Money up for grabs in a

The aim of the contest is to encourage researchers and development engineers to share nanotech electrical measurement techniques that will help the industry at large. The editors of R&D Magazine will judge the contest entries. Three prizes will be awarded: 1st Place - $2,500; 2nd Place - $1,500; and 3rdPlace - $1,000.



Entries will be accepted from Keithley equipment users worldwide doing research or product development in any of the diverse nanotechnology disciplines (electronics, biotechnology, structural material, etc.) and involved with electrical measurements on materials and devices (except

employees of Keithley and R&D Magazine). Researchers are encouraged to complete and submit a contest entry form describing their application and how they overcame the measurement challenges associated with it. An entry form and full contest rules can be found at http://www.respond1.com/keithley/nanocontest. Entries must be submitted online before June 30, 2006.



As researchers and engineers grapple with the significant challenges of

miniaturization and nanotechnology, electrical measurements play a pivotal

role in developing new materials and devices - even those not intended for

electronic applications. This contest encourages the development and

propagation of improved measurement techniques to meet these challenges.