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National Institute for Materials Science
NIRIM Area: 15ha
Time of Moving-in: 1978
Time of approx. Completion of Facility: 1979
Open for Public: Regularly http://www.nims.go.jp/
As of April 1,2001,the National Research Institute for Metals(NRIM) and the National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials(NIRIM) were integrated into one organization and started as the National Institute for Materials Science(NIMS),an independent administrative institution.NIMS thus intends to comprehensively promote researches in the materials research fields that require intensive collaboration and competition,such as nano-materials,superconductors,biomaterials and environmental materials,in view of people's safety and pease of mind,from the stand point of materials.Other materials which are new to NIMS,such as organic materials will also be positively looked into for the future.
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