Rent your own nanotechnology lab

Filed in archive Institutions on May 1, 2006

I was surprised to come across the following ad for a rent-your-own nanotech lab:

Use Our New Nanofabrication Facility!

Need a research tool, but would rather not buy it? You can rent it in a new nanofabrication facility with, 12,700 ft² of clean room space to work in!

Affordable rates provide you with the tools you need, as well as training and support from our dedicated and knowledgeable staff, that is tailored to your specific research needs.

We support a broad line of lithography, thin-film deposition, reactive ion etching, and characterization tools in support of device fabrication for a variety of materials, including InP, GaAs, GaN, SiC, Si, and other novel materials.
Make Research Progress in Beautiful Santa Barbara!

The ad is posted by the University of California at Santa Barbara Nanofabrication Facility. Judging by all the exclamation points in the ad, the place is a lot of fun too! But bring your credit card - it's going to run you $325 per hour. (photo UCSB Nanofabrication Facility)