[citation needed] RBNI has over 110 faculty members and approximately 300 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows under its auspices at Technion.

The key research areas are the various fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology: Nanoelectronics, Nanooptics, Nanomaterials, Nanomechanics, Nanomedicine.

[citation needed] The institute contains the Sara and Moshe Zisapel Nanoelectronics Center, equipped with state-of-the-art clean rooms and individual labs.

[2] Dozens of meetings with firms have taken place over the past 5 years, including open days with companies such as Intel, IBM, Elbit, Israel Aircraft Industry (IAI), Applied Materials, and more.

In cooperation with the Technion Youth Activity section, the institute initiated a nano education program for junior and high-school students in Israel.

The "nano bible" [3] created at the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute was originally produced to demonstrate the current miniaturization capabilities as part of the effort to attract high school students to science and technology.

RBNI is one of the first Israeli research institutes to create an active presence in the social media, on Facebook[4] and Twitter.