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Program Areas (Phase 4 | 2025 – 2030)
In 2025, the Program entered a new phase, set to run through 2030. With greater ambition, UT Austin Portugal braces for a new set of challenges that will benefit from the unique scientific and technological collaboration between Portugal and Texas through the University of Texas at Austin.
FCT’s long-standing partnership embarks on a new six-year funding cycle, aiming to strengthen Portugal’s position in the European landscape by:
- Developing sustainable energy systems and advancing hydrogen technologies (Clean Energy).
- Scaling tools for greener computing and AI (Advanced Computing).
- Advancing critical materials discovery (Nanotechnologies).
- Harnessing space technologies for Earth applications (Space-Earth Technologies).
To ensure that these scientific areas lead to innovation and business opportunities benefiting the transatlantic partnership, the Program relies on a series of activities from prototyping to customer discovery and soft landing.
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A proven funding mechanism ensures high-merit projects can move forward, strengthening the Program’s scientific reach and graduate training capacity.
At the end of July, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) announced the results of the 2024 Call for...
Transatlantic Science for Health: UT Austin Portugal Research Featured in ACS Nano
A collaborative study between the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) and The University of Texas at Austin, carried out under the UT Austin Portugal Program, has been featured in ACS Nano, one of the world’s leading scientific journals.
The research demonstrates a new photothermal therapy technique that combines nanomaterials and LED technology to destroy cancer cells while preserving healthy ones.
This work exemplifies the Program’s mission to foster cutting-edge, transatlantic research with real-world impact, bridging science, engineering, and human health.
Media Coverage
Study: Nanomaterials and LEDs can destroy cancer cells
A study by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto and the University of Texas at Austin in the United States has revealed the potential of combining nanomaterials and LEDs to destroy skin and colon cancer cells, it was released today. “We’ve shown that it’s possible to combine nanomaterials with LEDs to achieve […]
Study shows potential of nanomaterials and LEDs to destroy cancer cells
A study shows “biocompatibility and an anticancer effect” against two cancer cell lines responsible for colon cancer and skin cancer, explains the Faculty of Engineering of Porto. A study by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto and the University of Texas at Austin in the United States has revealed the potential of […]
Promising therapy combines nanomaterials and LEDs to destroy cancer cells
A study by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto and the University of Texas at Austin in the United States has revealed the potential of combining nanomaterials and LEDs to destroy skin and colon cancer cells. We have shown that it is possible to combine nanomaterials with LEDs to obtain effective and […]
One Ocean Expedition: Sailing to Greenland for Science and Connection
By Susan Roberts Can you imagine sailing the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean to the frigid waters of Greenland? This summer, about 40 graduate students and faculty from Portugal, Norway, Greenland, and the U.S. are spending three weeks on the Staatsraad Lehmkuhl, sailing from Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores to […]
Science on the high seas: Técnico PhD student crosses the Atlantic on a scientific expedition
The crossing from Ponta Delgada to Greenland allowed Afonso Gusmão to investigate the impacts of climate change on the oceans. “I remember looking down and seeing nothing but giant waves while the wind and freezing rain beat against my face.” The scene took place in the North Atlantic, during a cyclone that produced 35-knot winds […]
From Portugal with Engineering
For nearly two decades, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have worked with Portugal’s best and brightest minds to launch unicorn startups, build up the country’s technology base and facilitate research collaborations beyond institutional and national borders. This relationship will continue for years to come as UT and the Portuguese government recently renewed […]
