Date: 12 November
Hour: 10 a.m.
Venue: Great Hall, Técnico – Alameda campus
How does a laboratory that fits in the palm of your hand work?
Have you ever visited a laboratory or seen one on television? Now imagine a laboratory that fits in your hand! It is very small, but it does everything that large laboratories do, and helps scientists to better understand nature and our bodies.
On 12 November 2025, at 10 a.m., live at Técnico – Alameda campus, we will be joined by Vânia Silvério, researcher at INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias (INESC MN) and invited assistant professor at the Department of Physics of Instituto Superior Técnico, who will answer these questions.
Biography
Vânia Silvério is a researcher at INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias (INESC MN) and an invited assistant professor at the Department of Physics of Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. She holds a degree in Technological Chemistry from the Faculty of Sciences and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico. She also studied at EPFL (Switzerland), HSKL (Germany) and CMU (USA). She specialises in microfluidics and the development and manufacture of miniaturised laboratories. She actively contributes to the advancement of microfluidics through her research and the development of international standards, also leading the ISO and CEN working groups dedicated to this area.
About the Programme
“Explain it like I’m 5 – Science talks at Técnico for curious children and adults”, is designed for young people, opening a door to get to know Técnico research and to ask our scientists a question.
