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Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC Bellaterra, Spain
Upon the revolution of HTS Coated Conductors (CC), Nanocom- posites emerged as a smart conception to leap forward CC cost/performance to materials device integration levels. Physical and chemical growth methods undertook their remarkable deve- lopments with outstanding success. Now, EUROPE is immersed in a large cooperation program in Nanocomposite Coated Conduc- tors. I will review its state of the start in context with the world-wide effort, with special emphasis in materials synthesis, vortex pinning and integration to high field applications.