London Centre for Nanotechnology

[1][2] In October 2006 the LCN installed the first monochromated electron microscope in the UK at its site on the Imperial College London campus.

[6] LCN's research is organised around three themes, which it characterizes as follows: • Information Technology: Computing and communications needs continue to grow and underpin all other human endeavours.

• Planet Care: The LCN uses its expertise, ranging from biology to chemistry and materials science, to conduct research in areas including novel photovoltaics, new approaches to exploring current energy supplies, low-power lighting and computing, new materials, instrumentation for the nuclear industry, and storing hydrogen efficiently at room temperature.

LCN has access to a range of facilities include: • Nano-CAD: techniques to simulate, visualize and design nano-scale structures and devices in the biological and non-biological areas; first principles atomic/molecular level theory, systems modelling and other powerful computational tools.

• Nano-characterisation: the full range of optical, electron, ion and scan-probe based technologies required to image and understand nanostructures in both the biological and non-biological areas - measuring nano-electrical, structural, mechanical, rheological, acoustic, thermal and magnetic properties.

Scientists in the photolithography laboratory in the London Centre for Nanotechnology cleanroom. The room is lit with orange lighting to avoid damage to the photoresist which could occur if there were ambient light at short wavelengths.
Chemical vapour deposition machine in the diamond laboratory of the London Centre for Nanotechnology