New materials and substances
Key competencies:
- Creating unique materials and developing their production methods
- Developing fundamental principles of engineering for multilayered facilities (including materials, goods, structures, and buildings), as well as composite, functionally graded, and smart materials
- Solving fundamental problems concerning physics and mechanics of deformation and breakage of materials of different structure, particularly under extreme conditions
R&D for new technologies and new markets:
- New materials for petroleum refinery
- New component basis for smart materials and systems
- Development of new production technologies for unique materials
- Advanced materials (environmentally safe, self-cleaning, self-healing and possessing unique properties)
