NanoOstrava 2025: From nanoparticles to the energies of tomorrow
The NanoOstrava 2025 conference offered a varied programme focused on four key areas:
- Advanced Nanostructured Materials and Innovative Technologies
- Materials and Technology for Environment
- Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage
- Instrumentation-Driven Design and Characterization of Materials
Keynote speakers included distinguished experts who shared the latest trends and challenges in nanotechnology, energy, sustainability and the environment.
The first day of the conference opened with opening speeches by CNT Director Grazyna Simha Martynkova, followed by Václav Snášel, Rector of VŠB-TUO, Stanislav Mišák, Director of CEET, Jana Kukutschová, Vice-Rector, and Josef Foldyna.
Subsequently, Hatem Akbulut opened the entry to the technical topics with his lecture on: Fabrication of high performance graphene oxide and Ni-P reinforced composite using ultrasound assisted pulsed electrodeposition.
Tuğrul Cetinkaya and Srikanth Ponnada gave a bite on the topic of batteries and options for longer battery life. Aristeidis Bakandritsos, a researcher of several European projects including MERGE and GLAS-A-Fuel at the University of Science and Technology, presented solutions for low-dimensional functional materials for energy security. Taking us under the hood of what is not talked about in graphite nitride was Petr Prausz. The topic of graphene was then taken up by Szymon Abrahamczyk. Thanks to the lecture by Pavla Čapková, we were able to explore the field of nanostructured materials, mainly focused on solid-state hydrogen storage. The area of nanostructured materials and devices was opened by Martin Foldyna.
The conference was supported by the MATUR and REFRESH projects. These projects reflect the main visions of the CEET Centre for Nanotechnology at VŠB-TUO and focus on the development of new materials and technologies for sustainable energy and environmental protection.
The programme also included practical workshops and guided demonstrations, which allowed participants to gain deeper insight into current research projects and technologies. The conference provided an opportunity to establish valuable professional contacts and cooperation between scientific institutions, industrial partners and academia.
"Every year NanoOstrava confirms that the combination of world-class science, talented students and industrial partners has a huge potential. This year we have again pushed the boundaries of knowledge, but also of cooperation. I believe that it is from these meetings that ideas grow that can shape the future of technology and sustainable energy," said CNT Director Grazyna Simha Martynková.
NanoOstrava 2025 once again confirmed its role as an important platform for sharing the latest knowledge in the field of nanotechnology and sustainable energy.
