NSEC 2010 Highlights

These are recent highlights from our center including research, education, and outreach:

Facilities

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Harvard University

Center for Nanoscale Systems

Mission and Goals of the Center for Nanoscale Systems at Harvard University

  • To provide world-class, centralized facilities and technical support for Harvard faculty research groups as well as the larger community of external users from academia and industry.
  • To foster leading-edge, multi-disciplinary research and education in the area of imaging and nanoscale systems, bridging the disciplines of chemistry, physics, engineering, materials science, geology, biology, and medicine.
  • To create an environment for collaborative research by providing shared research facilities and meeting places conducive to productive scientific interactions.
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Harvard University

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Museum of Science, Boston

Carol Lynn Alpert (Museum of Science)
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*“Impact of Sci-Tech Today Nanotechnology Cable News Segments,” Multimedia Research Report No. 09-002, April 29, 2009, Barbara N. Flagg, Ed.D.; Director, Multimedia Research.
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Bio Chips

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Kevin (Kit) Parker (Harvard)

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Howard A. Stone (Harvard)

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Kenneth Crozier (Harvard)

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Novel Nanowires

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Joanna Aizenberg (harvard)

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Joanna Aizenberg (harvard)

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Metal Insulator Transitions in VO2

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Jennifer Hoffman (Harvard)

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Shriram Ramanathan (Harvard)

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Diamond and TiO2 Nanostructures

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Marko Loncar (Harvard)

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Cynthia M. Friend (Harvard)

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Eric Mazur (Harvard)

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Hongkun Park (Harvard)

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Optical Nanostructures

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Federico Capasso (Harvard)

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Evelyn Hu (Harvard)

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Pierre Petroff (UCSB)

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Spin Control

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Marc Kastner (MIT)

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Bertand I. Halperin (Harvard)

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Graphene

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Eric J. Heller (Harvard)

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Amir Yacoby (Harvard)

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