The Manchester Centre for Mesoscience 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 ...
is a centre for interdisciplinary research in
mesoscience
Mesoscopic physics is a subdiscipline of condensed matter physics that deals with materials of an intermediate size. These materials range in size between the nanoscale for a quantity of atoms (such as a molecule) and of materials measuring mic ...
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 ...
headed by
Andre Geim
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, birth_place = Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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, nationality = Dutch and British
, fields = Condensed matter physics
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at the
University of Manchester
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...
. The purpose of the centre is to allow researchers to construct devices from a few
micrometres
The micrometre (American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American and British English spelling differences# ...
down to 10
nanometres
330px, Different lengths as in respect to the molecular scale.
The nanometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: nm) or nanometer (American and British English spelling differences#-re ...
in size. It was opened by
Lord Sainsbury
Baron Sainsbury was created in 1962 for Alan Sainsbury in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
There have been two other peers with the surname "Sainsbury" who included their surname as part of their titles; all are from the Sainsbury family, nam ...
on 7 April 2003.
The centre is based in the
Department of Computer Science, and houses a suite of
Class 100 to Class 1000 cleanroom
A cleanroom or clean room is an engineered space, which maintains a very low concentration of airborne particulates. It is well isolated, well-controlled from contamination, and actively cleansed. Such rooms are commonly needed for scientif ...
s. These facilities played an important role in the discovery of
Graphene
Graphene () is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice nanostructure. by scientists in Manchester and subsequent
Nobel Prize in Physics
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, alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then " ...
in 2010. The facility also hosts The
North West
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...
Nanoscience
(NOWNano DTC)
[http://www.nownano.manchester.ac.uk/ NOWNano DTC: The North West Nanoscience Doctoral Training Centre] funded by the
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences, mainly to universi ...
in collaboration with
Lancaster University
Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...
.
See also
References
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External links
Manchester Centre for Mesoscience & Nanotechnology website
Education in Manchester
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
2003 establishments in England
Organisations based in Manchester
Research institutes in Manchester
Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester