ided ▁with ▁significant ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁N I MS . ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Center ▁for ▁Material s ▁N ano arch itect on ics ▁( MA NA ) ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁N I MS ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁materials ▁research ▁with ▁strong ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁synth esis , ▁character ization ▁and ▁applications ▁of ▁met als , ▁sem icon duct ors , ▁super con duct ors , ▁cer am ics , ▁and ▁organ ic ▁materials ▁in ▁their ▁bulk ▁and ▁nan osc aled ▁forms . ▁The ▁applications ▁cover ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁including ▁electron ics , ▁opt ics , ▁coat ings , ▁fuel ▁cells , ▁catal yst s , ▁and ▁bi ote chn ologies . ▁As ▁to ▁character ization , ▁techniques ▁associated ▁with ▁electron ▁micro sc opy , ▁high - energy ▁particle ▁be ams ▁and ▁high ▁magnetic ▁fields ▁are ▁particularly ▁developed . ▁Most ▁research ▁is ▁experimental ▁though ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁research ▁center ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁theoretical ▁model ing . ▁ ▁Selected ▁achiev ements ▁▁ ▁N I MS ▁has ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁recognized ▁world ▁leader ▁in ▁many ▁scientific ▁fields , ▁including : ▁ ▁G row th ▁of ▁single ▁cry st als ▁of ▁diam ond ▁and ▁bor on ▁nit ride ▁by ▁the ▁high - press ure ▁high - temper ature ▁technique . ▁N - type ▁do ping ▁of ▁diam ond ▁thin ▁films . ▁Bes ide ▁synth esis ▁of ▁diam ond ▁and ▁B N ▁cry st als ▁and ▁films , ▁their ▁opt oe lect ron ic ▁applications ▁have