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About TiiMS NASA has chosen Texas A&M University to lead the Texas Institute of Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures for Aerospace Vehicles (TiiMS), bringing together some of the top researchers in Texas and the world — including a Nobel laureate and several members of the National Academies — in biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomaterials and aerospace engineering to develop the next generation of bio-nano materials and structures for aerospace vehicles. TiiMS, under a project administered by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, was one of only seven University Research, Engineering and Technology Institutes chosen throughout the United States. Other TiiMS universities are Prairie View A&M University, Rice University, Texas Southern University, the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Arlington. Birds have long been the inspiration for aircraft, but modern, man-made aerospace vehicles seem primitive compared to Mother Nature's flying creatures. To be more like birds, the next generation of aerospace vehicles requires ultralight, ultrastrong composite materials that are multifunctional, with features such as computing and sensing capabilities engineered directly into them. And that’s what TiiMS is aiming for. |
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