AuxDefense Conference 2018: advanced materials for defense: book of abstracts

Abstract

[Excerpt] Over the last few decades, materials are facing a continuous revolution due to important scientific and technical achievements obtained in cutting edge areas like physics, chemistry or biology. The possibility to design the materials properties at the molecular level or to enhance their performance using advanced functionalization techniques, are making materials smart, able to respond and adapt to external stimuli, more durable and resistant and, mainly, completely adapted to each specific application.[...]