Materials Science &
Engineering Laboratory

The NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness in the development and use of materials by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology – in ways that enhance economic security and improve the quality of life.

MSEL research and services lower measurement barriers to innovative materials and devices in a broad spectrum of industries. more...

Unexpectedly Long-Range Effects in Advanced Magnetic Devices

A tiny grid pattern has led materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Institute of Solid State Physics in Russia to an unexpected …

3rd World Materials Research Institute Forum & Energy Symposium

June 21, 2009

NIST Finds 'A Touch of Glass' in Metal, Settles Century-Old Question

Better predictions of how many valuable materials behave under stress could be on the way from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have recently found …

Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory (MSEL)
Eric Amis, Acting Director

(301) 975-5658 Telephone
(301) 975-5012 Facsimile

NIST, 100 Bureau Drive M/S 8500
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8500
msel@nist.gov