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National Materials and Manufacturing Board

NMMB is responsible for the strategic planning, program development, and administrative oversight of studies and other activities that expand this existing body of work. Previous studies by NMMB and it's preceeding boards have covered a diversity of timely, consequential topics including global supply chains and national security, real-time detection of damage to materials in aerospace applications and of threat agents, integrated computational materials engineering, and management of existing U.S. materials resources.

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Exploring the Future of Nanotechnology Research in the U.S.

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What are the most pressing science questions and infrastructure needs for nanoscale research and emerging applications? Our recent study reviews the National Nanotechnology Initiative to identify opportunities and barriers for nanotechnology research in the United States.

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A Third DMMI Workshop Series: Workshop on What Does Quantum Exploration Bring to New Materials Design

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A Third DMMI Workshop Series: Workshop on What Does Quantum Exploration Bring to New Materials Design

A Third DMMI Workshop Series: Workshop on Data Analytics and What it Means to the Materials Community

Initial Closure Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants

Defense Materials Manufacturing and its Infrastructure: A Third Workshop Series

Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

Strategic Long-Term Participation by DOD in its Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

Frontiers of Materials Research: A Decadal Survey

Space Radiation Effects Testing Infrastructure for the U.S. Space Program

Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations (BOLTS Study)

A Vision for the Future of Center-Based, Multidisciplinary Engineering Research

Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

Airport Passenger Screening: Millimeter Wave Machines

Airport Passenger Screening: Backscatter X-Ray Machines

Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Phase II

Harnessing Light: Capitalizing on Optical Science Trends and Challenges for Future Research