NIST Announces New Center for Materials Research to Advance Manufacturing and Innovation (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Announces New Center for Materials Research to Advance Manufacturing and Innovation

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This is a computer model of crack growth in a part from a helicopter rotor. Colors indicate stresses surrounding the crack (red is high and blue is low). Such computations will be a key part of CHiMaD's research.

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Courtesy Northwestern University

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