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2024.01.25 Update #News: MEXT Minister Masahito Moriyama visited NIMS
2023.01.15 Update: Silvia POMES (NIMS Junior Researcher) received "Oral Presentation Award (3rd Place)"at 7th International Indentation Workshop (IIW7)
2022.10.28 Update #Press Release: Fatigue Cracking Mechanism in Metals Revealed through High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Imaging of Large-Volume Samples

—Technique May Help Enhance the Reliability of Aircraft Engine Components—
2022.06.22 Update #Press Release: 3D Printing Nickel Single Crystals Using Laser Additive Manufacturing Technology

—Widely-Used Technology May Accelerate Development of Heat-Resistant Jet Engine Components—
2021.06.03 Update #Press Release: Tarsal Adhesion Mechanisms of Ladybird Beetles Ascertained

—40-Year-Old Debate Ended—
2021.05.24 Update #Press Release: Exoskeletal Microstructure of Extremely Hard Coconut Crab Claws

—3D Imaging of Internal Pincer Structures May Provide Insights into the Development of Tough, Lightweight Materials—
2021.05.20 Update #Press Release: Joint Development of a Toothed Gear Reusability Evaluation Method
2021.04.01 Update #Press Release: New NIMS Structural Materials Data Sheets Released

—Five Publications Include a Fatigue Data Sheet Covering the Results of Stainless Steel and Aluminum Alloy Fatigue Tests—
2021.03.10 Update #Press Release: Highly Fatigue-Resistant FMS Alloy with Enhanced Weldability

—Welded Beams with X-Shaped Cross-Sections May Be Used to Increase the Ability of Seismic Dampers to Withstand Heavy Loads and Absorb Long-Period Ground Motion—
2020.11.30 Update #Press Release: Achieving Cost-Efficient Superalloy Powder Manufacturing Using Machine Learning

—Technique Efficiently Optimizes Complex Manufacturing Processes and May Reduce Aircraft Engine Component Production Costs—
2020.09.30 Update #Press Release: Increasing the Deliverable Capacity of Magnesium Metal Batteries through Anode Design

—Techniques Used to Develop Structural Materials Prove Useful in the Development of Low-Cost, Large-Capacity Rechargeable Batteries—
2020.06.11 Update #Press Release: Low-Cost, Fly Footpad-Like Adhesive Structure Capable of Repeated Attachment/Detachment

—Recycle-Compatible, Environmentally Friendly Technology Inspired by Footpad Formation Mechanism during Fly’s Pupal Metamorphosis—
2020.04.01 Update #Press Release: New NIMS Structural Materials Data Sheets Released

—Five Publications Include a Fatigue Data Sheet Covering the Results of Stainless Steel and Aluminum Alloy Fatigue Tests—
2019.04.01 Update #Press Release: New NIMS Data Sheets Released

—Five Publications Include a Corrosion Data Sheet Covering the Results of Carbon Steel Atmospheric Exposure Tests Conducted at 16 Japanese Sites—
2018.09.25 Update #Press Release: AI Capable of Outlining in a Single Chart Information from Thousands of Scientific Papers

—Computer-Aided Material Design System Expedites Material Design by Automatically Extracting Process-Structure-Property Relationships—
2018.04.05 Update #Press Release: NIMS Issues New Data Sheets

—Six New Data Sheets Released, including Creep Strength Properties of Heat-Resistant Steels Subjected to Constant Load for over 100,000 Hours—
2017.12.21 Update #Press Release: Development of self-crack-healing ceramics capable of quick full strength recovery

—Bone-Healing Inspired Ceramics Shows Potential as an Aircraft Engine Material Capable of crack-healing during Flight—
2017.04.03 Update #Press Release: NIMS Issues New Data Sheets

—Three New Data Sheets Published, Including the Results of Metal Fatigue Tests Performed for 10 Billion Cycles—