A nationally Coordinated Research Team (CRT) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Oslo (UiO) and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) proposes to enhance further a research activity for the study of Nanost ructured Soft and Complex Materials (NSCM). The interests of the CRT will range from flow in nanoporous media to complex fluids, to biopolymers and nanoscopic material fracture. The CRT will consist of activities at NTNU, UiO and IFE. According to recent international NFR reviews, the applicants represent one of the strongest established configurations of collaborating experimental and theoretical scientists within soft and complex matter in the Nordic countries.