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NUANCE: Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center

A Lunar Embrace / Fanrui Sha

The Starry Night / Image by Yasemin Cimen Mutlu

Facilities

Events

Upcoming Events

Jul
15
2026
NUANCE Tech Talk: NUANCE Data Retrieval

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us for monthly user meetings! Tech staff will showcase our state-of-the-art capabilities, provide updates on...

Jul
31
2026
NUANCE Guest Speaker Seminars

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Cook Hall, 2220 Campus Drive

Come join us for 2 exciting seminars: "Crystal Structural Analysis of Chiral Nanocrystals" and "Investigating mineralize...

Aug
14
2026
NUANCE Tech Talk: EPIC-FIB

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us for monthly user meetings! Tech staff will showcase our state-of-the-art capabilities, provide updates on...

Instrument Spotlight

New Helios 5 UC Ga DualBeam FIB

Helios FIB
EPIC-FIB is excited to announce its new Helios 5 UC Ga DualBeam FIB!
Just a few features:
  • SEM & FIB Column
  • Multiple Imaging Detectors
  • Deposition of carbon, platinum, and tungsten chemistries
Read about all the features of the HELIOS 5 UC Ga DualBeam!

Learn more

Contact:
Paul Smeets, PhD

NUANCE FIB Manager / Research Assistant Professor

Office: 
Tech #AG96
Email: 
paul.smeets@northwestern.edu
Phone:
(847) 491-7807