Material Science
Nanomaterials and engineered nano-architectures
Thin films, interfaces and advanced surface characterization
Metals, alloys and metal-matrix systems
Ceramic and inorganic functional materials
Polymers, soft matter and organic materials
Composite structures and hybrid materials
Semiconductors and imaging for information technologies
Amorphous solids, disordered systems, liquid-crystalline phases and quasicrystals
Magnetic, ferroelectric and superconducting materials
Geological, mineralogical and archaeological materials