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Making humanity’s challenges smaller and smaller: UW launches Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems | UW News
Former WNF director Karl Bohringer is leading new nanotechnology institute dedicated to the development of solutions to the field’s most pressing challenges: the manufacturing of scalable, high-yield nano-engineered systems for applications in information processing, energy, health and interconnected life.
WNF User Meeting Minutes 11/13/2017
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WNF User Meeting Minutes 10/30/2017
WNF celebrates completion of $37M remodel project
On October 24, 2017, The University of Washington National Nanotechnology Coordinated Structure (NNCI) Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF) officially opened the doors of its remodeled facility – a 15,000 square-foot space that offers an open-access cleanroom and expert resources to users. The environment further enhances the shared discovery and dissemination of new technologies focused on nanotechnology and fabrication processes.
Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force | UW News
Engineers from the University of Washington and UCLA have developed a flexible sensor “skin” that can be stretched over any part of a robot’s body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration that are critical to successfully grasping and manipulating objects. The new stretchable electronic skin was manufactured at the UW’s Washington Nanofabrication Facility. It is made from the same silicone rubber used in swimming goggles. The rubber is embedded with tiny serpentine channels — roughly half the width of a human hair — filled with electrically conductive liquid metal that won’t crack or fatigue when the skin is stretched, as solid wires would do.
Nano Day 2017 @Pacific Science Center
You’re Invited! The UW WNF is proud to announce we have collaborated with the Pacific Science Center to bring Seattle’s 1st Nano Day celebration. Join us // October 7th, 2017 10:00AM-6:00PM // Pacific Science Center // Ackerley Family Gallery Come learn about nanotech with fun, kid-friendly and hands-on activities! Please note that in order to attend the event, you’ll need to purchase a General Admission ticket to the Pacific Science Center, which gives you access to many other exhibitions. Click here to…
WNF Ribbon Cutting & NNCI Appreciation Night – October 24th, 2017
You’re Invited! With sincere gratitude for making our renovations and progress possible, the NNCI Facilities cordially invites you to the WNF Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and the NNCI Community Appreciation Night. Join us // October 24th, 2017 WNF Ribbon Cutting Ceremony // 4:30PM // Fluke Hall Lobby While our doors have been open for a while, we’d like to formally celebrate the WNF’s newly renovated facilities with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Come celebrate with us! NNCI Community Appreciation Night // 5:00PM //…