Nanotechnology Research – Universities

FriMat combines a leading fundamental research program on soft condensed matter and solid state physics with an innovative approach to synthesize novel compounds in order to create and study advanced materials. FriMat is determined to not only focus on the creation of novel materials and promote nanotechnology, but investigates into potential risks associated with nanoparticles, and develops new tools essential in any attempt to sample and characterize nanoparticles in the environment.

This MURI project at Georgia Tech is focused on a revolutionary new paradigm for fabricating micro/nanodevices: the synergistic use of genetic engineering, biological replication, and shape-preserving chemical conversion to generate enormous numbers of identical Genetically-Engineered Micro/nanodevices (GEMs) with tailored 3-D shapes, fine (meso-to-nanoscale) features, and chemistries.

The Mason Nanotechnology Initiative opens a space for discussion and planning of activities related to nanoscience and nanotechnology within Mason. The efforts target the development of new academic programs within the university that contain a strong component of subjects in science, mathematics and engineering, which are fundamental to nanoscience and nanotechnology.

The focus of research of this group is the synthesis, study and application of solid-state inorganic materials with technologically significant magnetic, electrical, optical, electrochemical or catalytic properties. Of particular interest are nanoscale (1 - 20 nm diameter) materials.

One of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) sites.

Zhong L. Wang's research group at Georgia Institute of Technology focuses on the fundamental science in the physical and chemical processes in nanomaterials growth, unique properties of nanosystems, novel in-situ measurement techniques, and new applications of nano-scale objects.

The main focus of the group deals with the synthesis and characterization of nanometer scale crystalline molecules (nanocrystals), and highly oriented molecular (Au, Ag) nanocrystalline arrays.

The CNCF in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, is a multi-user facility. Its mission is to provide the Georgia Tech campus with state-of-the-art tools for performing advanced research on a variety of nanoscale materials.

The lab is currently working on Electrochemical Double Layer Supercapacitors based on carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotube alignment, field emission properties of carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanotube applications for solar cells.

The mission of the group is to advance the science and engineering of organic and hybrid nanostructured materials and enable technological innovations for applications in communications, sensing, displays, energy efficient solid-state lighting, and power generation.

Georgia Tech is one of the world leaders in nanoscience and nanotechnology research and design with more than one hundred faculty members involved in nanoscience and nanotechnology research projects

The Centre brings together many different research groups working in engineering and the physical and life sciences. The Centre has comprehensive micro and nanofabrication facilities including one of the most advanced large area high resolution electron beam lithography tools in the world.

A 2-year international course born of the collaboration between three European engineering institutes: Institut national polytechnique de Grenoble (France), cole polytechnique fdrale de Lausanne (Suisse) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy).

NSTC will investigate problems that are integral to the development of intelligent systems for the coming revolution in Nanotechnology. These include the development of new sampling and sensing devices, next- and future-generation electronics, advanced functional materials, better understanding of the fundamental nature of nanostructures and the 'micro-meets-nano' (M@NT) issues of scale that must be addressed as we progress from micro-scale to nano-scale devices and systems.

Research on fabricating and characterizing nanostructures involving individual molecules, nanoparticles, nanowires, and their arrays and assembling these nano-building blocks into electronic devices.

Developing nanopores as probes.

The Lieber Research Group at Harvard focuses on the bottom-up paradigm for nanoscience and nanotechnology.

The Marcus Lab at Harvard deals with the fabrication of submicron electronic structures, known as quantum wires and quantum dots, and the measurement of electron transport in these structures at millikelvin temperatures.

The Mazur group at Harvard University studies the dynamics of molecules, chemical reactions, and condensed matter on very short timescales - down to femtoseconds.

Park's group at Harvard probes physical and chemical properties of nanostructured materials and develops neuron-electronic interfaces.

The Westervelt Group has three areas of focus: 1) Imaging the coherent flow of electrons inside semiconductor nanostructures at low temperatures using scanning probe microscopy; 2) Studies of tunnel-coupled quantum dots and the fabrication of artificial molecules composed of few-electron quantum dots to implement qubits for quantum information processing; 3) Development of micro-electromagnets to trap, move, and assemble particles.

The Zhuang research lab works on the forefront of single-molecule biology and bioimaging, developing and applying advanced optical imaging techniques to study the behavior of individual biological molecules and complexes in vitro and in live cells.

CNS was created to assist and support the research community of Harvard University researchers and collaborators. The inclusion of CNS in the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network has expanded that function.

The Nano Science research group at Hebrew University focusses on chemistry, physics and applications of semiconductor clusters, nanocrystals and nanorods.

Analytical and fabrication facilities with training for graduate level students available.