Innovative materials

Cutting-edge instruments and skills in the study and development of advanced surfaces and materials

The platform integrates the instrumentation and expertise of the Area Science Park’s Large Laboratories, at the forefront in the study and development of advanced surfaces and materials , in particular:

  • The Elettra synchrotron light sources and the FERMI laser and free electrons
  • The nanoscience and nanotechnology laboratories of the Istituto Officina dei Materiali of the CNR

The platform provides interested parties with a system of skills and facilities dedicated to the application of imaging techniques, structural analysis and chemical characterisation to initiate atomic and molecular analysis, measurements and experiments on materials, surface studies, and quantitative information on the chemical composition of materials, with extremely wide fields of application, ranging from nanotechnology and development of nano-structured materials, to failure analysis and process control in industrial activities.