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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 (21-40 of 48)

  1. Quantum Tic-Tac-Toe

    Online Presentations | 07 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s):: Ross Hoehn

    Ross Hoehn gives a brief introduction to the basic concepts used in the quantum information field. He conveys linear superpositions and entanglements through penguin coordinates and marital disputes and follows up with the presentation of an entertaining game which both teaches and emphasizes...

  2. Quantum Information for Quantum Chemistry

    Online Presentations | 03 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s):: Sabre Kais

  3. Quantum Technology: The Second Quantum Revolution

    Online Presentations | 03 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jonathan P Dowling

    Jonathan Dowling presents a brief introduction of the Second Quantum Revolution. This talk covers a brief introduction and history of developments in quantum mechanics which has led us to where we are today and a discussion of quantum advancements which are being developed and can change your...

  4. NanoDays - Metamaterials, Transformation Optics and Cloaking

    Online Presentations | 13 May 2011 | Contributor(s):: Vladimir M. Shalaev

  5. NanoDays - NanoTrees: Making Paper Stronger than Steel

    Online Presentations | 05 May 2011 | Contributor(s):: Robert J. Moon

  6. Nano*High: The Birth and Early Evolution of the Universe

    Online Presentations | 31 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Alex Filippenko

  7. Nano*High: Got Plastic? What Saran Wrap & Renewable Energy Generation Have in Common

    Online Presentations | 31 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Rachel Segalman, Eric Isaacs, Jeffrey B. Neaton

    Rachel Segalman is an Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley and a Faculty Scientist at LBNL. Nano*High The Molecular Foundry Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Nano*High gratefully acknowledges QB3, the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences for...

  8. Nano*High: Looking for the Good News in Your Genome: Personalized Medicine--Science and Ethics

    Online Presentations | 31 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Jasper Rine

  9. PfFP Lecture 1: Energy and Power I

    Online Presentations | 26 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

  10. PfFP Lecture 2: Energy and Power II

    Online Presentations | 26 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

  11. PfFP Lecture 3: Energy and Power III

    Online Presentations | 26 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

  12. Nano*High: Nature's Nasty Nanomachines: How Viruses Work, and How We Can Stop Them

    Online Presentations | 25 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Carolyn R. Bertozzi

    The birth and growth of nanotechnology is only a few decades old, whereas Nature has been building nano-machines for millennia. Viruses are marvels of natural nano-engineering, but can pose a problem for human health. To combat these nano-machines, scientists are turning to recent developments...

  13. Nano*High: X-rays, Lasers, and Molecular Movies

    Online Presentations | 25 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Roger W. Falcone

    X-ray imaging is an excellent method to make visible what would normally be invisible - who hasn't had an X-ray at the doctor or dentist's office before? At the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, the Advanced Light Source is a gigantic X-ray imaging machine. Dr. Roger Falcone discusses X-ray...

  14. Nano*High: From Atoms to Electricity: An Introduction to Nuclear Power, Its Promise and Challenge

    Online Presentations | 02 Feb 2010 | Contributor(s):: Brian D. Wirth

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Nano*High. Professor Brian Wirth from the UC Berkeley Dept. of Nuclear Engineering presents the basics of nuclear science, and discusses the technological challenges involved in generating nuclear power and dealing safely with the by-products.

  15. Nano*High: Superconductivity, Trains and SQUIDs

    Online Presentations | 02 Feb 2010 | Contributor(s):: John Clarke

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Nano*High. Superconductivity is a unique phenomenon where the electric resistance of a material drops to zero. Until only a few decades ago, superconductivity was only observed at extremely low temperatures. Today however, a new class of exotic...

  16. Building Capacity for Nano Education and Outreach through Partnerships with Science Museums: Overview and Case Study

    Online Presentations | 31 Mar 2009 | Contributor(s):: Carol Lynn Alpert, National Center for Learning & Teaching in Nanoscale Science & Engineering

    This session will present the background and theory behind these collaborations and activities, provide examples, and address evaluative aspects. We will also touch briefly on a range of other examples of nanoscale research center – informal science education institutional collaborations,...

  17. DragonflyTV Nano – Using the Power of Television to Introduce Middle School Children to Nanotechnology

    Online Presentations | 15 Jan 2009 | Contributor(s):: Richard Hudson, Joan Freese, Angie Prindle, Lisa Regalla

    DragonflyTV is a PBS science series for children, broadcast nationwide and on the internet. DragonflyTV models authentic science inquiry through its unique approach: In each episode, ordinary kids conduct their own inquiry-based investigations, modeling the inquiry process and communicating the...

  18. Thinking Small

    Online Presentations | 17 Apr 2008 | Contributor(s):: Carl Batt, National Center for Learning & Teaching in Nanoscale Science & Engineering

    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 to...

  19. Victor Veselago Interview on Nanotechnology and Photonics

    Online Presentations | 26 Jun 2007 | Contributor(s):: Victor G. Veselago, Phillip Fiorini

    Nanotechnology and photonics interview with Phillip Fiorini.

  20. 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...