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The curriculum is reviewed and endorsed by IUL — Università Telematica degli Studi, Florence. Every module is validated against academic standards before a single lesson is recorded.
University-certified · 100% online · English
Master
Master
the science of
nanomaterials.
An advanced professional programme in Advanced Nanomaterials by ATTIMAR S.A. OÜ, delivered under the scientific patronage of IUL — Università Telematica degli Studi, Florence.
28 lessons
11h 40m of video
IUL scientific patronage
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Video lessons
Across four assessed modules, 11h 40m total runtime
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Alumni
Since 2021
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Current cohort
Patrocinio Scientifico
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Why this programme
Built for the frontier — and for the people working on it.
Most online science courses teach you what a technique is. This one teaches you when to trust it, when to abandon it, and what it costs at scale.
Taught by people still in the lab
Your instructors publish, file patents and run pilot lines. Case studies come from live industrial projects, not from a decade-old textbook.
Built to be used on Monday
Each module closes with a decision framework you can apply to your own samples, spectra and process parameters — not just a quiz.
Curriculum
Full programme
Four modules. Twenty-eight lessons. One coherent argument.
Why matter behaves differently below 100 nm, and how to reason about it rigorously.
- Quantum confinement and the surface-to-volume regime
- Classification of 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D nanostructures
- Thermodynamics and kinetics of nanoscale systems
- EU REACH, ISO/TS 80004 and safe-by-design practice
Module outcome
On completion you can independently explain why a given nanostructure departs from bulk behaviour and defend that reasoning in review.
Full module detailBottom-up chemistry and top-down physics, with reproducibility as the organising principle.
- Sol-gel, hydrothermal and solvothermal routes
- CVD, PECVD and atomic layer deposition
- Milling, lithography and liquid-phase exfoliation
- Green synthesis and scale-up to pilot plant
Module outcome
On completion you can independently select a synthesis route for a target material and justify it on yield, purity, cost and scalability.
Full module detailReading instruments honestly — what each technique can and cannot tell you.
- SEM, TEM and sample preparation artefacts
- AFM and scanning probe methods
- XRD, Raman, FTIR and XPS interpretation
- DLS, zeta potential and BET surface area
Module outcome
On completion you can independently design a characterisation plan and identify the artefacts most likely to mislead you.
Full module detailFrom a promising powder to a product that survives procurement.
- Photovoltaics, batteries and supercapacitors
- Drug delivery, biosensors and nanomedicine
- Flexible electronics, quantum dots and spintronics
- TRL progression, IP strategy and cost modelling
Module outcome
On completion you can independently assess whether a nanomaterial concept can realistically reach market, and at what cost.
Full module detail
Who it is for
Designed for practitioners.
Roughly 70% of each cohort holds an MSc or PhD; the rest arrive from industry with hands-on process experience.
Researchers
Academic and industrial scientists broadening their fabrication and characterisation toolkit.
Materials Engineers
Engineers integrating nanostructured materials into real products and process lines.
Graduate Students
MSc and PhD candidates bridging coursework theory and applied nanoscience.
R&D Leaders
Managers who must judge feasibility, cost and risk of nanotechnology programmes.
The credential
A certificate that survives scrutiny.
Every certificate carries a unique verification ID, the endorsement of ATTIMAR S.A. OÜ and the scientific patronage mark of IUL — Università Telematica degli Studi, Florence.
- Unique verification ID, checkable by any employer
- Issued in English, with an Italian companion transcript
- Records module grades and the final examination score
- Permanent — no renewal, no expiry, no subscription
Certificate of Advanced Professional Training
This is to certify that
Elena Rossi
has successfully completed the assessed programme
Advanced Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterisation & Applications
11h 40m of instruction · 4 assessed modules · Final examination passed with distinction
Davide VitelliAcademic Director, ATTIMAR
Verification IDATT-IUL-2026-8F3D
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What 1,240 graduates report.
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Completion rate
“The characterisation module changed how our group writes methods sections. We caught two artefacts in our own TEM data within a fortnight.”
“I came for the synthesis content and stayed for the industrialisation module. The TRL and cost-modelling frameworks are genuinely rare in online training.”
“Rigorous without being inaccessible. The IUL patronage was what convinced our HR department to fund the whole team.”
Cohort 04 · Opens 6 October 2026
Take your work to the nanoscale.
Join researchers and engineers from 27 countries in a university-certified programme built for people who publish, patent and ship.
14-day full refund · Instalments available · 42 places per cohort