SHyNE Resource provides access to the state-of-the art research facilities and technical expertise at Northwestern University and University of Chicago.

With broad capabilities in nanoscale characterization and fabrication, we serve scientists and engineers from industry, academia, government and non-profit sectors as part of the NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) program.

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TFMI Tour NUANCE Facilities

On May 8th, seventeen participants from the Transformational Food Manufacturing Workshop toured the NUANCE Center facilities.  The workshop was organized through Northwestern’s Initiative for Manufacturing Science and Innovation (NIMSI) and hosted by Professor Tim Wei...

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iNANO Spring 2019 “QUANTUM” Workshop

The iNANO “QUANTUM” Spring Workshop was held at the University of Chicago’s Eckhardt Research Center on May 2. The event drew more than 80 participants from across the region. The program was a collaboration between Northwestern’s SHyNE Resource Center, University of...

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INDUSTRY

The SHyNE Facilities serve the needs of several industries across the Chicagoland Area, including aerospace, consumer products, biotech and many more.

SERVICES

Our labs are operated by technical experts that can assist you with data collection and analysis as well as provide training for your team.

TECHNIQUES

SHyNE facilities offer an array of characterization tools  across several orders of magnitude from atomic and molecular studies all the way to macroscopic structures.