categoria Doutoramentos
Emanuel Carlos and Maria Morais from NOVA School of Science and Technology presented two of the winning ideas of the 12th edition of the Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge, ranking first and second in the Doctorate and Masters categories, respectively.
The competition, whose results were announced on October 27, awarded three finalists in each category – master’s and doctorate – whose ideas best responded to the motto “Innovative Technologies for Sustainability”.
da categoria de Mestrados
The amount of electronic devices tends to increase exponentially in our society. Emanuel Carlos won 1st place in the PhD category with a proposal to rethink the life cycle of these devices. Using ecological materials and thinking about a more sustainable production process, Emanuel proposes to reduce the carbon footprint of these devices, exploring the path to a new era of green electronics. Maria Morais took second place in the master’s theses category by presenting an idea for a non-invasive glucose sensor, through the use of a metallic oxide membrane, a promising and innovative alternative in the context of diabetes, a global public health problem .