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 RET attends NSTA-Houston

SHyNE Resource, as part of the NNCI Collaborative RET program, was excited to attend the National Science Teachers Association meeting in Houston, TX and help promote the NNCI and nanotechnology to teachers from across the country.  The NSTA Conference was held March...

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SHyNE Resource Holds 6th Annual Meeting

On January 12, 2022, members of SHyNE’s advisory committee, steering committee, facility managers, and staff came together for SHyNE’s 6th Annual Advisory Meeting.  Although hoping to meet in person it was still delightful to meet virtually, and celebrate the goals...

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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.