A recently published computational study provides important contributions to the development of new, safe, high-performance batteries. Conducted by a team of researchers from CINE together with collaborators from the University of Bonn (Germany), the work investigated in detail compounds that can be used as electrolytes in sodium-ion batteries. Based on sodium, an abundant element that is well distributed throughout the planet, these batteries are considered very promising, especially for storing…
Five CINE researchers are included in a ranking that presents the best scientists in Brazil in each area of knowledge, according to their productivity and scientific impact. Prepared by the international platform Research.com, this ranking is based on the D index (Discipline H-index), which considers the number of publications and citations of a researcher in a given discipline. To prepare the ranking, the platform collected bibliometric data from several sources…
The transformation of waste into renewable fuels was the main topic of a workshop held on the morning of May 9 by CINE and Cubo Itaú, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs, corporations, investors and strategic partners to stimulate technological entrepreneurship and generate business. Around 150 people, mainly entrepreneurs and different Cubo professionals, participated in the event at the Cubo building in São Paulo and in the online broadcast. The…
A symposium dedicated entirely to technological entrepreneurship was held by CINE in partnership with Escalab, a center dedicated to taking technologies from the laboratory to the market. The objective of the event was to motivate and train CINE members so that, based on their scientific research, they can create innovative solutions that meet market demands. Held in the FEQ-Unicamp auditorium on the morning and afternoon of May 13, and broadcast…
It is no coincidence that scientist Ernesto Chaves Pereira came to clean energy research through the path of electrochemistry. This area of knowledge, which explores the interactions between electricity and chemical reactions, plays a central role in the energy transition, as its application enables clean and efficient ways of producing, storing and using energy. For example, splitting the water molecule to generate green hydrogen is an electrochemical process that can…
Advances in materials and devices for the energy transition in Latin America are the subject of a themed collection of scientific articles launched by the journal Materials Advances, from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). The collection was edited by three researchers from CINE: Ana Flávia Nogueira (Director of our center), Gustavo Doubek and Hudson Zanin (respectively, Co-Principal Investigator and Principal Investigator of the Advanced Energy Storage division). “It is…
Professor Ana Flavia Nogueira (Unicamp), researcher and Director of CINE, is an organizer of the Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS Fall 25). The event will be held in Valencia, Spain, from October 20 to 24 of this year. Ana Flávia is part of the trio of scientific organizers, together with researchers Pablo Boix, from UPV and CSIC (Spain), and Ardemis Boghossian, from EPFL (Switzerland). The conference includes 23 symposia…
A study led by CINE researchers shows a way to increase the efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells, devices that use sunlight as a clean and renewable energy source to generate green hydrogen. In these devices, light is absorbed in the photoanode by sensitive materials and drives a series of oxidation (loss of electrons) and reduction (gain of electrons) reactions that ultimately split the water molecule into oxygen and hydrogen molecules. However,…
