Special Topics on Materials Science and Technology - The Italian Panorama

This volume collects selected papers presented and discussed during the 9thNational Conference organized by the Italian Association of MaterialsEngineering, AIMAT – www.aimat.it, from June 29th to July 2nd 2008 at Pianodi Sorrento (Napoli, Italy).It gives a valuable representation of some highlights on the research anddevelopment activities running in 21 Italian Universities and Research Centersin the field of Material Science and Engineering. All the reported research lines are focused onto a methodological approach which takes into account scientific issues together with engineering aspects related to real applications.