At UVA Engineering's Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility, researchers collaborate to produce new knowledge about the properties and applications of nanomaterials. The NMCF's state-of-the-art equipment enables the reliable detection, characterization and quantification of nanomaterials. A collegial approach to doing business accelerates scientific discovery and knowledge-sharing. By adding rigor and certainty to the behavior of novel and known nanomaterials, research scientists can improve how we manufacture industrial goods and medical devices, engineer electronics, produce energy and protect the environment. To protect members of the community during the novel coronavirus outbreak, the NMCF is temporarily closed. In place of an on Grounds visit, this photo essay opens a window into the research conducted at the NMCF through the eyes of its faculty and students.