Latest Issue: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
A Message from Chuck Black
CFN Director Chuck Black delivers his final iCFN message.
Five Minutes/Five Questions with CFN Users' Executive Commitee Chair Shize Yang
Shize Yang, chair of the CFN Users’ Executive Committee (UEC), discusses the importance of communication among CFN users.
Five Minutes/Five Questions with Grace Webster, the CFN User Program Administrator
Grace Webster, the CFN user program administrator and outreach coordinator, talks about the recent NSLS-II & CFN Users’ Meeting and why CFN is family.
News and Research Highlights
Recent news and research highlights are reported.
Atomically Thin Mirrors: A New Frontier in Light Confinement
This work establishes a new platform for nanoscale light manipulation using atomically thin materials, with potential use in quantum information processing, optical computing, and quantum photonics.
Developing Innovative AI Tools for Nanoscience with Shray Mathur
Shray Mathur is a scientific associate at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), where he studies artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models that can be applied to nanoscience research.
Five Minutes/Five Questions with Wai-Lin Ng, the CFN ES&H Coordinator
CFN ES&H Coordinator Wai-Lin Ng discusses recent safety initiatives and praises CFN management for good safety leadership.
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