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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SHyNE says goodbye to our summer 2023 REU & RET’s!
On Friday, July 28th, the summer RET and REU participants gathered, together with their mentors, for a farewell party. The group was treated to a demonstration of the fine techniques on how to make liquid nitrogen ice cream by Tirzah Abbott and Paul Smeets,...
SHyNE Welcomes 2023 REU’s & RET’s
On June 20, 2023, SHyNE and the NUANCE Center were excited to welcome the 2023 Summer REU and RET participants to the program. This summer, SHyNE is hosting 5 Research for Undergraduate Experience students, as well as 4 teachers (Research Experience for Teachers) from...
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.