{"id":1717,"date":"2023-05-13T14:47:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/?page_id=1717"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:06:18","slug":"research-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/?page_id=1717","title":{"rendered":"Research Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1717\" class=\"elementor elementor-1717\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67d454d6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"67d454d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b6d8c8d\" data-id=\"6b6d8c8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b11bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b11bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Areas<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac491d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac491d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dfbb370\" data-id=\"2dfbb370\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d30a2ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d30a2ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3420994\" data-id=\"3420994\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b81e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6b81e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>CEFITEC\u2019s research<\/strong> is grounded in <strong>experimental physics<\/strong>, our primary tool for exploration and innovation. It has well-equipped laboratories and a strong experimental background in low-energy gas-phase processes, surface characterization, vacuum metrology, and solar-pumped lasers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5e96b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5e96b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6200b0\" data-id=\"c6200b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2359586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2359586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"color: #3d753d; font-size: 1.875rem; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Low-Energy Gas-Phase Processes<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4742ffd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4742ffd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16ef7f9\" data-id=\"16ef7f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbb20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dbb20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">CEFITEC aims to <strong>mimic atmospheric processes<\/strong> using water clusters and investigate their chemical reactivity. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This approach bridges the gap between gas-phase experiments and real-world environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c83174a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c83174a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c37113\" data-id=\"1c37113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cf9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8cf9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Gas-Phase-Processes-rh5zd3ss3o10eak7b258ssuf16sqznqf6f40bfxnlk.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Gas-Phase Processes\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Gas-Phase Processes\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87afb2a\" data-id=\"87afb2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f58f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f58f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Gas-Phase-Processes-3-rh5zdqcwnovw4xnfnbwagn5hafpk4e7z9irnu307g8.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Gas-Phase Processes 3\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Gas-Phase Processes 3\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-593f638\" data-id=\"593f638\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e543b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e543b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Gas-Phase-Processes-4-rh5zeb1cu1o78cteaku2zhxmcwvmtqi2od4ce65jnc.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Gas-Phase Processes 4\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Gas-Phase Processes 4\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1696b44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1696b44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79d2247\" data-id=\"79d2247\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904541f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"904541f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research on <strong>electron-induced processes<\/strong> impacts applications ranging from nanochip manufacturing to astrochemistry. This involves studying how slow electrons trigger reactions in key molecules.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff8d51d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff8d51d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99703b6\" data-id=\"99703b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290f949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"290f949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Research-Areas-Gas-phase-Processes-1-rh5zjqjsbl3ub8xekxche4lhx23zas28r8tc7q3np4.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Research Areas \u2013 Gas-phase Processes\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Research Areas - Gas-phase Processes\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462b77e\" data-id=\"462b77e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e78b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7e78b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Grupo-Filipe-3-rh5zoji393olnhy6j03u4wyb7yfin34ur0uoimz7w8.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Grupo Filipe 3\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Grupo Filipe 3\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-049bc92\" data-id=\"049bc92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4237c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4237c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Grupo-Filipe-2-rh5zroaq17z0cpec8cv2g4hmi6zkarkn6j4y3ubz5k.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Grupo Filipe 2\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Grupo Filipe 2\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1caedee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1caedee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52030e\" data-id=\"c52030e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e941b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06e941b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"color: #3d753d; font-size: 1.875rem; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Surface Characterization and Vacuum Metrology<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ca1a54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ca1a54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b67f7f\" data-id=\"5b67f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f9674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f9674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Using state-of-the-art vacuum-based technologies, we explore new frontiers in developing low secondary emission <strong>coatings for particle accelerators<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c12779 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c12779\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deed115\" data-id=\"deed115\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97b532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d97b532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Vacuum-Technology-rh60bio2bb4xgckocxnj347xz16isqcn8qxyu4wrso.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Vacuum Technology\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Vacuum Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0bd4f2\" data-id=\"d0bd4f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9932719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9932719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Research-Areas-Surface-Technology-rh60ax1ry4bc1bg2v6b3zrocb652voythrxssrstrs.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Research Areas \u2013 Surface Technology\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Research Areas - Surface Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b997416\" data-id=\"b997416\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3542dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3542dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Vacuum-Technology-3-rh60c0izx5tdkxuqgndfwhpp9cqhuzbjn7c6ye6aig.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Vacuum Technology 3\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Vacuum Technology 3\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6372e89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6372e89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c3bbf4\" data-id=\"4c3bbf4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c342e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c342e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">CEFITEC also solves industry challenges, by developing innovative solutions, which includes: precision gauges for high vacuum measurements; and advanced processes to ensure TCA-free corks, improving wine quality and production standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d019b59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d019b59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b4054a\" data-id=\"5b4054a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7df24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af7df24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Transfer-Technology-rh616vk8bc2as10w8zmgrpcjesmcl7u9vyg47gey7s.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Transfer Technology\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Transfer Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7621d10\" data-id=\"7621d10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e6d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40e6d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Transfer-Technology-2-rh617k0190zr5w1eaa6rkj6iut9w5cjanbeqonepq0.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Transfer Technology 2\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Transfer Technology 2\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9229034\" data-id=\"9229034\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b093e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b093e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Transfer-Technology-4-rh6189dodjyhvd0j635oxuryw7ssx6c1qt0un4d320.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Transfer Technology 4\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Transfer Technology 4\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d5d7a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d5d7a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74f1e67\" data-id=\"74f1e67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35935cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35935cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #3d753d;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #3d753d; font-size: 1.875rem; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Solar-Pumped Lasers<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cd6cd4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cd6cd4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10363e2\" data-id=\"10363e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a82a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9a82a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Research in solar-pumped lasers focuses onenhancing their performance, especially their solar-to-laser conversion efficiency. The aim is to bring this technology closer to becoming a competitive and <strong>sustainable energy solution in the near future<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70cecf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70cecf5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f285ca1\" data-id=\"f285ca1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5d406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa5d406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Solar-Pumped-Laser-rh5hxhy6uyvqfc7139tvgobo6e6yj36ek1xrrchs54.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Solar-Pumped Laser\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Solar-Pumped Laser\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-879bb4b\" data-id=\"879bb4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce81f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ce81f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Research-Areas-Solar-Pumped-Lasers-rh5ybou222t492wqsdwv1qqvs17rle72d897lxeta0.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Research Areas \u2013 Solar-Pumped Lasers\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Research Areas - Solar-Pumped Lasers\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1209c98\" data-id=\"1209c98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7db09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c7db09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.cefitec.fct.unl.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CEFITEC-Solar-Pumped-Laser-4-1-rh5yns1bydcvkjcl7414m6xatfmpl96sd2b0t1hj94.png\" title=\"CEFITEC \u2013 Solar-Pumped Laser 4()\" alt=\"CEFITEC - Solar-Pumped Laser 4()\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Areas \u00a0 CEFITEC\u2019s research is grounded in experimental physics, our primary tool for exploration and innovation. It has well-equipped laboratories and a strong experimental background in low-energy gas-phase processes, surface characterization, vacuum metrology, and solar-pumped lasers. Low-Energy Gas-Phase Processes CEFITEC aims to mimic atmospheric processes using water clusters and investigate their chemical reactivity. 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