National Institute for Nanotechnology
The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) is a research institution located on the University of Alberta main campus, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Its primary purpose is nanotechnological research.
The institute was established in 2001 as a partnership between the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Alberta, and the Government of Alberta. It is administered as an institute of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), and governed by a Board of Trustees nominated by the partners. Its core funding comes from the Government of Canada and additional funding and research support comes from the university, Government of Alberta, and various federal and provincial funding agencies.
In June 2006, the institute moved into its present 200,000 square metre facility, designed to be one of the world's largest buildings for nanotechnological research.[1] There are at most two or three other facilities worldwide matching the new building in scale and capacity.[2]
Research areas
According to NINT's research plan,[3] the institute's research focus is in the following areas:
- Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystals and nanowires
- Synthesis of supramolecular-based nanomaterials
- Fabrication and characterization of molecular-scale devices and nanosensors
- Development of nano-scaled materials for catalysis and directed chemical reactions at semiconductor surfaces
- Development of nano-electronic and nano-fluidic systems to interface devices to the outside world
- Theory, modeling, and simulation of nanosystems on multiple length scales
- Development of quantitative imaging and characterization techniques that support nanotechnology research
- Examination of the ethical, environmental, economic, legal and social issues of nanotechnology
- Research on nano-bioengineering such as protein design and genetic engineering of novel behaviours
- Development of nanoelectricalmechanical systems (NEMS), such as lab-on-a-chip devices
See also
- Natural scientific research in Canada
- Technological and industrial history of Canada
- Canadian government scientific research organizations
- Canadian university scientific research organizations
- Canadian industrial research and development organizations
References
- ↑ Flagship Nanotechnology Institute's New Home Features Canada's Quietest Space
- ↑ U of A Receives $15 Million Grant for Nanosystems Research Facility, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta. Accessed on 3 January 2006.
- ↑ NINT Research Plan – Overview
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