This will be one of the most important topics to be covered by the Conference, dealing with the structure, properties and processing of all engineering materials. This topic is seen from international and interdisciplinary perspectives covering areas including metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, electrical materials, composite materials, fibres, biological and biomedical materials.

Current Trends in Nanotechnologies
Novel Materials and Technological Advances for Photonics
Computational Materials Science
Defect Engineering of Advanced Semiconductor Devices
GaN & Related Compounds
Self Organization in Semiconductors: Fundamentals and Applications
Protective Coatings & Thin Films
Surfaces, Interfaces and Membranes
Crystalline Silicon for Solar Cells
Thin Film Materials for Photovoltaics
Amorphous and Crystalline Silicon Carbide: Material & Applications
Cell – Biomaterials Interactions
Polymers and Biomaterials
Materials in Microtechnologies and Microsystems
Ageing/Deterioration of Cellulose and Paper
Photon-Induced Surface Processing
Strain and Stresses in Materials

See also International Workshop on Non-Crystalline Solids for Biomedical Applications