Facility Updates

Routine maintenance tasks are being completed at MIT.nano before the lab ramp-up, including replacing sensors in the gas monitoring system.

In preparation of the phase 2 tool move from Building 39 to Building 12 that is starting later this fall, staff and contractors are conducting a site survey of utilities.

Gloves and other lab supplies are arriving at MIT.nano to replenish the personal protective equipment (PPE) that was donated in March.

MIT.nano staff are preparing equipment for the ramp-up of the Fab.nano lithography spaces.

Garments for both Fab 12 and Fab 39 are being readied for users to return. Gowns will not be shared and will be sent out for laundry every week.

MIT.nano staff presented a user update on May 21, 2020 to discuss the current state of the labs, cleanroom, and equipment; ongoing work; equipment updates; and how the team plans to ramp up following the COVID-19 shutdown.

Christian Monachon, head of applications and product manager of analytical tools at Attolight AG, gave the May MIT.nano tool talk on Cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy for advanced semiconductor science. Watch the video.

Like many of our colleagues at MIT and across the Boston area, we believe it's a shared responsibility to support medical personnel in the COVID-19 fight. MIT.nano is proud to contribute by donating nitrile gloves, shoe covers, Tyvek gear, aprons, safety glasses, & face shields.

The ZEISS GeminiSEM, a field emission scanning electron microscope, has arrived at MIT.nano.

Installation is complete for the Themis Z G3, an ultra-high resolution, aberration corrected, scanning transmission electron microscope that enables low-damage, high-sensitivity imaging and chemical analysis of inorganic and organic materials at the nanoscale in 2D, 3D and 4D.