Preface: Phys. Status Solidi C 7/5

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AbstractEvery year in September, the European Materials Research Society organizes the Fall Meeting at War‐saw University of Technology. The 2009 Meeting was held from 14 to 18 September. This issue of physica status solidi contains proceedings of the Symposium H: Bulk Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials.Amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys represent a unique group of materials exhibiting better or new properties in comparison with traditional polycrystal‐line materials. However, in many cases their applica‐tion is limited due to the small volume of the fabri‐cated alloys as a consequence of the technological processes. Recently, new types of alloys and new processing routes have appeared which enable the production of amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys and their composites in bulk form. They provide new technological potential for novel applications. The second main topic of the symposium was fabrication of bulk nanostructured materials by severe plastic de‐formation techniques. The symposium also highlighted advances in the development of nanoparticles with a special focus on fabrication methods, technologies and properties.The symposium brought together researchers from various fields, including contributions from ma‐terials science and engineering, physics, chemistry, electronics and manufacturing.We would like to take the opportunity to thank the Co‐Organizers of this symposium R. Yavari, J. Eckert and P. Svec. We also thank everyone in‐volved in the organization of this meeting: the Local Organizing Committee, the reviewers and especially all the participants whose contributions assured the high scientific level of this symposium (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)