Read about research in Canada related to powder forming, functional polymer systems, polymer composites, surface technologies and functional nanomaterials.

Learn about advanced research and analysis of biomaterials at the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre.

Find research information on biopolymers and bioplastics, alternatives to petrochemical plastics that are being developed due to concern over the cost of fossil fuels and their impact on the environment.

Find out how neutrons are used to examine materials. Discover how researchers can use the Neutron Beam Centre's expertise and instruments and find information on the NRU reactor.

Learn about a new manufacturing process developed in Canada to produce metallic foams for the fabrication of biomedical implants.

Find fact sheets on Canadian research related to advanced material design, modelling and diagnostics and the NRC Aluminum Technology Centre.

Read about the achievements in materials research of the NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences, including advances in microelectronics, acoustics, semiconductors and anti-counterfeiting.

Discover polymer nanocomposites and learn about their structure, properties and potential applications in the materials industry.

Learn about research into the design, synthesis and modification of polymeric materials, and find out how these versatile materials can be used in Canada's plastics and polymers industry.