Advanced Materials Research Laboratory
Welcome to the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory (AMRL), where we cover materials' manufacturing, characterization, and failure analysis from nano-scale to micro and macro scale to address the needs of biomedical, mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering.

Latest news
- Improving Safety When Transporting Radioactive Material Using Composite Metal Foam
- Latest Interview: Prof. Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei – Engineering Survival: The Science And Future Of Composite Metal Foams
- Latest study ‘Numerical Model and Experimental Validation of Composite Metal Foam in Protecting Carbon Steel Against Puncture’ published in Advanced Engineering Materials
- NC State researchers develop metal foam that resists extreme impacts
- Study: Composite Metal Foam Could Lead to Safer Hazmat Transportation
- NC State professor discusses the miracle of metal foam
- Some Like It Hot: Composite Metal Foam Proves Resilient Against High Stresses at High Temperatures
- ‘Strong as steel yet lightweight as aluminum’: Raleigh company takes ‘revolutionary’ material to market