Happy holidays!

Happy holidays from the NanoEng, CerAMglass, and Hymat research groups!

ENI Award – “Young Researcher of the Year”

We are proude to announce that our postdoc, and former PhD student, Maria Basso received the prestigous ENI Award “Young Researcher of the Year” for her work on three technologies that will help tackle global climate and energy challenges: thermochromic windows that shield solar radiation, mitigating heat in buildings; sensors capable of detecting the presence…
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EUROSENSORS 2025

From September 7th to September 10th, 2025, the 37th European Conference on Solid-State Transducers Eurosensors 2025 in Wrocław, Poland. Our group was represented by our post-docs Dr. Elena Colusson and Dr. Maria Basso, who presented their research on optical hydrogen sensors.

W.E.S Turner Award

During the  39th Şişecam International Glass Conference in Venice Prof. Massimo Guglielmi received the prestigious ICG Turner Award from ICG Vice President Dr. Erik Muijsenberg. The award is assigned by the International Commission of Glass for excellence in glass science.  

Happy holidays!

Happy holidays from the NanoEng, CerAMglass and Hymat research groups!

International Sol-Gel conference Berlin 2024

From September 1st to September 6th, 2024, the 22nd International Sol-Gel Conference took place in Berlin, Germany. Our group was represented by Prof. Alessandro Martucci, along with our post-docs Dr. Elena Colusso, Dr. Carlotta Micale, and Dr. Maria Basso, as well as our PhD student Lorenzo Facco, who all presented their research.

2023 ISGS Renata Reisfeld PhD Student Fellowship

The ISGS Renata Reisfeld PhD Student Fellowship for Women in Sol-Gel Science and Technology for 2023 has been awarded to our PhD student, Maria Basso, for her outstanding work on sol-gel VO2 films. Congratulations, Maria! The award ceremony took place during the Sol-Gel Conference in Berlin.