NIST Physics Laboratory
- The Physics Laboratory is one of nine major operating units of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Its mission is to support United States industry by providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical and radiation technologies.
NIST Structures and Mechanics Group
- performs research in glassy and semi-crystalline polymers that explores the relationships between microstructure and viscoelastic and rheological behaviors.
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- The National Institute of Standards and Technology was established by Congress "to assist industry in the development of technology ... needed to improve product quality, to modernize manufacturing processes, to ensure product reliability ... and to facilitate rapid commercialization ... of products based on new scientific discoveries."