Basic Principles and Fundamental Properties -- Size Effects on Structure and Morphology of Free or Supported Nanoparticles -- Structure and Phase Transitions in Nanocrystals -- Thermodynamics and Solid—Liquid Transitions -- Modelling and Simulating the Dynamics of Nano-Objects -- Physical and Chemical Properties on the Nanoscale -- Magnetism in Nanomaterials -- Electronic Structure in Clusters and Nanoparticles -- Optical Properties of Metallic Nanoparticles -- Mechanical and Nanomechanical Properties -- Superplasticity -- Reactivity of Metal Nanoparticles -- Inverse Systems – Nanoporous Solids -- Inverse Systems – Confined Fluids: Phase Diagram and Metastability -- Supramolecular Chemistry: Applications and Prospects -- Nanocomposites: The End of Compromise -- Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles -- Specific Features of Nanoscale Growth -- Gas Phase Synthesis of Nanopowders -- Synthesis of Nanocomposite Powders by Gas—Solid Reaction and by Precipitation -- Colloidal Methods and Shape Anisotropy -- Mechanical Milling -- Supercritical Fluids -- Fabrication of Nanostructured Bulk Materials and Nanoporous Materials -- Bulk Nanostructured Materials Obtained by Powder Sintering -- Self-Assembly of Nanomaterials at Macroscopic Scales -- Assemblies of Magnetic Nanoparticles -- Nanostructured Coatings -- Dispersion in Solids -- Nanoporous Media -- Molecular Imprinting -- Applications of Nanomaterials -- Electronics and Electromagnetism -- Optics -- Mechanics -- Biology and the Environment.

Nanomaterials are a fast developing field of research and applications lie in many separate domains, such as in hi-tech (optics, electronics, biology, aeronautics), but also in consumer industries (automotive, concrete, surface treatments (including paints), cosmetics, etc.).