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The Advanced Manufacturing Data Infrastructure and Analytics (AMDIA) program will lay the groundwork for advanced data infrastructure and corresponding
The Chemical Sciences Division supports the characterization of new, diverse, and technological critical materials. The constant evolution of material science
An integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) approach is employed to link experimental and computational models across a variety of time and length
We develop methods to evaluate the mechanical behavior of micro- and mesoscale metal alloys to fracture, and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) materials
The ASM Structural Materials Data Demonstration Project SMDDP) is a cooperative research project with the NIST Materials Measurement Laboratory (MML) that is
Automated vehicles (AVs) will significantly impact our daily lives and improve the competitiveness of our economy. Advances in communications capabilities – for
Our objective is to support the efforts of the US automotive industry and its suppliers to incorporate advanced lightweight materials for improving fuel economy
This project focuses on two research tasks promoting enhanced seismic building performance. Research Task 1 investigates the use of low-damage rocking systems
Note about the number of Charpy specimens in a NIST SRM Unit Moving forward, the number of Charpy specimens included in a unit (box) of NIST certified specimens
A wide range of industrial sectors and their customers and suppliers are involved directly with NIST in the prioritization and development of certified
Cement manufacturers and their customers rely on the NIST Portland cement SRMs for laboratory qualification under ASTM International C 114-07 Standard Test
This program aims to advance networking and measurement sciences and promote consensus standards and best practices for the evolution from 5G to 6G , focusing
The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of
The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of
Smart cities are enabled by cyber-physical systems (CPS), which involve connecting devices and systems – such as Internet of Things (IoT) technologies – in
A key challenge to progress in cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) is the lack of robust platforms for experiment and testing, which
The development of a materials innovation infrastructure (MII) that will enable rapid and significant reductions in the development time for new materials with
The availability of safe pure drinking water in the United States is taken for granted. The presence of dangerous microorganisms, viruses and toxins in our
The presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which include hydrocarbons, monoterpenes and oxygenates, in the atmosphere has become important to climate
This project provides property data, new metrology and contributes to standard test method development for materials systems subject to extreme mechanical and
In classical molecular simulations, electrostatic contributions to the potential energy are typically accounted for by assigning partial charges to some or all
This project provides new measurement methods, property data and simulations for areas critical to US manufacturing, describing the mechanisms responsible for