Researchers who work at the nano level – where size and distance are measured in billionths of meters – are exploiting nanotechnology’s potential to revolutionize a wide range of products, from medicine and life-saving technologies to energy and electronics.
The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, directed by George Holmes Distinguished University Professor David J. Sellmyer, has been at the forefront of its field since its founding in 1988. In 2012, the opening of the 32,000-square-foot Volte-Keegan Nanoscience Research Center gave Nebraska scientists and engineers state-of-the-art research facilities to pursue new discoveries in one of the nation’s highest-priority research initiatives.