INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), located in Braga (North of Portugal) was founded by the governments of Portugal and Spain under an international legal framework to perform interdisciplinary research, deploy and articulate nanotechnology for the benefit of society. INL aims to become the world-wide hub for nanotechnology addressing society’s grand challenges.

The Research and Technology activities are focused on six clusters: Health, Food, Energy, Environment, ICT and Future Emerging Technologies, which complement each other and provide a base for interdisciplinary interactions between our research.
The full-fledged nanotechnology laboratory enables leading research of the highest international standard.

The Clean Energy Cluster has the mission to develop solutions for low-carbon renewable and recyclable energy technologies that incorporate nanomaterials and micro/nanofabrication, to enhance their performance, cost-effectiveness, sustainability, stability, and/or breadth of applications. Solutions provided will range from proof-of-concept to prototype devices for energy conversion (photovoltaics and hydrogen technologies), and energy storage (rechargeable batteries and hydrogen).