- Standard Reference Materials | NIST
NIST supports accurate and compatible measurements by certifying and providing over 1200 Standard Reference Materials® with well-characterized composition or properties, or both
- Materials Data Resources | NIST
Materials Resource Registry allows for the registration of materials resources, bridging the gap between existing resources, software and repositories and end users
- Materials | NIST
Materials Genome Initiative (federal government wide) NIST MGI Standard Reference Materials Plastics, carbon nanotubes, high-strength alloys, artificial bone and joint replacements are just some of the emerging materials for which NIST develops testbeds, defines benchmarks, and develops formability measurements and models
- Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Materials | NIST
Cementitious Materials Our team studies cementitious materials to develop measurement science tools and standards for additive manufacturing Learn more NIST studies cementitious materials for additive manufacturing, like the 3D printed cement structure pictured above
- Bioinspired Materials Can Take a Punch | NIST
The mantis shrimp packs a powerful punch thanks partly to unique structures in its exoskeleton NIST researchers have fabricated synthetic versions of these structures and tested their impact resistance by blasting them with microprojectiles These bioinspired structures can be used to create new, impact-resistant materials for aerospace, defense, sports and more
- Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metal
NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it possible to use in lightweight, high-strength objects such as airplane parts Once thought impossible, quasicrystals were originally discovered at NIST, leading to a 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Hierarchical Materials | NIST
These materials are used in protection, infrastructure, health monitoring, and self-healing applications In this program, external flow or electrical fields are used to organize highly anisotropic materials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanocellulose, or nanoparticles, into hierarchical composites
- Additive Manufacturing of Materials | NIST
Advanced Materials NIST Additive Manufacturing researches advanced materials, such as biomaterials, composites, and metamaterials Learn more NIST studies advanced materials for additive manufacturing, such as biomaterials and composites, like the prosthetics pictured above
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