Nanotechnology Research – Universities

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.

The group's research interest range from the interaction of drugs and exogenous nanomaterials with biological matter to electrokinetic manipulation of bioparticles (e.g., cells, DNA).

The NanoMaterials Group is among the top aerosol technology laboratories in the world and offers a unique environment for strong interdisciplinary research and a proven track record of productive cooperation. The main research areas of the group are synthesis and mechanistic studies of formation of carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles, pharmaceutical materials, electron microscopy, and computational fluid dynamics modelling.

Nano-optics and work on self organization

The nano-optics group at Heriot-Watt is working on the combination of new ideas in semiconductor physics with new ideas in optics.

Hokkaido Innovation through NanoTechnology Support (HINTS) is a nanotechnology support project centered at Hokkaido University (Research Institute for Electronic Science, Catalysis Research Center, Center for Advanced Research of Energy Conversion Materials, and Research Center for Integrated Quantum Electronics) with close cooperation of Chitose Institute of Science and Technology.

Research activity of the MBE Electronics Group is based on the advanced semiconductor nanotechnology utilizing molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) crystal growth and a unique UHV (ultra-high vacuum)-based multi-chamber system.

The main objective of this Research Group is to carry out intensive research on formation of compound semiconductor nanostructures and their high-density arrays by utilizing metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxial (MOVPE) growth.

In partnership with local industries, NAMI will conduct market-driven, demand-led development of nanotechnology and advanced materials.

The mission of the INST is to pursue world-class fundamental research in the area of nanostructured materials.

The mission is to establish an Institute for the development of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies that have multiple applications and product potentials in partnership with industry, and other educational and research institutions.

Main research interests include soft condensed matter physics, electrorheological and magnetorheological fluids, field-induced pattern and structure transitions, micro- and nano-fluidic controlling, microsphere and nanoparticle fabrications, thin film physics, band gap materials, metamaterials and nonlinear optical materials.

The HNF is an established centralized user facility containing over $10M of micro- and nano fabrication and characterization equipment, accessible by external and internal academic, government and industrial users.

The Organophotonics Research Group has three separate nanotechnology projects at the moment. They involve composite structures of II-IV semiconductor nanocrystals or nanotubes in organic polymer matrices for electroluminescent displays or photovoltaic cells.

Interdisciplinary research on complex functional materials and nanometer-scale structures, exploration of physical, chemical and biological principles, their exploitation in integrated micro- and nanosystems, and in the development of characterization techniques.