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The KNI/BI Microfluidic Foundry provides Multilayer Soft Lithography (MSL) fabrication services for the academic community, both inside and outside of Caltech. Learn about our fabrication capabilities and how to design your own microfluidic devices by visiting the Foundry website.

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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

Brain Activity Map Project
KNI Co-Director, Michael Roukes to join other scientists in the Brain Activity Map project being rolled out by the Obama administration. This project hopes to develop the technology essential to understanding diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. [Read the NY Times article]

Work Developed at the KNI On the Cover of Nature Materials

Read about the science behind the cover [pdf]

KNI-MDL Seminar Series
Join us for out of this world topics this month at the next seminar in the series on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 4 pm in 125 Steele Lab. KNI member Rassul Karabalin from the Roukes Group at Caltech will give a talk on "Piezoelectric Nanoelectromechanical Systems," and Stewart Sherrit from the Advanced Technologies Group at JPL will speak on "Novel Ultrasonic Horn Designs for Extraterrestrial Applications." Refreshments to follow. This monthly seminar series features current research at the Kavli Nanoscience Institute (Caltech) and the Microdevices Laboratory (JPL).

Solar Power:
Is It Time for the Big Push?
Recently, four experts discuss how to move solar technology from the lab to commercial reality. Roundtable discussion led by Harry Atwater. Read more...

Nano Insights Could Lead to Improved Nuclear Reactors
In order to build the next generation of nuclear reactors, KNI Board member Julia Greer, along with fellow materials scientists, are trying to unlock the secrets of certain materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. [Caltech release]

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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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.

The KNI is located in Steele Laboratory
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1200 East California Boulevard, 107-81, Pasadena, CA USA 91125