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NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC)

Our goal is to enable industrial acquisition of combinatorial and high-throughput measurement approaches for polymeric materials research and development

Applied Electrical Metrology Group

The Applied Electrical Metrology group supports the nation's infrastructure by providing calibration services in the general areas of AC and DC voltage, current, phase and power. As part of this mission, the group maintains an active research program in precision measurement systems based on quantum

Fundamental Electrical Measurements Group

The Fundamental Electrical Measurements group provides the foundation of the nation's infrastructure through measurement services in the general areas of resistance and impedance and related quantities. As part of its mission, the group maintains an active research program in precision measurements

Templated Assembly of Block Copolymer Films

Our goal is to develop critical measurement solutions that enable nanomanufacturing with template guided block copolymer assembly for next generation magnetic

Personal Body Armor

Our goal is to prevent the catastrophic failure of ballistic body armor by developing measurements and predictive models to test and determine the long-term

Dimensional Metrology for Nanoscale Patterns

Our goal is to develop and demonstrate precise measurement methods that quantify the physical shape, critical dimensions (CD) and the structure of nanoscale

Public Safety Communications Research

The primary objective of the Public Safety Communications Research program is to lead the development of wireless telecommunications and information technology

Characterization of 3D Photovoltaics

Our goal is to provide industry with test structures and models of next-generation photovoltaics, with an initial focus on cadmium telluride (CdTe) and CuIn xGa

Thermodynamic & Kinetic Data for Sustainable Energy

Industry needs thermodynamic and kinetic data for the development of new materials for sustainable energy applications; expanded and new databases are needed

Tissue Engineering

Our goal is to develop reliable tools and standards for measuring the properties of cells, biomaterials, scaffolds and tissue-engineered constructs. As

Nanoscale Thermal Properties

Our goal is to develop measurement techniques to characterize the changes in thermal transport and thermal transition temperatures in polymeric and hybrid

Dynamic Plasticity: Non-Equilibrium Mechanics

This project provides property data, new metrology and contributes to standard test method development for materials systems subject to extreme mechanical and

Polymers for Next-Generation Lithography

Our goal is to develop measurement methods with sufficiently high spatial resolution to uncover the materials limitations in the resolution of state-of-the-art

Chemical Functionalization and Manipulation of Nano Materials

This project focuses on understanding the potential for nanoscale engineered materials to advance state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques and foster the

Microscopy Methods

This project is developing means of quantitatively measuring chemical distributions in three dimensions at the nanometer scale in materials with complex

Functional Polymers Group

The Functional Polymers Group develops measurement methods, data, standards, and science for the functional properties (e.g., electronic, ion transport) of polymeric materials within functional devices and applications in forms that include thin films, interfaces, nanostructures, and membranes. We

Biomaterials Group

The Biomaterials Group develops measurement technologies and measurement assurance strategies to quantify cells, biomaterials, and cell-material interactions.

Polymers Processing Group

The Polymers Processing Group studies the processing and characterization of materials at dimensions where internal and external interfaces substantially impact their properties, with the intent of advancing measurement science, standards, and technology needed by U.S. industry.

Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group

The Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group develops measurement methods, models, data, standards, and science for the thermodynamics, kinetics, phase transformations, microstructure evolution, and properties of materials (e.g., metals, semiconductors, inorganics) of technological interest. The Group uses

Functional Nanostructured Materials Group

We develop measurement methods, models, data, and standards for the electrical, chemical, and magnetic properties of nanostructured inorganic materials, including metals and semiconductors, related to microstructure and processing. We are experts in nanostructure fabrication, in situ processing

Materials Structure and Data Group

The Materials Structure and Data Group develops and disseminates measurement science, standards, and technology for determination of the structure of advanced materials; determines, compiles, evaluates, and disseminates key data and computational tools needed to establish the relationships between

Nanomechanical Properties Group

Our group develops and provides measurement science, measurement standards, and measurement technology for various characterization techniques needed by U.S. industry to better apply materials and components in a wide range of applications.

Nanoscale Device Characterization Division

The Nanoscale Device Characterization Division (NDCD) transforms nano- and atom-scale technologies by advancing measurement science and fundamental knowledge.

Data and AI-Driven Materials Science Group

The Data and AI-Driven Materials Science Group develops methods, algorithms, data, and tools, to accelerate the discovery, development, commercialization, and circularity of industrially-relevant materials. We enable the trustworthy use of data and AI-driven methodologies within both experimental

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