ALOISA is a laboratory for the study of surfaces and interfaces and includes 3 Synchrotron end-stations (alternative use) and one STM (offline).

STS-CS experimentally investigates model 2D systems with strong electron correlation effects simple enough to be addressed by "first principle" state-of-the-art calculations.

An IOM/Elettra laboratory of microscopy for the synthesis and modification of small organic molecules on metals and metal oxides to steer reactions and charge transport.