Alessandro Baraldi
professor of Physics of matter University of Trieste
Alessandro Baraldi is Full Professor of Experimental Physics of Matter and Applications at the University of Trieste. He is head of the Nanoscale Materials Laboratory at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, where he coordinates the research activities of his group, focusing on the study of the physical and chemical properties of materials at the sub-nanometric scale. His research interests range from the analysis of growth processes and the characterization of the ever-expanding family of two-dimensional materials to the study of the structural, electronic and chemical properties of atomic clusters with nuclearity controlled down to the single atom. For more than thirty years, he has exploited the extraordinary potential of synchrotron light to investigate, at the atomic level, the properties of these materials, which are believed to be capable of playing a fundamental role in the development of future technologies.
Past talks
Sat. 26 September
at 11:30 - 12:45
11:30 - 12:45
Saturday 26 September
Sala Biasutti
Riva del Mandracchio, Trieste, TS
Riva del Mandracchio, Trieste, TS
TRIESTE
What happens when changing the microscopic structure of a material, even by a single atom, completely alters the way it behaves? From graphene to biomaterials, tiny variations in the arrangement of atoms can transform a material’s properties and functions. Function will no longer be separate from hardware: in the systems of the future, memory and response will be built into matter itself, and processors will take the form of neurons. A perspective that redefines the relationship between matter, technology and the people who use it.
Intervengono
Alessandro Baraldi
professor of Physics of matter University of Trieste
Nicola Marzari
Cavendish professor of Physics University of Cambridge, chair of Theory and Simulations of Materials EPFL and PSI
Caterina Serra
writer, creator and coordinator Future of Writing, literature & AI, Digital Humanities Institute EPFL
Location: Sala Biasutti - Riva del Mandracchio, Trieste
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