Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), is an interdisciplinary research and teaching center for nanoscience at

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. The center was founded in 2002 and has been headquartered in The iNano House since 2012.

History

In 2002, Professor of Physics Flemming Besenbacher founded the iNANO Center and in January 2002, the Danish Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation,

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, inaugurated the center, stressing the central role of advanced new technologies based on nanoscience in modern-day value creation. The iNANO center was established with the aim of fostering interdisciplinary research within the area of nanoscience and

nanotechnology Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal o ...

, i.e. promote synergistic interactions that cross traditional scientific boundaries. iNANO provides a framework in which leading-edge expertise in

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

molecular biology Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

and medicine are combined to create an interdisciplinary environment of international stature with regards to

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

and

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

, and a regional and national power hub for enhancing industrial competitiveness. The mission of iNANO is threefold; # to play a key role in the education of the next generation of scientists in nanoscience at the Bachelor, Master, PhD, and postdoctoral levels # to strengthen interdisciplinary research in nanoscience and

and catalyze collaborations with other international nanoscience research groups # to provide an innovative interface for transfer and transformation of basic nanoscientific knowledge to Danish industry and society. iNano Center has been directed by Professor in Molecular Biology and Nanoscience Jørgen Kjems since 2014.Jørgen Kjems ny professor i molekylærbiologi og nanovidenskab
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Education

The educational programme in nanoscience consists of an interdisciplinary curriculum covering a broad spectrum of introductory, advanced, and specialized courses, which aim at providing the students with a sufficiently broad basis to conduct interdisciplinary research within nanoscience and at the same time achieve disciplinary depth and specialized skills in selected areas. Hence, the education encompasses

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

Graduate education – iNANOschool

Founded in December 2002, iNANOschool is a vocationally oriented graduate school associated to iNANO under the graduate school of science
AGSOS
Faculty of Science,

iNANOschool
currently has (May 2010) 155 students enrolled.

Research

The iNANO research centre provides the framework for interdisciplinary projects in the area of nanoscience and

. Since the official inauguration in 2002 iNANO has played an important role in setting up an increasing number of interdisciplinary projects. Current research activities fall within the following seven target areas: * Functional nanomaterials * Nano-energy material * Nanomedicine * Self-assembled molecular nano-structures * NanoFood *

Nanophotonics Nanophotonics or nano-optics is the study of the behavior of light on the nanometer scale, and of the interaction of nanometer-scale objects with light. It is a branch of optics, optical engineering, electrical engineering, and nanotechnology. It ...

and nanoelectronics *

Nanotoxicology Nanotoxicology is the study of the toxicity of nanomaterials. Because of quantum size effects and large surface area to volume ratio, nanomaterials have unique properties compared with their larger counterparts that affect their toxicity. Of th ...

and nanoethics

References

External links

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iNano SchooliNANO annual reportsLUNA
(The Lundbeck Foundation Nanomedicine Centre for Individualized Management of Tissue Damage and Regeneration)
InspinBIO-SPM groupCentre for DNA Nanotechnology (CDNA)The Center for Oxygen Microscopy and Imaging (COMI) O2Center for Materials Crystallography
(CMC)
Nanovidensbank

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