Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS)

VAMAS supports world trade in products dependent on advanced materials technologies, through International collaborative projects aimed at providing the technical basis for harmonized measurements, testing, specifications, and standards.

 

Active Intercomparison Exercises
	Comprehensive file format for the measurement and analysis of surface chemical analysis data
	Quantitative Imaging Using NanoSIMS for Biological Materials
	Repeatability of high angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) analysis for elastic strain measurements
	Mesurement of grain size and distribution of nano-scale metal using Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction technique in SEM
	Low-Pressure CO2 Sorption Isotherms on Zeolite 13X
	Protocols for Raman instrument calibration and harmonisation of Raman data
	Measurement of dislocation density in metallic materials by Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
	Assessing self-assembling characteristics of DiBlock Copolymers (DBC) nanostructures
	Alignment procedure for identical location analysis between different microscopic measuring instruments for surface chemical analysis
	Elastic modulus measurement for compliant materials using AFM
	Reliable material characterisation methods for Thermal Protection System (TPS) critical ablative materials
	Development of guidelines for reproducible TEM specimen preparation by focused ion beam processing
	Measurement of lateral resolution of Raman Microscopy with nanowire artefacts
	Quantification of an SI-traceable reference material in cells post-transfection

VAMAS and EURAMET sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) The MoU aims to foster cooperative activities related to metrology for advanced materials and to support the development of high-quality, documentary standards and reference materials.