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Just as integrated electronic circuits continue to pack on more and ever tinier components, so magnetic technologies for data storage and other applications
The lack of repeatable process outcomes from additive manufacturing (AM) has been broadly acknowledged as an impediment to widespread implementation. While most
The Materials Genome Initiative will create a new era of materials innovation that will serve as a foundation for strengthening domestic industries in these
All inorganic materials contain point defects in the form of impurities, interstitials, or vacancies. Common imaging techniques fail to capture these defects
The transmission of information in today's electronics requires the movement of electrical charge, which expends energy and generates heat, creating two
We are developing best practice metrology for characterization of magnetic nanoparticle systems (e.g. blocking temperature, anisotropy, property distributions
Multi-physics models are necessary to simulate, study, and optimize metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes, such as powder bed fusion (PBF) and directed
Part quality in additive manufacturing (AM) is highly variable due to inadequate dimensional tolerances, surface roughness, and defects, thereby limiting its
Our goal is to develop and demonstrate a MEMS-based methodology for evaluating time-dependent mechanical properties of materials that undergo exposure to
This project develops and applies metrologies and standards for characterizing microstructure and dynamics in advanced functional materials of technological
Nanocalorimetry provides a capability to measure the thermal properties of very small samples and at very fast rates. Materials and interfaces of interest
We develop methods and facilities for measuring magnetization dynamics in magnetic nanostructures with a particular emphasis on the emerging needs of future
Metamaterials are tailor-made photonic composites--combinations of materials designed to achieve optical properties not seen in nature. The properties stem from
This project provides property data, new metrology and contributes to standard test method development for materials systems subject to extreme mechanical and
Using a complementary approach of experimental measurements and detailed finite element analysis, we will develop more realistic yet computationally efficient
Tunnel junctions, single electron transistors and superconducting resonators are fabricated using ultra-high vacuum metals’ deposition and in situ low energy
The PBD is making new, state-of-the-art measurements of the wavelengths of select atomic X-ray emission lines. These measurements underpin all precision x-ray
The lack of repeatable process outcomes from additive manufacturing (AM) has been broadly acknowledged as an impediment to widespread implementation. While most
Since the inception of the SI system of units, physical mass artifacts have been disseminated in order to realize the unit of the kilogram, essential to a broad
This project, now concluded, developed methods to evaluate the reliability of thin films and interconnects in their as-manufactured states. Such tests are
Local material-property information is essential to evaluate emerging micro- and nanoscale materials, which many manufacturers would like to leverage for their
The Spin Transport program performs basic and applied research, and develops new measurement capabilities, to enable the development of high-speed, nonvolatile
The aim of this project is to develop robust, quantitative measurement methods utilizing transmission electron microscopy methods for complex, nanostructured
Through the NIST BNL partnership, the Resonant Scattering and Diffraction project seeks to develop and operate synchrotron measurements that provide spatial