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Technology challenges of the 21st Century
Online Presentations | 14 May 2007 | Contributor(s):: Eugene Meieran
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...
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Atomistic Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials
Online Presentations | 16 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: SeongJun Heo, Susan Sinnott
The mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes are studied by using classical molecular dynamics simulations. Especially, the effects of filling, temperature, and functionalization on CNT's tensional and twisting properties are considered in this study.
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Orientational Dependence of Friction in Polyethylene
Online Presentations | 16 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: SeongJun Heo
The frictional properties of polyethylene polymer are investigated by using classical molecular dynamics simulations. Especially, the sliding orientational effect is considered in this study. The results of polyethylene are also compared to those of polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE).
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Perspectives on NanoScience and Engineering Education (NSEE)
Online Presentations | 09 Feb 2007 | Contributor(s):: Robert P. H. Chang
Building capacity in NSEE is the driving mission for the National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (NCLT). Robert Chang, the Director of NCLT, will discuss the urgency of improving science education in this country and present how NCLT is granted the...
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Team-based learning in a based learning in a nanotechnology course: Enhancing Enhancing critical thinking through course structure
Online Presentations | 04 Jan 2007 | Contributor(s):: Linda Vanasupa
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K-12 Nanotechnology Education Outreach for Workforce Development: The Georgia Institute of Technology Model
Online Presentations | 08 Jan 2007 | Contributor(s):: Diane Palma
At a time when competition for obtaining research grant money is at a critically high level of complexity, coincidentally, the recruitment of U.S. students to science and engineering courses of study and careers is at an all time low. The NSF estimates that by the year 2015 there will be a need...
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Nanotechnology and Visible Light
Teaching Materials | 19 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: Raymond Serrano
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...
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Molecular Orbital Theory
Teaching Materials | 18 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: Luis Emmanuel Bonilla
This is the seventh contribution from the students in the University of Texas at El Paso Molecular Electronics course given in the fall of 2006.Luis Bonilla and Abel Perez have designed a presentation on molecular orbital theory for high school students.Abel Perez: I obtained my BS at Instituto...
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X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Teaching Materials | 14 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: David Echevarria Torres
The XPS (X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) it is also known as ESCA (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis). This technique is based on the theory of the photoelectric effect that was developed by Einstein, yet it was Dr. Siegbahn and his research group who developed the XPS technique. ...
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Computational Chemistry: An Introduction to Molecular Dynamic Simulations
Teaching Materials | 08 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: Shalayna Lair
This module gives a brief overview of computational chemistry, a branch of chemistry concerned with theoretically determining properties of molecules. The fundamentals of how to conduct a computational project are discussed as well as the variety of different models that can be used. Because of...
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Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Teaching Materials | 12 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: Lynn Marie Santiago
This is the fourth contribution from the students in the University of Texas at El Paso Molecular Electronics course given in the fall of 2006.This presentation is presented at the undergraduate level and introduces spectroscopic ellipsometry, which is one of the most important characterization...
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The Transistor
Teaching Materials | 11 Dec 2006 | Contributor(s):: Victor Hugo Estrada Rivera , Elizabeth Gardner
This is the third contribution from the students in the University of Texas at El Paso Molecular Electronics course given in the fall of 2006.This PowerPoint presentation describes a brief history of how the transistor was developed, how a transistor works and its possible applications. It is at...
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NCN at Northwestern: Student Leadership Council Seminars
Series | 05 Nov 2006 | Contributor(s):: NCN at Northwestern University
This series is organized by NCN students at Northwestern University.Speakers are invited by the Student Leadership Council to visitNorthwestern to interact with students and faculty, and to presenta research seminar on their research in Computational Nanotechnology.Significant interaction with...
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Why is Nanotechnology Multidisciplinary? A perspective of one EE
Online Presentations | 19 Oct 2006 | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
The field of nano science and nano-technology covers broad areas of expertise. Classical fields of Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering all are involved in the "new" field. Nano research and development is therefore multidisciplinary. This...
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Nanoelectronics 101
Online Presentations | 28 Aug 2006 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
Semiconductor device technology has transformed our world with supercomputers, personal computers, cell phones, ipods, and much more that we now take for granted. Moore's Law, posited by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965, states that the number of transistors (the basic building blocks...
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Nanotechnology in Biology
Teaching Materials | 29 Aug 2006 | Contributor(s):: Elizabeth Gardner
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...
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Understanding Phonon Dynamics via 1D Atomic Chains
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Timothy S Fisher
Phonons are the principal carriers of thermal energy in semiconductors and insulators, and they serve a vital role in dissipating heat produced by scattered electrons in semiconductor devices. Despite the importance of phonons, rigorous understanding and inclusion of phonon dynamics in...
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Technique for High Spatial Resolution, Focused Electrical Stimulation for Electrically Excitable Tissue
Online Presentations | 08 Aug 2006 | Contributor(s):: Matteo Mannino
Cochlear implant devices have made use of electrode pulses as a method of nerve fiber stimulation since their early conception. Electrode stimulation is limiting in both quality and consistency, and a new method is required if significant improvements to implant devices are to be made. By using a...
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A MATLAB code for Hartree Fock calculation of H-H ground state bondlength and energy using STO-4G
Downloads | 08 Aug 2006 | Contributor(s):: Amritanshu Palaria
Hartree Fock (HF) theory is one of the basic theories underlying the current understanding of the electronic structure of materials. It is a simple non-relativistic treatment of many electron system that accounts for the antisymmetric (fermion) nature of electronic wavefunction but does not...
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Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor (Spring 2004)
Courses | 23 May 2006 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
Spring 2004 Please Note: A newer version of this course is now available and we would greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the new format and contents. Course Information Website The development of "nanotechnology" has made it possible to engineer materials and devices...