Materials

New materials developed at NRC help lower production costs, shorten production times and decrease negative environmental impacts across diverse industry sectors. Our work improves product performance, quality and safety while enabling the development of innovative products yet to be imagined.

Institutes and Programs

• National Research Council Canada
• NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences
• NRC Institute for Aerospace Research
• NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre
• NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
• NRC Institute for Research in Construction
• NRC Industrial Materials Institute
• National Institute for Nanotechnology
• NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences
• NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology

Research Programs

• Competitive Materials Manufacturing
• Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels
• Materials for Energy and the Environment
• Next Generation Biomedical Devices
• Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• Wear & Corrosion

Research Projects

• ABAT - Advanced Electrical Storage
• Application of AC Impedance Spectroscopy Technique for Cement-Based Materials and Concrete
• Biomimetic Polymer Composite Materials for Bone Repair
• Ceramic-Based Thermal Spray Coatings from Nanostructured Feedstock Powders
• Functional Polymer Systems
• Hydrogen Storage Materials
• Innovation in Biomaterials: Nanostructured TiO2 Coatings for Biomedical Applications by Thermal Spray
• Innovation in Biomaterials: Titanium Foams for Tissue Attachment
• Intelligent Fibres
• Laser Ultrasonic Inspection of Materials and Structures

Business Opportunities and Services

• Services

  NRC offers a variety of services to businesses. Individual institutes offer for-fee services, ranging from calibration to development of building codes. Browse a variety of services that NRC offers related to materials.

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• Facilities

  National Research Council (NRC) facilities offer Canadian businesses and universities access to state-of-the-art equipment, research and training programs, and world leading design, fabrication, testing and co-location facilities. Browse our state-of-the-art facilities related to materials.

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• Licensing Opportunities

  The National Research Council (NRC) develops many new technologies available for licensing. Browse to see if licensing opportunities in materials may be available to your business or industry.

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Publications

• NRC-authored publication citations are available in the NRC Publications Archive (NPArC).