Discovery   -  In The Nano World

The Center for Advanced Nanoscience (CAN) brings together, under a single umbrella, expertise in diverse areas such as; thin films, lithography, self-assembly, physics, chemistry, quantum technology, biochemistry, neutron and synchrotron scattering, and scanning probe techniques.

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Tools and Imagination...

Magnetic, superconducting, organic, oxide, boride and nitride materials are being explored in a variety of nanostructured configuration and devices like the Organic Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE).

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Our People

Together, our experts provide a critical scientific mass to focus on important problems in Nanoscience which will push towards quantum limits in science and technology. This group is become the focal point for the development of interdisciplinary research programs and funding in a variety of areas which are relevant to modern developments in Nanoscience including; new energy production and storage, nanostructured materials and devices, novel sensors, information storage and processing.

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Nano Links

The Center for Advanced Nanoscience is located on the beautifully scenic UCSD campus in San Diego, both of which offer a wealth of exciting activities and things to see, some of which you can read more information about here.

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Cool Things Nanoscientists Do

The week may find them spending their hours doing research in labs, but nanoscientists do a lot more than just research! Come see some of the exciting adventures that our faculty haven taken over the years.

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Pattern of the Day

Sometimes samples don't always come out. Touching triangular nano-magnets with defects in the sample.

CAN in the News

2011-10-18 Physics at the Nanoscale (A Symposium in Honor of Ivan Schuller)
Running from October 18-21 in Madrid, Spain, Physics at the Nanoscale has called the attention of an increasing number of researchers coming from different fields. In addition to Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering are research fields which are strongly engaged in this hot topic.
2011-09-19 SRC and National Science Foundation Award $20 Million to Fund U.S. University Research on Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond
Professor Lu Sham of CAN and Physics is a Co-Principal investigator of an interdisciplinary multi-university collaboration on "Developing a Graphene Spin Computer: Materials, Nano-Devices, Modeling, and Circuit", which has just been awarded a grant under the "Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond" competition, supported by the National Science Foundation and the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative of the Semiconductor Research Corporation.