 With
more than $750 million in federal funding for the National
Nanotechnology Initiative and significant additional state
and private funding, many new world-class research facilities
are coming on line for research at the nanoscale.
By its very nature, nanotechnology is interdisciplinary
and often merges microelectronics, biotechnology, information
technology, materials science and metrology.
Likewise, facilities for conducting nano research often
promote collaboration among scientists drawn from various
disciplines within the university research environments,
the national laboratories and the private industry. HDR's
expertise in each of these realms enables us to bring
together the best practices of each environment and design
a laboratory that acknowledges the diverse cultures of
each. HDR is the world leader in designing nanotechnology
research facilities. HDR's labs have supported researchers
working in areas such as:
• Quantum computing
• Nanobioengineering
• Photonics/optics
• Materials science
• Metrology
• Advanced microscopy
• Nano manipulation
• MEMS
• Device characterization
• Semiconductors
Work at the nanoscale requires unprecedented levels of
precision and measurement capability. The U.S. National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is fast approaching
the opening of its new Advanced Measurement Laboratory
(AML) in Gaithersburg, MD. The NIST AML will house some
of the world's most environmentally stable laboratories
and will push the conventional limits of measurement technology.
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