The Institute offers world class working conditions in order to attract leading scientists. A state of the art laboratory and office building with more than 50 laboratories and an overall surface of approximately 7'000 m2 surface will be available in 2011. In the mean time, we offer the necessary fully equipped laboratory and office space for the first two Departments (Physics and Chemistry) in a private laboratory building where we have rented an entire floor.
Currently the Institute combines a dedicated colloid & polymer synthesis laboratory and a unique experimental infrastructure that can be applied in the following areas:
- dynamic and structural properties of nanomaterials on a wide range of length and time scales,
- nanoparticle synthesis and characterization,
- surface and interface analysis via light scattering, ellipsometry and microscopy,
- optical (confocal laser scanning) microscopy.
We encourage other groups and researchers who have an interest in using these facilities to contact us to schedule experiments. In the past we have had many groups from within and outside the university, including industrial scientists, using these instruments. We enjoy getting insights in new problems and welcome collaborations with scientists of different areas.
For industrial users we also offer the possibility to use our facilities and obtain advice on the design and interpretation of experiments on a contract basis that guarantees complete confidentiality.
Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Laboratory