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CRANN, the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices, is Ireland's first purpose-built research institute whose purpose is to perform nanoscience research. It is housed in the Naughton Institute on the campus of Trinity College Dublin. {{lang|ga|Crann}} is the Irish word for tree.[http://irishtimes.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?newspaper=tcd's+naughton+institute&cid=1957&rct=j&q=naughton%20institute&ei=FmTZTZW5NoTSsAOhrZ2ODA&usg=AFQjCNEFbc9BVzxQXP5uBpElX-C7b16NKw&cad=rja The Naughton Institute]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} — A six-page pull-out supplement to the Irish Times, 23 January 2008.

The three major research areas are Nano-Biology of Cell Surface Interactions, Bottom-Up Fabrication and Testing of Nanoscale Integrated Devices, and Magnetic Nano-Structures and Devices.

As of 2018, CRANN was led by its director, Prof. Stefano Sanvito, along with deputy director Prof. John Donegan, and executive director Dr. Lorraine Byrne.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crann.tcd.ie/About-Us/Management-Governance/CRANN-Management.aspx |title=CRNN Management |website=www.crann.tcd.ie |access-date=2022-03-09 |archive-date=2018-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305071549/http://www.crann.tcd.ie/About-Us/Management-Governance/CRANN-Management.aspx |url-status=dead }} Previously,{{when?|date=October 2024}} the management team consisted of Prof. John Boland (director), Prof. Mike Coey (deputy director).{{fact|date=October 2024}}

The research teams are led by principal investigators from Trinity College including John Pethica, who is the director of the Naughton Institute.{{fact|date=October 2024}}