Facility Updates

MIT’s upcoming winter break closure is from Tuesday, December 23 until Friday, January 2nd. As on all MIT Institute holidays (see https://hr.mit.edu/holidays), MIT.nano facilities will be operating on “weekend mode” (only qualified 24h users have access). Regular hours resume on Monday, Jan 5th.

MIT.nano will operate on weekend mode Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. Only 24-hr users will have access to the facilities.

The Fab.nano acid benches will be switching to NEMO, the lab management system that is replacing CORAL, as of Thursday, April 17.

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MIT Facilities, in coordination with MIT.nano, will be conducting live fire alarm, TGMS, and electrical systems tests. As a result, Building 12, including all MIT.nano facilities, will be closed Tuesday, March 25, from 7AM - 2PM.

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To help encourage users to try out the new Raith Picomaster 200 and develop/shift their processes to it, MIT.nano will be waiving tool charges on the PicoMaster for February, March, and April.

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MIT.nano has replaced the old F20 filmetrics near U10 with a new F50 model.

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MIT.nano is switching to single-session PPE for the acid benches. Using an acid-bench, each user will have their own apron, to be re-used in an ongoing session, but not between users / sessions. 

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MIT is closed for winter break December 25, 2024 through January 1, 2025. MIT.nano staff have kindly volunteered to come in to keep the fab stocked and open on limited hours during the break. Please see the schedule in this update.

For the last 6 months or so, the repeat pipettors have been getting broken with alarming frequency. While wear and tear over time is expected, the current rate of replacement is likely due to improper use. To address this, we have put together a short, 1 minute video on proper usage.