Cornell NanoScale Facility

🚨 Registration is NOW OPEN 🚨 Don’t miss the 48th CNF Annual Meeting - a full day of breakthrough research, collaboration, and innovation at the Cornell NanoScale Facility. 🗓️ Tuesday, November 18, 2025 📍 Cornell University’s Ithaca Campus, Statler Hotel Featuring: 🎤 Live presentations from CNF Principal Investigators & Users 📊 Poster sessions from cutting-edge researchers 💡 Research highlights in: Quantum | Photonics | Life Sciences Sustainability | 5G/6G | 2D Materials | Advanced Packaging 📚 A full day of science, innovation & connection - you won’t want to miss it. 🔗 Register now [link in bio]

The future of semiconductors thrives at Cornell. For the first time, the Cornell Nanoscale Facility is using virtual reality to give students a behind-the-scenes look at microchip fabrication. 🧼 Step inside CNF’s 17,000 sq. ft. clean room. 👩‍🏫 Meet the experts who make it all possible. 📱 See how the chips that power smartphones, AI, and more are created. With just a headset, laptop, or tablet, students can explore this world from anywhere. Why it matters: The U.S. could face a shortage of 67,000 skilled semiconductor workers by 2030. CNF’s VR modules are designed to spark curiosity and inspire the next generation to fill that gap. 💬 “Virtual reality removes barriers, bringing the clean room to where students are: in classrooms, homes and anywhere in the world.” – Judy Cha, CNF Director. This is just the beginning: CNF plans up to 40 modules covering the full chipmaking process, plus new curriculum with eCornell and local schools like TST BOCES to prepare tomorrow’s workforce. This effort is powered by collaboration with Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation, the National Science Foundation, CHIPS & Science Act, NORDTECH, and Micron Technology. 👉 To read the full story go to bit.ly/CNFVR @cornelluniversity @cornellcnf @cornellcas @cornelleng @ecornell_online @NSF @we_are_micron @tstboces @cornell_tech

Come enjoy the beautiful fall foliage and an amazing STEM event at the Cornell NanoScale Facility in celebration of National Nanotechnology Day! This event is free and open to the public and is intended for all ages. * Lots of hands-on STEM demonstrations * Live virtual tours of the Cornell cleanroom and particle accelerator facilities * Try out our cleanroom VR experience * Explore educational and career opportunities in nanotechnology

Please join us for the 2024 CNF Annual Meeting, held on the Cornell Ithaca Campus, Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The CNF Annual Meeting will highlight presentations from plenary speaker Beth Keser, CNF principal investigators and CNF users. The evening session will include a poster session and vendor showcase reception. Current CNF Users - Poster presenters register for FREE and have a chance to win a CASH award! f.cornell.edu/events/annual_meeting/2024

🔍 Can you guess what creature this eyeball belongs to? 🤔 Hint: It's got a SPOT at our upcoming Insectapalooza event tomorrow! Join us to uncover the fascinating world of insects and their secrets. 🐞🦗 See you there, 9/23 9am-3pm at Stocking Hall! #Insectapalooza #GuessTheBug #Entomology https://cals.cornell.edu/entomology/research-extension-outreach/insectapalooza Sample prep by our friends at @cornell.ccmr :)

Take a step inside CNF with our new 3D virtual tour! Explore the lab and learn about all of the equipment within a nanofab! Link in bio for the full experience!

CNF co-hosted the first of three Micron Technology #ChipCamp events associated with the new Micron facility being constructed in Clay, NY this week. 96 junior high students from Liverpool School District descended upon the Duffield Hall atrium for an introduction to nanotechnology, a virtual cleanroom tour, and hands-on photolithography and microscopy activities. They also had the opportunity to wear a cleanroom suit and take pictures at our “Cleanroom Selfie Station”! Many thanks to the CNF staff who made this happen! #Micron #CNF #ChipCamp

Maintenance is nearly complete! ✅Replace 400+ HEPA filters ✅Repair Main Air Handler ✅Replace exhaust duct 🕗Re-opening to researchers scheduled for Monday, 2/20! #science #technology #engineering #nanoscience #research #physics #microelectronics #tech #instascience #nanotechnology #metrology #lithography #etching #thinfilms #maintenance #CNF #CornellNanoScaleFacility #Cornell

Scaffolding is set up in wet chemistry and behind the Heidelberg mask writers to enable access to the exhaust lines being replaced. #maintenance

The shutdown has begun! With over 400 HEPA filters to replace, CNF will remain closed until mid-February. Shhhh…the tools are sleeping 🥱😴 #maintenance

The Cornell Nanoscale Facility brings the nano exhibition back to the Ithaca ScienCenter to mark their 45th anniversary. In celebration of Nano Day Tom Pennell, Phil Infante, Sam Wright and other staff members collaborated with ScienCenter staff to create a plasma globe display and additional content to add some additional excitement to the nano exhibition.

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) phase and height images of 80nm thermally grown Silicon Carbide (SiC). When the AFM is operated in tapping mode, the phase shift in the response frequency versus the driving frequency of the AFM tip will be dependent on various material properties. This technique can be used to identify grain boundaries in thin films as they are more subject to defects and surface contamination, leading to a change in adhesion or frictional properties at those boundaries. These regions are not nearly as apparent when only the topography of the surface is measured using the height signal. . . . #AFM #SiC #microscropy #science #technology #engineering #nanotechnology #imaging #research #instascience #cornell #cornellnanoscalefacility