Nanotechnology Research Laboratories

VTT produces research services that enhance the international competitiveness of companies, society and other customers at all stages of their innovation process. Research areas include nanobiotechnology and nanomaterials.

Wageningen BioNT at the University of Wageningen is active in the fundamental science and technology of micro- and nanosystems and their applications in food and health. The centre helps companies to utilize the opportunities of micro- and nanotechnology to improve our food and prevent health problems.

NanoteQ at Wake Forest University is a nano and quantum technologies research center focused on frontier technologies, shared facilities, advanced materials, quantum systems, sensors, computing, and interdisciplinary innovation.

An interdisciplinary group of scientists using the tools of nanotechnology to study biology at the smallest scale. The group's goals are to learn more about the basic functions and interactions of biological molecules and to use what they find to achieve new capabilities with biomedical implications. In pursuing this goal, they bring together aspects of physics, engineering, molecular biology, and many other disciplines.

Backed by the establishment of Center of Excellence as a hub research center and the enhancement of research facilities, the Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering has created an environment that provides powerful support for nanoscience and nanoengineering, alongside industry-academy partnerships.

Washington State University’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering offers accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in mechanical and materials science engineering. Emphasizing hands-on learning and research, the school prepares students for careers in industry and academia.

The lab's research interests are fabrication, characterization, and fundamental understanding of advanced nano/micro photonic devices with outstanding optical properties.

The lab's research interests are focused at the intersection organic and plasmonic nanomaterials. They aim at rational integration of organic (polymeric, biological) materials and plasmonic nanostructures to realize multifunctional materials. Organic materials with responsive and self-assembling properties combined with functional plasmonic nanostructures that exhibit unique optical properties forms a powerful materials platform for a wide variety of applications including plasmonic photovoltaics, chemical and biological sensors, adaptive materials, non- or minimally-invasive bioimging and therapy.

Wayne State University's nFab is a shared facility that has state-of-the-art major research equipment for nano fabrication and material characterization.

The Joselevich group studies the formation, structure and properties of low-dimensional materials such as carbon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, nanowires and 2D materials; their characterization by mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic measurements at the nanometer scale; and their integration into functional nanosystems such as ultra-miniaturized logic circuits, photodetectors, solar cells, inertial sensors, and devices for neuromorphic and quantum computing.

The group of Dan Oron is concerned with nonlinear optical properties of plasmonic nanostructures, dynamics of multiply excited multicomponent semiconductor quantum dots, development of far-field sub-diffraction-limited imaging techniques, and nanoparticle-based nonlinear microscopy techniques.

The Sub Micron Semiconductor Center is a unique facility enabling the design, material growth, fabrication, and characterization of mesoscopic systems, with dimensions ranging from 10 nm to a few micrometers.

Nolan Flynn's research interests include nanoscience and biomaterials for environmental and medical applications, including nanometer-sized metal particles and engineered hydrogels.

Research programs of the AFM Lab include mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes and photoresponse of light-activated molecules.

In BEI's seven multidisciplinary centers, scientists, engineers, and clinicians address important research challenges in several major areas of medical technology and healthcare, including bioprocessing, imaging, nanotechnology, remote diagnostics and treatment, sensing, and water quality.

Current research and education carried out in this laboratory focus upon the experimental and conceptual study of nanoscaled materials fabricated by Non-lithography process assisted with anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) template.

The Walt lab pioneers technologies that advance the analysis of key biomolecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, metabolites, enzymes, and extracellular vesicles. Its innovations, such as Single Molecule Arrays, have expanded the limits of high-sensitivity biomarker detection. The lab brings together an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biologists, biomedical engineers, computer scientists, physicians, and other researchers to develop new technologies and apply them to human disease, with a focus on cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders.

The Advanced Materials Research Center at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, developing advanced materials including nanomaterials, semiconductors and biomaterials for energy, environmental and electronic applications.

This research group studies condensed matter systems, often in the solid state, using first principles or ab initio methods. Topics include properties of nanostructures, especially nanowires and nanotubes.

Quantronics Laboratory (Qlab) explores the world of mesoscopic electronics. Using superconducting electrical circuits and microwave measurement techniques, the group coaxes typically classical degrees of freedom like currents and voltages into quantum mechanical behavior. The present focus is on applications to Quantum Computation.

The research of the lab interfaces with condensed matter physics, materials science, and biophysics. Current research projects involve the development of synthesis and crystal growth of novel carbon materials such as carbon nanotubes and fullerenes.

Established in 2024 to advance semiconductor post-processing and quantum integrated electronics, with laboratories spanning hetero-integration, advanced integrated devices, quantum internet and photonics.

The main research fields of the lab includes nanophotonics based applications in imaging platforms, ultra-sensitive sensors, and thermal management using radiative cooling technology.

The group focuses on developing the next-generation nanoparticle system in which various components are integrated to show multitasking and enhanced chemical and physical properties.

The Nano science program focuses on scientific phenomena that occur at sizes around a nanometer. The first two years of the program give the student a solid foundation in basic sciences. A strong emphasis on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics will provide students with a unique and versatile set of theoretical skills. During the last two years students can choose one of four concentrations, namely; nano-medicine, bio-nanotechnology, nano chemistry or nanophysics.