Nanotechnology Research Laboratories

The group develops low-cost, high-performance, environmentally friendly nanostructured materials compatible with large-scale processing for energy storage systems, including lithium batteries and electrochemical capacitors. Research includes hybrid nanomaterial systems, self-assembly of nanostructures, and 2D energy materials.

The Zheng Research Group engineers light-matter exchange into optical manipulation platforms and light-driven manufacturing approaches for advanced photonic systems. The group studies nanostructures and emergent phenomena using manipulation by light and manipulation of light.

Director of the NanoTech Institute of the University of Texas at Dallas.

The Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of Nanosystems (LDCN) is a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to the advancement of nanotechnology through innovations in systems theory and control engineering. The main thrust of research in the laboratory is to develop methodologies, technologies, and the necessary instrumentation for fast and accurate interrogation and manipulation of matter at the nanoscale.

The Micro/Nano Devices and Systems Lab focuses on developing tools and devices which operate on a very small scale.

The research group of Walter Hu focuses on integrating nanoscale elements of electronics, chemistry, and biology. Such nano-bio-engineering fusion may provide rare opportunities to explore new science and applications.

Guided by theory and enabled by synthesis, the NanoTech Institute develops new science and technology exploiting the nanoscale.

Established by a research development grant from SHEFC, the Thin Film Centre aims to act as a centre of excellence in Scotland for the development of deposition processes for thin films, the design and fabrication of thin film products, the characterisation of thin films and the dissemination of information about the applications of thin films.

The group's work deals with quantum transport properties of low-dimensional, nano-structured and disordered carbon systems.

The laboratory for supramolecular and macromolecular chemistries and materials sciences.

The Atom Manipulation and Characterization Group of Yoshiaki Sugimoto develops atom manipulation, single-atom chemical identification, and characterization of nanostructures using scanning probe and atomic force microscopy.

A cross-disciplinary institute creating innovations based on nanoscience and information science, with research spanning nanoelectronics, nanophotonics and quantum information devices.

Studies the synthesis, properties and applications of carbon nanotubes, graphene and related low-dimensional nanomaterials, including their use in next-generation electronic and energy devices.

Among other areas, research in the Nakamura lab deals with the nanoscience of tailor-made cluster molecules in biology.

NCRC was established at University of Tokyo for the purpose of realizing core technologies for the development of the ubiquitous information devices based on nanotechnologies, and is aiming at becoming one of the Center of Excellence (COE) in the world of advanced nano-photonics and electronics.

Biomedical nanoelectronics and biocomputer chips.

The Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Laboratory's research has a strong focus on bio-oriented micro and nanosystems. The actively pursued areas are micro-nano device design and fabrication (MEMS sensors and actuators, bioMEMS, and NEMS); microrobotic biomanipulation; microstructure controls; cellular mechanobiology; nanorobotic manipulation of nanomaterials.

EPMG is a research group dedicated to the training of highly-qualified personnel in understanding the science and engineering of electronic materials suitable for advancing the performance of future generations of electronic and photonic devices.

The Chan research group aims to elucidate the cell's molecular dynamics by using recent developments in nanotechnology, microtechnology, and molecular engineering.

The Sargent Group at the University of Toronto applies discoveries in nanoscience towards applications relevant to our health, environment, security, and connectedness. The team unites chemistry, physics, and engineering within six experimental laboratories at the University of Toronto.

The lab of Nicola Pugno, Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics.

Research on nanoparticles in the Department of Chemical Sciences.

An interdisciplinary materials research center, founded on the legacy of Nobel laureate Hideki Shirakawa, that develops future-oriented functional and nanostructured materials.

Adaptive Quantum Optics investigates the physics of quantum light in multidimensional systems for quantum information science and technology, including photonic quantum computing and quantum-secure communication.

The BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip group develops miniaturized lab-on-a-chip systems for biomedical and environmental applications, advancing nanofluidics, nanosensing and single-molecule analysis.