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Successfully Concluding the 2nd RIANA Training School
The 2nd RIANA School has successfully concluded! Four days of learning, hands-on training, networking, and scientific exchange at HZDR brought together the next generation of researchers in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
RIANA proposal 39198 finishing at MAX IV
Collaborators from the Institute of Material Science of Madrid and Autonomous University of Madrid performed the last experiments at MAX IV synchrotron (LEAPS).
Next Generation of Nanoscience Talent at 2nd RIANA Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
The 2nd RIANA Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology welcomed an outstanding group of young researchers from around the world at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) in Dresden
RIANA at the E-MRS 2026 Spring Meeting & Exhibit
The RIANA project is exhibiting this week (May 25 – 29) alongside its sister project, ReMade@ARI, at the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting in Strasbourg, France.
First RIANA – project SME proposal completed
The Vinci Institute of Sciences and Elettra Synchrotron Trieste have completed a Max IV campaign investigating magnetic materials in the common octopus to explore potential molecular mechanisms of magnetoreception in cephalopods.
RIANA Staff Exchange
We are proud to announce the successful completion of a coordinated staff exchange demonstrating the complementary use of ion and electron beams for advanced materials characterisation.
Latest Events
2nd RIANA Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Join the 2nd RIANA Training School at HZDR in Dresden (June 1–4, 2026) for an intensive program on ion beam–based techniques in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The school combines expert lectures with hands-on training and is open to PhD students and early-career researchers.
RIANA webinar – Probing Matter with X-rays: Synchrotron XAS in Action
RIANA webinar on the fundamentals and applications of synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) with a focus on modern materials research; 15 January 2026, 15:00 CET.
RIANA Talk: Additive–Subtractive Synergy in Ultrafast Digital Manufacturing
Additive-Subtractive Synergy in Ultrafast Digital Manufacturing: Tunable Femtosecond-to-Picosecond Laser Processing for Highly Selective Ablation and Printing in Thin-Film Electronics and Photovoltaic Applications to be presented by Catalin Constantinescu (LP3-Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, (LaserLab) on 17th December 2025, 15:00 CET
First RIANA Users Meeting and RIANA Annual Meeting
Registrations for the 1st RIANA Users Meeting (16-18 March 2026) and the RIANA Annual Meeting (18-20 March 2026), organized by RIANA WP5, is now open.
Course on “Materials Science Using Ions”
The course “Materials Science Using Ions” will be offered by HZDR scientists from the Ion Beam Center during the winter semester at TU Dresden, from October 31, 2025 to February 6, 2026.
RIANA Talk: Exploring Plasma and its Use in Nanofabrication: Etching
Andrei Avram from the National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies – IMT Bucharest will give a RIANA Talk on 08 October 2025.