Our activities center on the development of pulsed-laser deposition (PLD) and laser-induced plasma spectroscopy (LIPS) techniques, for specific applications in materials preparation and diagnostics. Advancements developed at TPCI include the faster and cost-effective production of multi-layered thin film structures with tailored properties, suitable for the optoelectronics industry. Similarly, the sensitivity for elemental chemical analysis was improved to meet the demands of environmental applications.