1. Hydrogen Energy: Generation, Storage & Applications in Transport and Industry

• Hydrogen production: electrolysis, thermochemical and biological routes

• Hydrogen storage: solid-state, compressed and liquid hydrogen systems

• Hydrogen fuel cells and industrial deployment

• Hydrogen in transport: automotive, aviation, marine applications

• Policy, safety and infrastructure for hydrogen economy

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2. Solar Energy Materials & Applications

• Next-generation photovoltaics: perovskites, tandem and organic solar cells

• Thin-film solar technologies and nanostructures

• Solar thermal energy conversion and hybrid systems

• Long-term stability and scalability of solar devices

• Solar energy integration into smart grids and green buildings

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3. Energy Storage: Batteries & Supercapacitors

• Advanced battery chemistries (Li-ion, Na-ion, solid-state batteries)

• Supercapacitors: materials, design and performance enhancement

• Hybrid storage systems: battery-supercapacitor combinations

• Materials for high-capacity, fast-charging and durable storage devices

• Recycling, sustainability and lifecycle analysis of energy storage systems

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4. Advanced Functional Materials & Devices

• Nanostructured and smart functional materials

• 2D materials and heterostructures for electronic and optoelectronic devices

• Sensors, actuators and MEMS/NEMS applications

• Additive manufacturing and novel device fabrication approaches

• Flexible and wearable functional devices​​

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5. Modeling, Simulation & Artificial Intelligence in Materials Research

• Computational techniques: DFT, MD, Monte Carlo simulations

• AI and machine learning for materials discovery and optimization

• Digital twins and high-throughput screening in materials science

• Multi-scale modeling for energy and healthcare materials

• Predictive modeling of device performance and reliability​

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6. Materials for Health Applications

• Biomaterials for implants, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

• Nanomaterials for targeted drug delivery and imaging

• Antimicrobial, antiviral and self-cleaning materials

• Biosensors: wearable, implantable and point-of-care devices

• Sustainable and biocompatible healthcare materials​

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