Linda PISCOPO, researcher in the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu granted project at @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social , delivered an invited talk at META 2026 entitled “Photonics on Multimode Fibers”.

MINING - @erc.europa.eu granted project was featured at META 2026 through an invited talk by the project coordinator, @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social Pisanello coordinator of @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social .

At the ICTON 2026 Conference in Prague, Claudia Latte Bovio, researcher at @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social , delivered the invited talk: “Integration of PEDOT:PSS-based biosensors on the edge of tapered optical fibers.”

A deep-learning (DL)-powered paradigm is introduced that surpasses conventional imaging and spectroscopic capabilities. This achievement enables the optimization of reproducible nanoplasmonic imaging applications. A great work by @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu . pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Seeing Beyond RGB Capabilities: Data-Driven and Physics-Guided Broadband Spectral Extrapolation of Plasmonic Nanostructures by Deep Learning

Localized surface plasmons confine light within deep-subwavelength volumes, enabling ultrasensitive near-field responses that underpin a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary technologies. Yet this extre...

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Congratulations to colleagues, Huatian Hu and @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social, coordinator of the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu, on their paper on capturing molecular dynamics in nanoconfined channels in a microfluidics platform at high spatiotemporal resolution. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Spatiotemporal Raman probing of molecular transport in sub–2-nm plasmonic quasi-2D nanochannels

Seemingly sealed plasmonic nanogaps act as accessible channels for real-time, ultrasensitive molecular sensing.

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Congrats to Stella Aslanoglou and colleagues on this review about interfacing neurons with optoelectronic devices. This review is at the forefront of neural interfacing and will be very valuable to the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu community. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Optoelectrical Devices for Neural Interfacing: Engineering Integration, Stability, and Multimodal Sensing

Implantable optoelectrical devices are an effective resource for the modulation and monitoring of neural activity with high spatiotemporal resolution. This review discusses current challenges faced b....

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Congratulations to Muhammad Fayyaz for his achievements on APL Photonics, a very interesting article about a novel multifunctional plasmonics fiber probe for biomedical applications. This paper belongs to @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu research activities. pubs.aip.org/aip/app/arti...

Novel multifunctional plasmonic fiber probe: Enabling plasmonic heating and SERS sensing for biomedical applications

Optical fiber-based platforms are increasingly explored as compact, minimally invasive tools for integrated photonic functionalities in biomedical applications.

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The coordinator, @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social and collaborators, paved the way for a new vision about nanomaterials-integrated neural probes for the next generation of neural interfaces for diagnoses and brain researches. Check our last paper: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Nanomaterial‐Integrated Fiber Neural Probes for Deep Brain Monitoring and Modulation: Challenges and Opportunities

The article presents nanomaterial-integrated fiber neural probes as innovative tools for deep brain molecular sensing, neural stimulation, and temperature monitoring. It examines breakthroughs in SER...

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MINING - @erc.europa.eu project coordinator @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social met with the EIC - European Innovation Council President in Lecce today. The "Bridges of Innovation" meeting highlights the importance of scientific research in building Europe. We are actively participating in this process.

A new paper from our project results. Congratulations to Antonio Balena about this novel method for the deterministic fabrication of metallic nanostructures with controlled geometry and composition on suspended, single-mode tapered optical nanofibers advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

MINING project is funding one PhD position at Università del Salento in the PhD school in "Engineering of Materials, Structures and Nanotechnologies" at Università del Salento and at @cbnunile.bsky.social in Lecce. For further information, contact the PI, @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social .

@ferruccio-phc.bsky.social, the PI of @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu project, was among the chairs of this great conference. A bunch of researchers working in MINING participated in this great conference. #Neurophotonics #Optogenetics

An interesting paper about a novel optical approach to monitor amyloid plaques at depth in an Alzheimer's mouse model. It features ERC MINING acknowledgment. @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social #Neurophotonics

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An interesting paper featuring ERC MINING acknowledgment. https://lnkd.in/dZVsdkRT

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You will find all job posts and news here 👇, in the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu project LinkedIn page. Stay tuned. #Neurophotonics #Optogenetics @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social

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We are glad to open this page about the ERC-funded project MINING - Multifunctional nano-bio INterfaces wIth deep braiN reGions. Here you'll find job posts and update about research activities.

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The @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu coordinator, Dr. Ferruccio Pisanello @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social , from @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social , will be in San Diego for a Keynote speech in the "Optica Biophotonics Congress" 👇. We are glad to meet you there #Neurophotonics #Optogenetics

Welcome to BlueSky!

We are thrilled to share the start of MINING #Neurophotonics project. MINING is a @erc.europa.eu funded project aspiring to generate a novel class of multifunctional neural endoscopes able to trigger and detect electrical and molecular signaling with cellular resolution in vivo in a brain volume.