In early 2020, CHANL will install two new instruments.  The AFM-IR is currently being installed (early-Jan).  The EasyLift will arrive late-Jan.  Both instruments should be available to users sometime in February. AFM-IR – Bruker nanoIR3: Atomic force microscopy-based infrared spectroscopy … Read more

On September 4, CHANL began installation of its new high-resolution scanning/transmission electron microscope (S/TEM). This is a user-friendly instrument, which will enable hands-on access to CHANL users. More details can be found here. Summary: The Thermo Scientific™ Talos F200X scanning/transmission … Read more

People’s Choice 1st Place – Autumn Sanson Beady Night 2nd Place – Selena Romero Triple Connection 3rd Place – Karina Kinghorn Sprouting endothelial cells Artist’s Choice 1st Place – Madeline Stark Dynamic Brushstrokes 2nd Place – Carly Moreno Living in … Read more

This past weekend, CHANL participated in the annual NC Science Expo, which is organized by the Morehead Planetarium. For the second year straight, CHANL partnered with the Orange County Beekeepers Association to image and describe the microscale features of bees … Read more

A new page has been added to the CHANL site showing all publications that include results obtained at CHANL:

New: CHANL Kickstarter Program CHANL is excited to announce its new Kickstarter program. This program is designed to engage new users interested in using CHANL resources for the first time and also to enable existing users to explore new, unfunded … Read more

CHANL has recently acquired a new FTIR system that can be operated as a conventional FTIR, or the infrared light can be sent to a microscope for small spot FTIR measurements in either transmission or reflection modes. We also have … Read more

Student Ambassador Program The RTNN ambassadors program is open to undergraduate and graduate students from NC State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The purpose of the program is to engage students in the … Read more