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SUMMARY:Prof. Emanuele Marino : From Artificial Atoms to Artificial Solids
 : Designing Materials for Light and Energy
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Emanuele Marino\,\nUniversità degli Studi di Palermo\,\
 nItaly\nAbstract: Nanocrystals are often described as “artificial atoms\
 ,” as they possess discrete\, tunable energy levels that determine how t
 hey absorb and emit light. Just as conventional materials are built by com
 bining atoms\, nanocrystals can be treated as modular building blocks that
  can be mixed and matched to create new forms of matter. In this talk\, I 
 will show how physical confinement can guide these building blocks to self
 -organize into highly reproducible and scalable architectures known as sup
 raparticles\, three-dimensional “artificial solids” with tunable struc
 ture and function. This approach enables precise control over interactions
  between nanocrystals\, paving the way for materials with properties that 
 go beyond those of their individual components. I will highlight how coupl
 ing semiconductor\, plasmonic\, and magnetic nanocrystals leads to emergen
 t optical phenomena\, including controllable light emission and low-thresh
 old lasing\, with potential implications for energy and photonic technolog
 ies.\n\nBio: Dr. Emanuele Marino is an Assistant Professor at the Universi
 tà degli Studi di Palermo\, where he studies how nanoscale building block
 s known as nanocrystals can be assembled into new forms of matter with pro
 perties that do not exist in nature. His research explores how controlling
  structure at the nanoscale can enable novel ways to manipulate light and 
 energy\, with potential applications in solar energy conversion\, photonic
 s\, and next-generation optical devices. By bridging physics\, chemistry\,
  and materials science\, he aims to design “artificial solids” whose c
 ollective behavior goes beyond that of their individual components. He ear
 ned his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam and was a postdoctoral rese
 archer at the University of Pennsylvania. His work has been published in l
 eading journals including Nature and Science\, and is supported by major i
 nternational funding\, including an ERC Starting Grant.\n\n 
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