photo courtesy HDR Architecture, Inc./Steve Hall
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About the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
The Center enables science and industry
by providing essential measurement methods, instrumentation, and standards to support
all phases of nanotechnology development, from discovery to production.
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The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology consists of a Research Program and the Nanofab, a shared-use facility providing
economical access to state-of-the-art nanofabrication and nano-measurement tools. The CNST Nanofab is now available for use by
non-NIST users. See "What we do", to the left, for a description of CNST and its Research Program as well as the CNST Nanofab
and its use policies.
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Nanofab |
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external users,
that includes fabrication and characterization tools, as well as access to specialized measurement tools and expertise residing
in NIST’s extensive measurement Laboratories. |
Research Program |
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Electron Physics
Group has the mission of advancing measurement science for
the determination of electronic and magnetic properties of nanometer-scale
systems. The research areas are nanomagnetics, atomic scale characterization and fabrication,
nanoscale measurement and fabrication using laser-controlled atoms, and modeling nanostructures
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Nanofabrication Research Group performs research in both the measurement
and development of conventional and novel nanofabrication methods. The research areas include directed self-assembly, nanoparticle tracking,
patterning materials into functional electronic nanoscale devices, the interaction of light with nanoscale structures, and new measurement
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Collaborative Research Facilities – a number of laboratories in which our staff
conducts cutting-edge research on new measurement and fabrication methods for future nanotechnologies. Opportunities exist for collaboration
with scientists from industrial research laboratories, universities, and other government laboratories, as well as from within NIST. Some of
these facilities offer access to prototype measurement or fabrication tools that operate beyond the state-of-the-art of commercially available
alternatives.
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The fluorescence intensity (false color) from Er atoms in a narrow-line magneto-optical trap
released into a purely magnetic trap. The images (series of ten rotating) show the span of 30 ms of real time. For more inforamtion see News Article and
project page.
Video is available for download (4.25 MB .avi file). Media player software is needed to open the file.
Several media players are available for free download.
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CNST News and Highlights
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