Facility Updates

We suggest keeping lab notebooks inside the cleanroom. Bringing the notebook outside the cleanroom exposes it to particles, not just on the cover (which can be wiped down), but also the individual pages that cannot be wiped down (especially if the notebook is opened or used outside).

Here are a few suggested options.

The next MIT.nano user meeting will be Wednesday, June 9 at 2 PM EDT. See the approximate agenda in this update.

Fab.nano will observe a holiday schedule on Monday, May 31st in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. This means the labs will not be staffed and, therefore, will only be open to qualified-24 hour users. The labs will reopen on Tuesday, June 1st, at 8:00 a.m. for all users.

Process Cooling Water (PCW) installation work will take place in 24U / Soft Lithography on June 2 through June 4, from approximately 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM each day.

Read more in this update.

The new ultracold fridge has been relocated to cleanroom bay 6U, right next to the EBL spinner hood, stocked with HSQ 6%. ZEP, ma-N, PMMA and CSAR are located in the passthrough at the end of that same bay.

The Process Cooling Water (PCW) replacement project schedule has been finalized. This allows us to optimize the remaining Phase II tool move dates throughout the summer.

Read more in this update.

A helpful reminder about the process for waste flow of incompatible metal and etchant waste that can’t be aspirated.

Read more and see the chart.

MIT.nano staff have noticed some confusion about developers. To help clarify, here’s a quick summary, based on the wet chemical process training.

The Spinner-AllPurpose recently went down due to a clogged waste line. MIT.nano staff have decided to reverse our decision and no longer allow PMGI/LOR in the regular spinners. Instead, we will be setting up a PMGI-only table-top spinner (upcoming, called Spinner-PMGI) next to the Spinner-AllPurpose in the same hood in 12U.

Read more about timelines and what to do now in this update.

As part of the Process Cooling Water (PCW) reinstallation project, MIT.nano Level 3 Room 7U (12-3160B) will be an active construction area Tuesday, April 20 through Friday, April 23. This space will be off limits from 6:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Read more in this update.