Industrial Materials for the Future (IMF) is a crosscutting activity of the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). The mission of IMF is to lead a national effort to research, design, develop, engineer, and test new and improved materials for the Industries of the Future.

Advanced Industrial Materials (AIM) produces ceramic whiskers, powders, and custom advanced materials such as composites and electronic materials. All products are prepared via hot pressing, heat treating, spray drying, sol-gel synthesis, and other processes. AIM provides materials engineering, systems engineering, modeling, and consulting services to high technology companies.