Spotlight: Test Instrument Puts Materials Under Forces at High Speeds to Mimic Many Instantaneous Situations in the Real World
This elongated test instrument, the first of its kind in the world, puts materials under two extreme conditions in fractions of seconds.
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESNew Laser-Based Method Could Help Scientists Discover New Puncture-Resistant Materials
Using tiny laser-launched projectiles and troves of data, scientists can more quickly bridge the gap between a material’s microscopic properties and its real
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESSpotlight: Putting Our Finger on the Future of Identity Verification
Our researchers have developed ways of comparing fingerprint images captured through contact versus contactless processes.
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESWith Fuzzy Nanoparticles, Researchers Reveal a Way to Design Tougher Ballistic Materials
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia Engineering have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESNew Research Could Help Manufacturers Avoid 3D-Printing Pitfall
A research team has found that a method commonly used to skirt one of metal 3D printing’s biggest problems may be far from a silver bullet. For manufacturers
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESThermal MagIC: New NIST Project to Build Nano-Thermometers Could Revolutionize Temperature Imaging
Cheaper refrigerators? Stronger hip implants? A better understanding of human disease? All of these could be possible and more, someday, thanks to an ambitious
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESSmall variations in bottlebrush polymers result in measurable changes
NIST scientists have found that very small changes in the structure of bottlebrush polymers prepared by “precision synthesis” result in measurable differences
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESA Simple Retrofit Transforms Ordinary Electron Microscopes Into High-Speed Atom-Scale Cameras
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have developed a way to retrofit the transmission electron
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESAn Early Warning System for Damage in Composite Materials
A team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a tool to monitor changes in widely used composite materials known as fiber
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESSpotlight: June Lau
Closing in on a clear picture: NIST's June Lau, in collaboration with Brookhaven National Lab and Euclid Techlabs, is giving us a freeze-frame look at the
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESConnecting the (Nano) Dots: NIST Says Big-Picture Thinking Can Advance Nanoparticle Manufacturing
Nanoparticle manufacturing, the production of material units less than 100 nanometers in size (100,000 times smaller than a marble), is proving the adage that
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESCoining Less Expensive Currency
Nickels are ubiquitous in American life, tumbling around in pockets, rolling under car seats, and emerging from the back of dryers to be used over and over for
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESStudy Identifies Metallic Antiferromagnet with Potential for Memory Devices
Antiferromagnets have generated significant interest for future computing technologies due to their fast dynamics, their ability to generate and detect spin
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESA New Way to Test Body Armor
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to investigate the high-performance fibers used in modern body
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESSilk Sensor Could Speed Development of New Infrastructure, Aerospace and Consumer Materials
Consumers want fuel-efficient vehicles and high-performance sporting goods, municipalities want weather-resistant bridges, and manufacturers want more efficient
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESBetter Nanoimages 'Spin' The Path to Improved Magnetic Memory
In work that could help make possible a faster, longer-lasting and lower-energy method of data storage for consumers and businesses, researchers at the National
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESNIST Releases Roadmap for Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a high-priority technology growth area for U.S. manufacturers. Innovative AM processes that fabricate parts layer-by-layer
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATESNovel 3-in-1 “Rheo-Raman” Microscope Enables Interconnected Studies of Soft Materials
An innovative three-in-one instrument that allows scientists to correlate the flowability of soft “gooey” materials such as gels, molten polymers and biological
Materials Science and Engineering Division >NEWS AND UPDATES