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The KNI will catalyze collaborative efforts in nanoscience through an integrated program on a number of key fronts. Absolutely crucial is the enhancement of cross-disciplinary interaction through co-location; KNI will provide contiguous research space, architecturally modified for both scientific function and creative interaction. The KNI facilities will be located in renovated laboratory and office/interaction space located on the Caltech campus. These facilities will comprise three main components:
- centralized, multi-user laboratories/cleanrooms for nanostructure
synthesis, fabrication, and characterization;
- 'research incubation' laboratories for the initiation of new,
highly interactive research projects—assignable for fixed
duration, by merit, on a competitive basis;
- an integrated cluster of offices, interaction spaces, and state of the art virtual conferencing facilities—where scientists from various disciplines on Caltech's campus can converge to discuss their work and interact electronically in real-time with the emerging nanoscience and engineering community worldwide. Special ties will be forged with the two other Kavli institutes, at Cornell University and the Technical University of Delft, which are focused upon complementary areas of nanoscience.
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