Pierluigi Cossari, PhD, is a researcher at National Research Council, Institute of Nanotechnology, CNR -NANOTEC, Italy, where he focuses on the development and electrochemical characterization of solid-state polymer electrolytes and conducting polymer materials for next-generation electrochromic, photoelectrochromic and multifunctional devices. Since 2010, he has published numerous articles in different prestigious peer-review journals, participated in the writing of divulgative essays on electrochromism, emerging materials and devices, and authored a patent for the invention of a multifunctional solid-state device for solar control, photovoltaic conversion, and artificial lighting.