The Virtual Nanofactory is a 3D interactive visualization of research and applications
at the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center and
the Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices


The navigable network model of the Virtual Nanofactory represents the conceptual structure
and interconnectivity between the numerous TestBeds, Core Technologie, Projects and Researchers.

The Virtual Nanofacotory accesses a live database
for the most currentstatus of research at the NSEC.

Select a link below to open the Virtual Nanofactory in a new window:

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The Virtual Nanofactory opens additional browser windows,
please set your browser to allow new windows.

The Virtools 3D Life Player plugin is required.

If not already installed, the plugin will load automatically,
or select the image above to learn more and/or install manually.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows
    • Microsoft Windows (98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, or Vista)
    • Pentium II (or equivalent)
    • 512 MB of RAM
    • Internet Explorer (4.0+), Firefox (1.0+), Netscape (6.1+)
  • Apple Mac OS
    • Mac OS X Tiger (10.3.9) or later
    • G3 or Intel Core Solo/Duo Processor
    • 512 MB of RAM
    • Safari, Camino or Firefox

IMPORTANT: Netscape Navigator 4.x is no longer supported.

Recommended System

  • Microsoft Windows
    • Direct3D or OpenGL compatible 3D accelerator graphics card with at least 32 MB of RAM
    • DirectX 7 or higher
    • Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.0
    • Monitor color display set to 16 bit (65536) or 32 bits (True Color)
    • DirectX compatible Sound Card
  • Apple Mac OS
    • Intel Core Duo
    • Firefox 1.0
    • Monitor color display set to 16 bits (65536) or 32 bits (True Color)
    • Sound Card


Select a link below to open the Virtual Nanofactory in a new window:

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