The research work “Kaselouris, E., Skoulakis, A., Dimitriou, V., Fitilis, I., Chatzakis, J., Bakarezos, M., Papadogiannis, N, & Tatarakis., M. (2022). Progress on the electro–thermo-mechanical instability and its role as seed on plasma instabilities, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 64(10), 105008” was selected by the scientific committee of the globally recognized and high-impact Canadian organization Advances in Engineering in June 2023 as a pioneering scientific paper contributing to research excellence in the field of Applied Physics. The paper investigates the generation of the Electro-Thermo-Mechanical (ETM) instability in the solid phase of matter when it interacts with strong external currents. The scientific findings confirm the significance and critical role of ETM instability as a driving mechanism for the development of instabilities in the plasma phase. In a statement to Advances in Engineering, Professor Michalis Tatarakis, Director of the Institute and lead researcher, explained that the study provides a detailed explanation of what occurs in the early stages of heated matter—a fact of critical importance to the scientific community involved in inertial confinement fusion as well as other applications in materials science (https://advanceseng.com/progress-electro-thermo-mechanical-instability-role-seed-plasma-instabilities/).