The National Nanotechnology Laboratory (NanoTeCh) is located on site at CIMAV, and is dedicated to impulse and to promote nanoscience and nanotechnology research and development in Mexico.
The National Nanotechnology Laboratory is to serve as a node of the National Network of the Nanotechnology Laboratories created in 2006, as a result of a call for proposals issued by CONACYT to create a network of national laboratories and scientific infrastructure for technological development in Mexico, to promote training of human resources, scientific research and the development of specific applications in synthesis, characterization and applications of nanotechnology systems, providing a space for collaboration and support for institutions and businesses supporting the academic, productive and social sectors in general. Since its inception, the Nanotechnology National Laboratory has supported a large number of universities and research centers throughout the country of Mexico and abroad.
Nanotech technical capacities include three transmission electron microscopes, three scanning electron microscopes, one focused ion beam, two atomic force microscopes, three X-ray diffractometers and one micro Raman spectrometer.