Research and development of smart materials, piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys, magnetostrictive composites, and health monitoring and microelectromechanical systems.

Department of Energy materials research laboratory, located in Albany, Oregon. Researchers address fundamental mechanisms and processes, characterize the properties of materials, and deal with the waste and by-products of materials processes.

The electron microscopy and X-ray Diffraction facility offers services to the academic and industry communities and informs about facilities, services and hourly user fee rates.

Presents its main activities, including a list of publications. [Santiago, Chile]

A consortium of four Research Centres offering leading edge research and development to industry. CARM represents a single point of contact for the BioComposite centre, Opto-electronic Materials Chemistry Laboratory and chemistry department of Bangor University and the Water Soluble Polymers department of the NE Wales institute. [UK]

Solid and fluid mechanics, metal and polymer physics and chemistry.

University of Nevada, Reno, researches in the field of advanced intelligent materials, such as magnetorheological fluids and their applications.

Subject index for materials-related research in the Advanced Materials Department.

A contract research company offering XRD services with target on high-tech and life science materials is based at the MESA+ Research Institute in Enschede, The Netherlands. Presents details on services and methods.

Research programme on magnetic and superconducting materials, oxides, nitrides and carbides. Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge.

Research, development and commercialization of materials and manufacturing technology.

Research and development in the field of materials, especially high-performance ceramics, polymers and composites as well as on concrete, wood and biocompatible materials.

Promote and strengthen technology transfer nationwide. 700 major federal laboratories and centers and their parent departments and agencies are FLC members.

Works on sintering and composite materials and powder metallurgical technologies. Informations on research fields an testing services.

The applied research arm of the Institute provides informations on its work and the capabilities of its laboratories.

The University of Siegen, Germany, works in the interdisciplinary area of building and material chemistry.

The Institute is engaged in the development of processes for production and application of synthetic diamond, cubic boron nitride and other superhard materials, high-density high-tech ceramics, and cemented carbides.

Laboratory offers services in material and environmental research by means of electron microscopy and scanning force microscopy, image analysis, scientific consulting and seminars. Bonn, Germany.

The Leather Research Institute (LRI) provides research, education, and services directed at expanding the leather tanning and finished leather products industry in the United States.

Contains general information, departments, equipment of the laboratories and currently research topics. [Madrid, Spain]

The SSD investigates the properties and interactions of a wide range of materials used in advanced energy technologies.

A research laboratory of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, working in the science of complex materials with important properties.

The course deals with subjects such as fractal growth, crystal structurea and adsorption. Information for prospective and current students.

Materials research in the field of energy technologies, comprising metallurgy, ceramics, solid state physics and materials chemistry. Contains details about the program, staff, user facilities and news.

The Centre promotes good and innovative learning and teaching practices, as informed by research, in the disciplines related to, and using, materials.

The Inorganic Materials Group offers information on the research topics and gives an annotated list of the equipment and facilities.