Cornell UniversityKavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science
Developing and utilizing next-generation tools for exploring the nanoscale world
The Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science (KIC) is focused on creating new techniques to image and dynamically control nanoscale systems and using these techniques to push the frontiers of nanoscale science. Its initial emphasis is on next-generation electron-beam and optical microscopy, physical and electronic measurement and manipulation, and optoelectronic nanocharacterization.
FOUNDED 2004
Leadership
AREAS OF INQUIRY
- Next-generation Microscopies
- Physical and Electronic Measurement and Manipulation
- Optoelectronic Nanocharacterization
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Billions of DNA fragments are circulating in our bloodstream. Now, researchers can use them to trace a disease back to its source.
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Gregory David Fuchs, member of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, studies spin physics
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