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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My Next Project!

Mohammad here! My next science communication production showcases the “Heart Constellation”, a 2021 NUANCE Image Contest finalist by Jack (Bundit) Diloknawarit.  As an outsider to his research, my first step was to talk to him and get an introduction to his work. Our...

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SHyNE Hosts 2022 iNano Spring Meeting!

iNano, a collaboration between Northwestern’s SHyNE Resource Center, University of Chicago’s Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility & Argonne National Laboratories held their 2022 Spring Meeting Convergence of Synthetic Biology with Data Science: Promises, Prospects...

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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.