On 25 September 2026, the NanoLeaves Group was active part in BRIGHT 2026 (European Researchers' Night 2026) in Pisa with the outreach activity “The Smell of Books” (L'Odore dei Libri), an engaging journey through chemistry, history, and environmental awareness.
Inspired by the SALVABIO and BIO-TEXTILE-SSbD projects, the activity explored the fascinating chemistry behind the characteristic scent of ancient books.
Our research group actively participated in the Chemistry for the Future CFF2026 conference, held at the University of Pisa from 1–3 July 2026, contributing to the vibrant scientific exchange that brought together young researchers working across a broad range of chemical sciences.
In October 2025, Prof. Alessandra Operamolla from the University of Pisa visited the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB) – Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering (FGMGP) – as part of the Erasmus+ KA171 project coordinated by the University of Pisa.
On the occasion of the 2025 edition of the conference Chemistry for the Future, organised by the second year attendees of the Doctoral School in Chemistry and Materials Science (DSCM) of the University of Pisa, the NanoLeaves group has been active and participative, with four poster communications and two flash presentations by our team members.
On May 30th 2025 Laura Spagnuolo successfully defended her PhD thesis in Chemistry and Materials Science entitled “Mechano-enzymatic extraction of cellulose nanocrystals and their functionalization for antibacterial materials”.
At the Chemistry For the Future (CFF) conference 2024, held from July 7th to 9th at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI) of the University of Pisa, the NanoLeaves group has contributed a keynote lecture.
Laura Spagnuolo, PhD student at the NanoLeaves Lab of the University of Pisa, was shortlisted as finalist in the pitch elevator contest “ChimiCapisce”. She presented in Rome her research work on the synthesis of antibacterial cellulose by a holistic enzymatic approach.
On Tuesday, February 21st the NanoLeaves Team was a guest on a scientific news program on the National TV channel RaiTre. The name of the program is TG Leonardo. The interview explains the potentialities of our research on lignin and its perspective application in organic electronics. Available at this link
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