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12.10.23 | New equipment available at NFCF - ADT 7122 Wafer Dicer 

 

11.30.23 | New equipment available at NFCF - Epsilon X-Ray Fluorescence System 

 

08.01.2023 | New equipment available at NFCF - Electron Beam Lithography System: Raith EBPG5150 100kV

 

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!

Students who were in attendance of PJAS standing in presentation room

 

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 Punch180 XTEM Prep Kit1040 NanoMill1040 TEM Mill1060 Ion Mill1070 NanoClean Plasma Cleaner110 Twin Jet Electropolisher160 Specimen Grinder170 Ultrasonic Disk Cutter200 Dimpling Grinder9020 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.  

Attendees of 2018 PJAS Nanotechnology Workshop

 

10.29.2018 | PINSE co-funds PIRE conference in Pittsburgh

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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.

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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

The University of Pittsburgh community made an excellent showing at the 2018 Microscopy and Microanalysis (M&M) conference.  Please click here to learn about the members of our lab who were honored at the conference.

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11.10.2017 | PINSE hosts Symposium for Microscopy

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12.17.2015 | Pitt Appoints New Academic and Administrative Leadership at its Petersen Institute for NanoScience and Engineering

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06.11.2014 | Nanotechnology in the Pittsburgh Region

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10.11.2010 | Building Blocks of Creation: The Age of NanoScience and Technology

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01.25.2010 | NIST Gives Pitt $15 Million Grant to Expand Nanoscience, Experimental Physics Facilities

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04.16.2008 | Pitt Researchers Make Breakthrough in Nanotechnology by Uncovering Conductive Property of Carbon-based Molecules

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02.05.2008| Pitt Receives $1 Million Grant to Research Ultrafast Time-Resolved Microscopy of Nanostructured Electronic Materials

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09.26.2006 | Pitt Combines Tiny Science, Tiny Tech in Multidisciplinary NSF-Funded Course

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09.20.2006 | Pitt to Pen $6.1 Mission Nanofabrication Facility September 29

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09.17.2006 | Pitt Expands Nanoscience Faculty

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06.15.2006 | Pitt Ranked Second in Nation for Micro, Nano Research By Small Times Magazine

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02.19.2006 | University of Pittsburgh Announces $5 Million Gift to Advance Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research

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11.02.2005 | Pitt Professor, Student Win Feynman Prizes for Work on "Molecular Lego® Set"

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10.19.2005 | New Nanofabrication Capability Makes Pitt Unique in United States

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03.25.2005 | Pitt goes big into nanotech research

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01.15.2003 | Big Things from Small Science: Pitt Surges Ahead in Nanotechnology Innovation With Launch of New Research Institute.

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Pitt to Pen $6.1 Mission Nanofabrication Facility September 29
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Pitt Combines Tiny Science, Tiny Tech in Multidisciplinary NSF-Funded Course
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Pitt Combines Tiny Science, Tiny Tech in Multidisciplinary NSF-Funded Course
Feb. 5th, 2008 Learn more
Pitt Receives $1 Million Grant to Research Ultrafast Time-Resolved Microscopy of Nanostructured Electronic Materials
Feb. 5th, 2008 Learn more
Pitt Researchers Make Breakthrough in Nanotechnology by Uncovering Conductive Property of Carbon-based Molecules
April 16, 2008 Learn more
NIST Gives Pitt $15 Million Grant to Expand Nanoscience, Experimental Physics Facilities
Jan. 25, 2010 Learn more
Building Blocks of Creation: The Age of NanoScience and Technology
Oct. 11, 2010 Learn more
Nanotechnology in the Pittsburgh Region
June 11, 2014 Learn more
Pitt appoints new academic and administrative leadership at its Petersen Institute for NanoScience and Engineering
Dec. 15, 2015 Learn more
Pitt Researchers Invent a Switch That Could Improve Electronics
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