National Security and Defense

At PEN, we’re harnessing nanotechnology, the science of the infinitely small, in products that have big impact on health, safety and sustainability. They perform better, faster, smarter, stronger, cleaner – to make every day better for people and the planet.

From healthcare to homecare, homeland defense to food security, transportation to recreation, products from our family of companies are transforming the way we live, work and play.

Nanolandmaterials Inc. (NMI) focus on synthesis and applications of environment friendly nanomaterials. Green nanomaterial chemistry and green nanomaterial processing are our top preference. The unique proprietary nanomaterials at NMI have a wide variety of applications in energy, health care, and environment fields to support sustainable economy and human wellbeing.

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is the Navy's full-spectrum corporate laboratory, conducting a broadly based multidisciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development. The Laboratory, with a total complement of nearly 2,800 personnel, is located in southwest Washington, D.C., with other major sites at the Stennis Space Center, Miss., and Monterey, Calif. NRL has served the Navy and the nation for over 90 years and continues to meet the complex technological challenges of today's world.

The James Watt Nanofabrication Centre @ Glasgow houses over £22M of nanofabrication tools in a 750m2 clean room run as a pseudo-industrial operation by 14 technicians and 4 PhD level research technologists.

Glasgow has over 30 years experience of delivering micro- and nano-fabrication (and in particular electron-beam lithography) to develop solutions in processing, nanotechnology, nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, mm-wave & terahertz, bioengineering, biotechnology, lab-on-a-chip, cleantech & energy, photovoltaics, security & defence and a host of other applications.