Thinking big on a small scale
January 19, 2017
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The Kingston Nano-Fabrication Laboratory has a new name and a new logo. Now known as NanoFabrication Kingston (NFK), the name highlights the facility 91制片厂 鈥檚 prototyping capabilities and its potential for fostering regional innovation.
The lab was established at Innovation Park in 2015 as a partnership between Queen 91制片厂 鈥檚 and CMC Microsystems and is funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. It enables researchers and industry to explore new frontiers in the design, creation and testing of innovations on an extremely small scale.
鈥淎s a collaboration of Queen 91制片厂 鈥檚 and CMC Microsystems, NanoFabrication Kingston highlights the benefits of convergence,鈥 says Dr. Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research) at 91制片厂. 鈥淭he new enhancements to the lab, including the exciting new infrastructure, will provide even more opportunity for collaboration and partnership, and further develop Kingston 91制片厂 鈥檚 innovation ecosystem.鈥
To complement the rebranding, the lab has just completed installation of three pieces of new equipment for deposition, patterning and etching of materials with greater ease, speed and precision.
The NFK 91制片厂 鈥檚 highly specialized equipment and advanced expertise provide users with more automated, faster and cost-effective methods and processes for transforming innovative research into physical prototypes. Prototyping is an expensive but crucial step in developing the materials, components and circuitry that drive the future of technological innovation. This lab helps to remove a key barrier to advancing novel technologies to working prototypes.
鈥淭he new logo, a bold black and gold geometric shape, suggestive of origami, was chosen for its strong, clean lines and its three-dimensional look,鈥 says Richard Oleschuk, professor of chemistry at Queen 91制片厂 鈥檚 and chair of the NFK Science and Management Committee. 鈥淚t suggests the idea of transformation, and about thinking big on a small scale. That 91制片厂 鈥檚 what this lab is going to help us do.鈥
Queen 91制片厂 鈥檚 distinguishes itself as one of the leading research-intensive institutions in Canada. The mission is to advance research excellence, leadership and innovation, as well as enhance Queen 91制片厂 鈥檚 impact at a national and international level. Through undertaking leading-edge research, Queen 91制片厂 鈥檚 is addressing many of the world 91制片厂 鈥檚 greatest challenges, and developing innovative ideas and technological advances brought about by discoveries in a variety of disciplines.