At MRI, research facilities are more than just rooms filled with instruments; they are dynamic ecosystems led by innovative minds where game-changing progress and invention thrive. The Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium-Materials Innovation Platform (2DCC-MIP), the Materials Characterization Lab, and the Nanofabrication Lab are core facilities that exemplify this ethos.

Each month, we share updates to the core facilities user base through the "MRI Core Facilities News & Updates" newsletter.

News from MRI's Core Facilities Newsletter

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March 2026 Newsletter: 2DCC

The Facilities Instrumentation Research Search Tool (DMR-FIRST), developed and managed by the 2DCC, is a federated…

Shoulong Yang portrait
March 2026 Newsletter: 2DCC

Shuolong Yang, assistant professor at the University of Chicago, has leveraged the capabilities of the NSF-funded…

Nanofab expansion construction site
March 2026 Newsletter: Nanofab

Construction of the MRI Nanofabrication Laboratory expansion in the Millennium Science Complex is now underway,…

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March 2026 Newsletter: MCL

Materials Characterization Lab (MCL) operations and investment priorities. MCL priorities are generally guided by…