Month: June 2026

12th International Forum on the Fundamentals of Sliding Friction and Vibration

Prof. Antonio Papangelo was recently invited to take part in the 12th International Forum on the Fundamentals of Sliding Friction and Vibration, 23-24 June, held at TU Berlin. It was a truly immersive experience, full of inspiring discussions and interactions with all the participants. This was exactly the kind of “small” workshop where you can…
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Nanoscribe User Meeting 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany

Excited to share that Riccardo recently had the opportunity to attend the Nanoscribe User Meeting 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany (11-12 June, 2026) — and what an experience it was! Being at the ZEISS Innovation Hub @KIT, surrounded by researchers and engineers pushing the boundaries of 3D microfabrication, was truly inspiring. But this time it felt…
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10th AIT Workshop: “Tribology and Industry”

Michele Tricarico attended the 10th AIT Workshop: “Tribology and Industry” on June 4th and 5th, 2026 in the beautiful setting of Sapienza Università di Roma in the heart of Rome. This long-standing initiative by the Italian Tribology Association serves as a fantastic forum for bridging fundamental research with practical industrial applications. It was a wonderful…
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EMMC 2026

Nafiseh Forghani had the opportunity to present our work at #EMMC20 – 20th European Mechanics of Materials Conference, 27-29 May 2026, in Florence, as part of the Mechanics of Biological Materials and Biomechanics Symposium. The presentation focused on “Optimizing Two-Photon Polymerization for Biomimetic Retinal Cell Culture Scaffolds”. The work was supported by the European Union…
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DR Ali Maghami awarded the PhD in mechanics

DR Ali Maghami successfully defended on 22nd, May 2026 his PhD thesis in Mechanical Engineering and he was selected as the best thesis of his PhD cohort. In the thesis, entitled “Mechanical Design of Soft Viscoelastic Adhesive Interfaces via Physics-Guided Data-Driven Modeling”, Ali studied soft viscoelastic adhesive interfaces and developed different analytical, numerical, and machine…
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