{"id":98,"date":"2015-12-01T09:42:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T15:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:28:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2015\/12\/nimet-info-graphic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2015\/12\/nimet-info-graphic-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"nimet-info-graphic\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2015\/12\/nimet-info-graphic-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/nimet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2015\/12\/nimet-info-graphic.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>NIMET serves to enable and support research and educational activities at the University of Florida in all fields of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. 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