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Teaching middle school or high school students? Use these resources to help kids understand what nanotechnology is and how it may impact their lives. You might start by watching Mark Ratner's seminar A Gentle Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. Check out the various animations that we have to explain nanoscience concepts. Try running a simple tool online, such as CNTbands.

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Online Presentations

  • 10.0 Ranking Jones: Scientific Computing with Python

    Scientific Computing with Python

    Type Online Presentations
    Contributor(s) Eric Jones, Travis Oliphant
    Date 24 Oct. 2004
    Avg. Rating 5.0 out of 5 stars  (2)
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    Python has emerged as an excellent choice for scientific computing because of its simple syntax, ease of use, and elegant multi-dimensional array arithmetic. Its interpreted evaluation allows it to serve as both the development language and the command line environment in which to explore data. ...

  • 10.0 Ranking Sands: Nanotubes and Nanowires: ...

    Nanotubes and Nanowires: One-dimensional Materials

    Type Online Presentations
    Contributor(s) Timothy D. Sands
    Date 17 Jul. 2006
    Avg. Rating 5.0 out of 5 stars  (6)
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    What is a nanowire? What is a nanotube? Why are they interesting and what are their potential applications? How are they made? This presentation is intended to begin to answer these questions while introducing some fundamental concepts such as wave-particle duality, quantum confinement, the ...

  • 9.4 Ranking Ratner: A Gentle Introduction to ...

    A Gentle Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

    Type Online Presentations
    Contributor(s) Mark A. Ratner
    Date 13 Feb. 2006
    Avg. Rating 5.0 out of 5 stars  (20)
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    While the Greek root nano just means dwarf, the nanoscale has become a giant focus of contemporary science and technology. We will examine the fundamental issues underlying the excitement involved in nanoscale research - what, why and how. Specific topics include assembly, properties, ...

  • 8.2 Ranking Meieran: Technology challenges of the 21st ...

    Technology challenges of the 21st Century

    Type Online Presentations
    Contributor(s) Eugene S. Meieran
    Date 14 May. 2007
    Avg. Rating 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1)
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    The 20th century was a century of remarkable scientific and technical achievement, as recorded in the National Academy of Engineering book, "A Century of Innovation". Three forces ("a perfect storm") combined to make this possible; almost universal availability of electric power to enable many of ...

  • 6.3 Ranking Batt: Thinking Small

    Thinking Small

    Type Online Presentations
    Contributor(s) Carl Batt, NCLT administator
    Date 17 Apr. 2008
    Avg. Rating 0.0 out of 5 stars  (0)
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    There is an overwhelming need on the part of the research community to explain our efforts in nanoscale science and engineering to the general public. To do so effectively there is also a need to catalogue the public's understanding of nanotechnology especially with respect to their ability ...

  • 6.0 Ranking Ratner: Mark Ratner Interview on ...

    Mark Ratner Interview on Nanotechnology

    Type Online Presentations
    Contributor(s) Mark A. Ratner, Krishna P. C. Madhavan
    Date 23 Mar. 2006
    Avg. Rating 0.0 out of 5 stars  (0)
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    Nanotechnology interview with Krishna Madhavan.

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Teaching Materials

  • 10.0 Ranking Serrano: Nanotechnology and Visible Light

    Nanotechnology and Visible Light

    Type Teaching Materials
    Contributor(s) Raymond Serrano
    Date 19 Dec. 2006
    Avg. Rating 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1)
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    This submission is an undergraduate project by Raymond Serrano, a chemistry student at UTEP. Raymond has been a nanoHUB student for one year. In addition to being factor of scale, nanoscience is also defined by the changes in the physical and chemical properties the nanoparticles. This ...

  • 8.6 Ranking Gardner: Nanotechnology in Biology

    Nanotechnology in Biology

    Type Teaching Materials
    Contributor(s) Elizabeth Gardner
    Date 31 Aug. 2006
    Avg. Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars  (2)
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    This is the first of two exercises developed by El Paso High School teachers as part of a two week workshop on nanotechnology education, part of the National Center for Learning and Teaching of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NCLT) Professional Development Workshop held June 19-30, 2006 at the ...

Animations

  • 10.0 Ranking Vargo: 3D Molecular Models

    3D Molecular Models

    Type Animations
    Contributor(s) Nicholas Vargo
    Date 26 Jun. 2007
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    This animation was created as part of the Children's Museum Nanotechnology Exhibit to give the viewer an idea of what objects look like at the nano-level. The molecules range from something as small as caffeine to major proteins and viruses.Nicholas Vargo created this kiosk presentation as an ...

  • 8.0 Ranking LSPM Team: Scanning Probe Microscopes

    Scanning Probe Microscopes

    Type Animations
    Contributor(s) EPICS LSPM Team
    Date 15 Mar. 2005
    Avg. Rating 3.0 out of 5 stars  (1)
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    Laura explains how scanning probe microscopes can be used to create images of small devices, molecules, and even atoms! A large-scale version of the scanning probe microscope is built out of Legos to show the basic principles.

  • 7.9 Ranking LSPM Team: What is a Nanometer?

    What is a Nanometer?

    Type Animations
    Contributor(s) EPICS LSPM Team
    Date 02 Apr. 2005
    Avg. Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars  (7)
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    Join Laura and Martin on a wild ride through the milliworld and the microworld to reach the nanoworld. Along the way, they discover how small a nanometer truly is.

  • 7.8 Ranking LSPM Team: Nano/Bio Connection

    Nano/Bio Connection

    Type Animations
    Contributor(s) EPICS LSPM Team
    Date 02 Apr. 2005
    Avg. Rating 3.0 out of 5 stars  (2)
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    Nanotechnology is not just a topic for physicists, chemists, and engineers. Laura explains the important role of biologists in this field, and shows how they may help provide clues to molecular assembly techniques.

  • 7.7 Ranking LSPM Team: Nanomanufacturing: Top-Down and ...

    Nanomanufacturing: Top-Down and Bottom-Up

    Type Animations
    Contributor(s) EPICS LSPM Team
    Date 15 Mar. 2005
    Avg. Rating 2.0 out of 5 stars  (1)
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    Martin presents an overview of nanomanufacturing techniques, explaining the difference between top-down and bottom-up approaches.

  • 7.6 Ranking Bean: Fabrication of a MOSFET within a ...

    Fabrication of a MOSFET within a Microprocessor

    Type Animations
    Contributor(s) John C. Bean
    Date 16 Nov. 2005
    Avg. Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars  (3)
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    This resource depicts the step-by-step process by which the transistors of an integrated circuit are made.

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Downloads

  • 9.7 Ranking Xie: Molecular Workbench: An Interface ...

    Molecular Workbench: An Interface to the Molecular World

    Type Downloads
    Contributor(s) Charles Xie
    Date 31 Aug. 2006
    Avg. Rating 5.0 out of 5 stars  (2)
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    The Molecular Workbench software is a free, open-source modeling and authoring program specifically designed for use in science education. Powered by a set of real-time molecular simulation engines that compute and visualize the motion of particles interacting through force fields, in both 2D and ...

Series

  • 9.4 Ranking   NCLT Seminar Series

    NCLT Seminar Series

    Type Series
    Contributor(s)
    Date 23 Nov. 2005
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    National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering. (NCLT). The mission of NCLT is to develop the next generation of leaders in NSE teaching and learning, with an emphasis on NSEE capacity building, providing a strong impact on national STEM education. The guiding theme ...

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