The Economist highlights research by IIN Director Chad Mirkin and Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz

EVANSTON, Ill.—The Economist highlights new research by IIN Director Chad Mirkin, the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern, and Monica Olvera de la Cruz, the Lawyer Taylor Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, in which nanoparticles engineered with DNA in colloidal crystals behave like electrons.  Read the full article.

The International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University is an umbrella organization that represents and unites more than $1 billion in nanotechnology research, education and supporting infrastructure.