Located at the California Institute of Technology, the KAVLI NANOSCIENCE INSTITUTE emphasizes research in nanobiotechnology, nanophotonics, and large-scale integration of nanosystems.
A core mission of the KNI is to push the state-of-the-art beyond current capabilities in nanofabrication. To this end, the KNI has pursued aggressive acquisition of strategic instrumentation for advanced nanofabrication capabilities. Our multi-user laboratories and cleanrooms for nanostructure synthesis, fabrication, and characterization are available to users from both academia and industry. Click here for more background and history.
In the News
Plenty of Room: 50 Years and Beyond —A Celebration of Feynman's Vision for NANOTECHNOLOGY
SAVE THE DATE for a symposium and celebration of all things Feynman: December 9-11, 2010 at Caltech. Details to follow.
Oskar Painter, Associate Professor of Applied Physics and Member of the KNI, along with colleagues Darrick Change, Postdoctoral Scholar at Institute for Quantum Information, and H. Jeff Kimble, William L. Valentine Professor and Professor of Physics have proposed a new paradigm that should allow scientists to observe quantum behavior in small mechanical systems. Their idea offers a new means of studying the nature of quantum superposition and entanglement in progressively larger and more complex systems. Read More... 12.21.09
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The results are in! KNI member Yousif Kelaita wins SURF's Doris S. Perpall Speaking Competition for 2009. The annual Perpall Speaking Competition is a highlight of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship/Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship program at Caltech. Thomas Gwinn, another member of the KNI, tied for 3rd Place.
Current research at the Kavli Nanoscience Institute (Caltech) and the Microdevices Laboratory (JPL) is the focus of the monthly KNI-MDL seminar series. Join us Monday, March 1, 2010, at 4 pm in 125 Steele Lab for the next talk in the series. Informal reception to follow.
Science Prizes for the 21st Century —The Kavli Prizes recognize scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. Find out more...
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Left image: KNI staff member, Bophan Chhim, discusses the capabilities of the KNI's focused ion beam system with Dr. Kalam. Middle image: Shown with Dr. Kalam in the lobby area of the KNI: Sossina Haile, Ares Rosakis, Axel Scherer, and Ravi Ravichandran from Caltech. Right image: Axel Scherer, Co-Director of the KNI, discusses the process used for making microfluidic chips with Dr. Kalam and his colleagues.
Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India, was our honored guest, on September 15, 2009, for a behind-the-scenes tour of the KNI. Dr. Kalam, who is also a distinguished professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, was at Caltech to receive the 25th Annual International von Kármán Wings award, also awarded this year to Yannick d'Escatha, chairman and chief executive officer of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the agency responsible for shaping France's space policy. Dr. Kalam has authored a number of books including Wings of Fire, India 2020-A Vision for the New Millennium, and Ignited Minds-Unleashing the Power Within India. He is also one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honor of having received honorary doctorates from 36 universities and institutions in India and abroad. The Royal Society of the United Kingdom has awarded to him the King Charles II Medal for Science and Technology.
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Enabled by generous gifts from the Gordon
and Betty Moore Foundation and the Kavli Foundation,
the California Institute of Technology has embarked upon an
initiative to support a long-term program of innovative research
at the frontiers of nanoscale science and engineering.
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