| Posted: May 1, 2007 |
New nanocenter opening at Brookhaven National Laboratory |
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(Nanowerk News) On May 21, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory will open its new Center for Functional Nanomaterials, a state-of-the-art facility for the fabrication and study of materials at the nanoscale.
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| The new Center for Functional Nanomaterials
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Scientists from Brookhaven Lab and academic and industrial organizations throughout the northeastern U.S. are poised to move into the Lab's new Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a facility aimed at developing nanoscale materials to help the U.S. achieve energy independence.
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Some areas CFN scientists will explore include: nanostructured catalysts to improve the efficiency of fuel cells and manufacturing processes; technologies based on biological molecules to improve energy conversion and molecular self-assembly; and new electronic materials to improve energy storage and distribution and further the dramatic evolution of electronic devices.
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Together with Brookhaven's existing and proposed facilities for multidisciplinary research of nanoscale structures and properties, the CFN – one of five nanoscale science research centers funded by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences within DOE's Office of Science – will serve as a focal point and enabler of advanced materials study in the northeastern United States.
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