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MRS Spring Meeting 2026

April 26 - May 01, 2026 | Honolulu, Hawai, USA

The MRS is the world's foremost scientific gathering for materials research, covering aspects of a wide range of applications. It will convene materials researchers from academia, industry, government and national laboratories together for a week of cross-disciplinary collaboration and scientific exchange. The Spring Meeting & Exhibit will feature breakthroughs in areas such as sustainable manufacturing, advanced characterization and energy materials—driving forward innovation on a global scale.

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  • 'Cryogenic Crystal Phase of Epitaxial Ferroelectric Strontium Titanate on Silicon for Electro-Optic Quantum Devices' by Andries Boelen, PhD student, on April 28 at 14:00. 
  • 'Towards perovskite injection lasing: Bridging electrical and optical pumping regimes', session EL06.09: Coherent and Collective Emission: Lasing, Superfluorescence and Plasmonic Enhancement', by Hong-Hai Nguyen, PhD student, on April 29. 
  • 'Interconnect bump pitch scaling: Piercing the barriers between Thermocompression bonding and hybrid bonding', session EL12.04: Advanced Interconnect—Hybrid Bonding, by Koen Kennes, R&D Teamleader, imec, on April 28 at 10:15.

     

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The 2026 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, taking place April 26–May 1 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, will convene materials researchers from academia, industry, government and national laboratories together for a week of cross-disciplinary collaboration and scientific exchange. Set against the backdrop of one of MRS’s most inspiring locations, the Meeting & Exhibit will feature breakthroughs in areas such as sustainable manufacturing, advanced characterization and energy materials—driving forward innovation on a global scale.

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