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MiNIC’s mission is to support nanoscale fabrication, nanomaterials synthesis, and nanoscale characterization in an open environment available to all qualified users.

MiNIC specializes in

  • advanced lithography techniques to fabricate micro- and nanoscale devices
  • supporting research in 2-D materials and quantum computing
  • providing state-of the-art characterization tools for a wide variety of materials
  • exploring the applications of nanotechnology to the life sciences
Graphene
Confocal Cells

Midwest Nano Infrastructure Corridor

140 Physics and Nanotechnology Building, 115 Union Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
1-612-624-8005
[email protected]

National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure Network - National Science Foundation

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