The Centre for Molecular Nanometrology is based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
It is a collaboration between the Departments of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Physics and Applied Physics, with associated interdisciplinary groupings from across the Faculty of Science.
Nano-metrology refers to the measurement of events on a nanoscale using novel physical techniques and chemical manipulations.
Nanometrology is part of the nanotechnology area that is not well established and is very much in the ascendancy.
A distinctive grouping exists at Strathclyde that can advance the little explored and difficult field of measuring nm distances/structures in situ, which lies at the heart of molecular biology and medicine, ie nanometrology.
The centre will is the first centre of excellence in this area within the Scottish research community and will put Strathclyde at the forefront of one of the fastest growing areas of research with an internationally leading profile.