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Materials
Plastics, carbon nanotubes, high-strength alloys, artificial bone and joint replacements are just some of the emerging materials for which NIST develops testbeds, defines benchmarks, and develops formability measurements and models.
News and Updates
Nanoscale Mechanical Characterization for Hybrid-Bonding-Ready Structures in Advanced Packaging
The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Announces a Letter of Intent with USA Rare Earth to Accelerate Its Domestic and Vertically Integrated "Mine-to-Magnet" Strategy
Department of Commerce Awards CHIPS Incentives to a Subsidiary of Korea Zinc (Crucible Metals) to Support a State-of-the-Art Smelter and Critical Minerals Processing Facility in the United States
Blog Posts
NIST’s Most Popular Reference Materials and What They Tell Us About the Science of Measurement
Taking Measure Celebrates 10 Years of Science and Stories
From the Steel City to the Lab: Strengthening the U.S. Steel Industry Through Science
Feature Stories and Explainers
Materials by Design
How Do You Test Body Armor?
