Institutional profile: the London Centre for Nanotechnology.
Located in the London neighborhoods of Bloomsbury and South Kensington, the London Centre for Nanotechnology is a UK-based multidisciplinary research center that operates at the forefront of science and technology. It is a joint venture between two of the world's leading institutions, UCL and Imperial College London, uniting their strong capabilities in the disciplines that underpin nanotechnology: engineering, the physical sciences and biomedicine. The London Centre for Nanotechnology has a unique operating model that accesses and focuses the combined skills of the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials, Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering and Earth Sciences across the two universities. It aims to provide the nanoscience and nanotechnology required to solve major problems in healthcare, information processing, energy and the environment.
Weston
David
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UCL Development & Corporate Communications Office, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TJ, UK. d.weston@ucl.ac.uk
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Thierry
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D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008131:London; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000458:organization & administration*