This post highlights an upcoming academic conference of interest to researchers and practitioners working with biocharBiochar is a carbon-rich material created from biomass decomposition in low-oxygen conditions. It has important applications in environmental remediation, soil improvement, agriculture, carbon sequestration, energy storage, and sustainable materials, promoting efficiency and reducing waste in various contexts while addressing climate change challenges. More and environmental technologies.

The fifth edition of the NanoDay conference will take place in Florence, Italy, on 8-10 April 2026, organised by Prof. Nelson Marmiroli of National Interuniversity Consortium for Environmental Sciences in collaboration with the University of Parma, University of Florence, Consortium Italbiotec and the National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology. The conference is a platform for young researchers to showcase their work in talks and poster presentations, selected by an International scientific committee of scientists in different fields.

Even though the conference title contains the word “nano” the topics are not exclusively dealing with nanotechnologies. The five sessions of the conference will deal with the following:

• Environment, with particular emphasis on emerging contaminants in water, air and soil; implications on sustainability; safe-by-design.
• Health and food, singling out the nanoplastics behavior and effects on biological systems; detection methods.
• Agriculture, nanofertilizers, biofertillizers and interaction in plant-soil systems; GHG emissions.
• Social, normative, sport, and artistic aspects, which will consider safety, legislation and impact on social and economic development, as well as novel application in sport, art and restoration.
• Biochar as nanomaterial, a special session focused on the effectiveness of char from different sources and their applications as soil improvers and amendments.

Registration for the conference is free, and abstract submission is open through January.
More information, including registration details, the abstract template, and a detailed conference leaflet, is available on the official website:
https://www.cinsa.it/en/evento/v-nanoday/