Events, News, and Highlights

All Cornell Imaging Contest

If you’ve captured a beautiful or interesting image (optical, scanning probe, electron microscopy, microCT or anything small), submit it for a chance to win prizes, be featured, and showcase your work.

Cleanroom Closure - Steam Shutdown Week

The stacks of the central Cornell Heating Plant in fall

The CNF cleanroom will close on Tuesday 5/26 at 6 am and will reopen on Friday 5/29 at noon.

Duffield Engineering Investment in CNF to Expand Research and Training

Duffield Hall and the Cornell Engineering quad viewed from across Campus Rd

A new $9.5 million investment from Cornell Duffield College of Engineering will position CNF for its next era of leadership in semiconductor research, education and workforce training

Cornell Student Refines Tools for Precision Microchip Manufacturing

Nandan Muthangi, in a cleanroom suit in the CNF cleanroom, sits in front of a lab tool and looks to his right at the camera

Nandan Reddy Muthangi, an M.Eng. student in Cornell’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is testing new methods for building semiconductor test chips for systems that ensure reliability in manufacturing.

High school seniors get hands-on with nanofabrication through CNF ATLAS program

A TST-BOCES high school senior is in the CNF cleanroom, wearing a cleanroom suit, smiling, and holding up a wafer

High-school seniors from TST-BOCES stepped into the CNF cleanroom this January, trading classroom labs for hands-on experience.

Research at Risk: Nanoscale facility in funding limbo

Postdoctoral researcher Ying Yang works in the CNF cleanroom in Duffield Hall.

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility has enabled scientists and engineers from academia and industry to conduct groundbreaking research, thanks to continuous support from the National Science Foundation. But that funding is now at risk.

Inspiring Future Innovators: NORDTECH Internships in Action

A UAlbany CNSE SURP student presenting their work at NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex

It’s internship season and exciting summer student opportunities are taking place across the NORDTECH hub

From Nanobots to Semiconductors: CNF NanoDay Engages and Educates

A researcher uses cotton candy fibers to demonstrate electrospinning

Celebration of National Nanotechnology Day attracts over 500 attendees

Tools at Cornell NanoScale Facility Expand Lab-to-Fab Capabilities in New York State

New equipment coming this year to CNF vastly expands the lab-to-fab capabilities available in New York state for microelectronic researchers, startups and other innovators

CNF, BOCES, and Micron Integrate Nanoscience and Advanced Manufacturing into K-12 Curriculum

David demonstrating VR teaching methods to educators

CNF, teaming up with TST BOCES, is committed to enhancing the education of future scientists by incorporating nanoscience and manufacturing subjects into K-12 curriculum. During a recent summer session, CNF demonstrated how educators acquired crucial hand