Polymers Division

Images of polymer crystallization induced by NILWelcome to the Polymers Division in the NIST Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory (MSEL)! Our mission is to enable 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.

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

NIST Study Finds a Decade of High-Payoff, High-Throughput Research NIST Study Finds a Decade of High-Payoff, High-Throughput Research

In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved "combinatorial" techniques for polymer …

New Reference Material Supports Improved Quality Control for Polymers Industry New Reference Material Supports Improved Quality Control for Polymers Industry

NIST polymer reference materials (a variety of polyethelene materials are shown) are used in the calibration and performance evaluation of instruments used in polymer research and …

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