The growing demand for next-generation electronics providing a link between living matter and the digital world has favored the growth of highly adaptable electronic functional elements capable of recognizing environmental changes by responding to electrical, magnetic, optical and thermal stimuli.

After a long discussion phase supervised by the Director Fabio Miletto Granozio together with the Institute Council and involving the entire community through different initiatives, three new Research Areas have been identified as the main pillars of the SPIN future scientific organization.