(Nanowerk News) The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany announced today that it has been selected to receive nearly $4 million in federal funding for a variety of educational and research initiatives that will support nanotechnology-enabled innovations across multiple sectors, from health care and clean energy to the military, aerospace and automotive industries.

The funding includes $610,000 received through the National Science Foundation's ("NSF") prestigious Major Research Instrumentation ("MRI") program for the acquisition of an Atomic Force Microscope ("AFM") that employs specialized Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy ("LSCM"). This cutting-edge instrumentation - the first of its kind in upstate New York - provides the unique capability to deploy non-invasive, high-resolution optical imaging technology to obtain 3D images of biomolecules and other cellular structures, which is increasingly critical for biological research conducted at the nanoscale. Full Article