COSINC News

CU Boulder researchers have built high performing optical microresonators opening the door for new sensor technologies. At its simplest form, a microresonator is a tiny device that can trap light and build up its intensity. Once the intensity is high enough, researchers can perform unique light operations.

The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility held its inaugural Community Connections Networking Event on November 13, 2025, bringing together researchers, industry partners, graduate students, and instrument manufacturers for a day of collaboration, learning, and celebration. The event was designed to foster information exchange, highlight research enabled by COSINC, and strengthen academic–industry relationships across the region.

Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) has been instrumental in securing NSF Midscale R1 funding through a recent $20 million award to establish the National Quantum Nanofab Facility (NQN) at the University

COSINC by the NumbersA data-driven approach is essential to guiding COSINC’s operations and demonstrating its impact—both of which are key to long-term sustainability and continued institutional support. As a result, COSINC actively tracks several

Electron Beam Lithography EBL system showing inside the temperature-controlled cabin. As shared in the previous newsletter, a new Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) system—EBPG 5150plus—was acquired through an NSF