Nanotechnology Research - Universities

The A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute develops and studies MXenes and other nanomaterials, combining fundamental research, characterization, and industry collaboration to accelerate materials discovery toward practical commercial applications.

The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne is a DOE Office of Science user facility providing researchers with expertise and instrumentation for multidisciplinary nanoscience and nanotechnology research, including characterization, synthesis, nanofabrication, nanophotonics, quantum and energy materials, and theory and modeling.

The Biodesign Institute at ASU addresses today?s critical global challenges in healthcare, sustainability and security by developing solutions inspired from natural systems and translating those solutions into commercially viable products and clinical practices.

The purpose of this program is to examine ethical challenges posed by emerging technologies, including nanotechnology, neurotechnology, biotechnology, robotics and advanced information and communication technology.

Professor Kaushal Rege's group is active in various fields of nanobiotechnoloy.

ASU's NanoFab is a flexible foundry, offering state-of-the-art device processing and characterization tools to individuals and companies who need occasional or recurring access to such facilities.

Ghanashyam Acharya at Baylor College of Medicine conducts translational nanomedicine, bionanotechnology, advanced materials, and drug delivery research, with appointments in Surgery and Ophthalmology and an adjunct appointment in Rice Materials Science and NanoEngineering.

Berkeley is transitioning the Berkeley Microlab into the Marvell Nanolab.

Nanoscale mineral particles -- nanoparticles -- are naturally formed and removed from the environment by numerous chemical and biological processes. The Center's mission is to uncover the numerous roles played by nanoparticles in geochemical and biogeochemical processes.

The Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute (BNNI) is the umbrella organization for expanding and coordinating Berkeley research and educational activities in nanoscale science and engineering.