News
01.24.2023 | New equipment available at NFCF - Wire Bonder
10.28.22 | The NFCF Hosts PJAS Nanotechnology Workshop
The 11th annual Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Nanotechnology workshop, entitled "Visualization of Nanotechnology" has again been a great success. During the workshop, 19 high school student members from 9 high schools learned about state of the art nanofabrication and characterization technologies and participated in Cleanroom and Electron Microscope experiences. The attendees divided into three groups, to allow for more direct participation in each portion of the demonstration and to receive hands on guidance from our faculty Nano-specialists. We are looking forward again to next year!
07.22.2022 | New equipment available at NFCF - COVAP Thermal Evaporator
06.30.2022 | New equipment available at NFCF - PANalytical Empyrean X-ray Diffractometer
Equipment was relocated from original location in MMCL and brought to full function.
04.25.2022 | New Equipment at NFCF - Filmetics F40 Thin Film Analyzer
11.02.2021 | New equipment available at NFCF - Bruker Dektak-XT Profilometer
This system is an upgrade from our prior profilometer.
10.28.2021 | Fischione suite equipment relocated from MMCL area to SB06 suite and updated to management by PINSE NFCF.
The equipment impacted by this are as follows: 130 Punch, 180 XTEM Prep Kit, 1040 NanoMill, 1040 TEM Mill, 1060 Ion Mill, 1070 NanoClean Plasma Cleaner, 110 Twin Jet Electropolisher, 160 Specimen Grinder, 170 Ultrasonic Disk Cutter, 200 Dimpling Grinder, 9020 Vacuum Sotrage Station
07.14.2021 | AFM Bruker Icon VI installed and operational. AFM Veeco MultiMode V remains available in relation to this machine.
07.01.2021 | Apreo SEM relocated from MMCL suite to NFCF PINSE lab and restorted to optimal function.
02.05.2021 | New equipment available at NFCF - Disco DAD321 Dicing Saw
10.31.2019 | New equipment available at NFCF - Oxidation / Annealing Tube Furnace
11.10.2018 | The NFCF Hosts PJAS Nanotechnology Workshop
The 9th annual Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Nanotechnology workshop, entitled "Visualization of Nanotechnology" has again been a great success. During the workshop, the high school student members learned about state of the art nanofabrication and characterization technologies and participated in a hands-on demonstrations of Plasma Asher and Scanning Electron Microscope. The attendees divided into four groups, to allow for more direct participation each portion of the demonstration and to receive hands on guidance from our faculty Nano-specialists.
10.29.2018 | PINSE co-funds PIRE conference in Pittsburgh
09.01.2018 | New Equipment Titan Transmission Electron Microscope.
Abberation Corrected TEM room construction is finished as of September 2018. View images of the installation here, or learn more about this new equipment here.
04.02.2018 | New equipment at the NFCF - Nanoscribe 3D Lithography introduces 3D printing in nanoscale to the lab
02.28.2018 | upgrade to Cleanroom Optical microscope
01.31.2018 | New equipment at NFCF - SSI Solaris 100 RTA system
01.19.2018 | New equipment at NFCF - Maskless Aligner, Heidelburg MLA100 Direct Write Lighographer
2018 | University of Pittsburgh Excellence at M&M
11.10.2017 | PINSE hosts Symposium for Microscopy
12.17.2015 | Pitt Appoints New Academic and Administrative Leadership at its Petersen Institute for NanoScience and Engineering
06.11.2014 | Nanotechnology in the Pittsburgh Region
10.11.2010 | Building Blocks of Creation: The Age of NanoScience and Technology
01.25.2010 | NIST Gives Pitt $15 Million Grant to Expand Nanoscience, Experimental Physics Facilities
04.16.2008 | Pitt Researchers Make Breakthrough in Nanotechnology by Uncovering Conductive Property of Carbon-based Molecules
02.05.2008| Pitt Receives $1 Million Grant to Research Ultrafast Time-Resolved Microscopy of Nanostructured Electronic Materials
09.26.2006 | Pitt Combines Tiny Science, Tiny Tech in Multidisciplinary NSF-Funded Course
09.20.2006 | Pitt to Pen $6.1 Mission Nanofabrication Facility September 29
09.17.2006 | Pitt Expands Nanoscience Faculty
06.15.2006 | Pitt Ranked Second in Nation for Micro, Nano Research By Small Times Magazine
02.19.2006 | University of Pittsburgh Announces $5 Million Gift to Advance Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research
11.02.2005 | Pitt Professor, Student Win Feynman Prizes for Work on "Molecular Lego® Set"
10.19.2005 | New Nanofabrication Capability Makes Pitt Unique in United States
03.25.2005 | Pitt goes big into nanotech research
01.15.2003 | Big Things from Small Science: Pitt Surges Ahead in Nanotechnology Innovation With Launch of New Research Institute.