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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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  1. 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...

  2. 3D Molecular Models

    Animations | 21 Jun 2007 | Contributor(s):: Nicholas Vargo

    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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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...

  5. General Introduction to Nanotechnology

    Animations | 20 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm

    This is an 80 second movie clip. The camera zooms in from a computer to molecules with a narration.The design goals are - Give a smooth introduction to nano-world- Deliver ideas of how small nano-scale objects are with a zoom-in- Inform that nanotechnology is related to everyday thingsProduced by...

  6. Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

    Animations | 20 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm

    This is a 60 second movie clip with an introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy(STM). Design goals are - Give an idea of what STM looks like- Provide an overview of what STM does and how it worksProduced by Imran Sobh and Hyung-Seok HahmAs part of instructional materials by...

  7. Operation of Scannig Tunneling Microscopy

    Animations | 20 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm

    This is a 60-second movie clip with a narration of how Scanning Tunneling Microscopy(STM) operates. Produced by Eric Meyer, Imran Sobh and Hyung-Seok Hahm Beckman InstituteUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign As part of instructional materials by National Center for Learning and Teaching in...

  8. 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...

  9. Molecular Workbench: An Interface to the Molecular World

    Downloads | 25 Jun 2006 | Contributor(s):: Charles Xie

    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...

  10. 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...

  11. Nanotubes and Nanowires: One-dimensional Materials

    Online Presentations | 17 Jul 2006 | Contributor(s):: Timothy D. Sands

    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...

  12. Mark Ratner Interview on Nanotechnology

    Online Presentations | 23 Mar 2006 | Contributor(s):: Mark Ratner, Krishna Madhavan

    Nanotechnology interview with Krishna Madhavan.

  13. Creating Research Links between Science at the Nanoscale and Science Education

    Online Presentations | 28 Feb 2006 | Contributor(s):: Nora H. Sabelli

    This talk will address what is needed to reduce the gap between current science education and science education that incorporates the ideas in current nanoscience. The ability to manipulate matter at increasingly smaller scales of distance and time has blurred the boundaries between disciplines....

  14. Launch of a Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network

    Online Presentations | 21 Feb 2006 | Contributor(s):: larry bell

    The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Exploratorium in San Francisco, has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to form and lead a national Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network) comprised of multiple...

  15. A Gentle Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

    Online Presentations | 13 Feb 2006 | Contributor(s):: Mark Ratner

    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,...

  16. Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) - Memory Cells

    Animations | 03 Feb 2006 | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean

    Scientists and engineers are looking for completely different ways of storing and analyzing information. Quantum-dot Cellular Automata are one possible solution. In computers of the future, transistors may be replaced by assemblies of quantum dots called Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCAs).This...

  17. Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) - Logic Gates

    Animations | 03 Feb 2006 | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean

    An earlier animation described how "Quantum-dot Cellular Automata" (QCAs) could serve as memory cells and wires. This animation contnues the story by describing how QCAs can be made into MAJORITY, OR, AND, and INVERTER logic gates.

  18. How Can Your Educational Modules Contain Interactive Online Simulation?

    Online Presentations | 28 Feb 2005 | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck

    The Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) is a multi-university, NSF-funded initiative with a mission to lead in research, education, and outreach to students and professionals, while at the same time deploying a unique web-based cyber-infrastructure to serve the nation''s National...

  19. Embedding science and technology education into students' lifestyles and technology choices

    Online Presentations | 06 Dec 2005 | Contributor(s):: Krishna Madhavan

    Learning experiences of the future will be multi-sensory, engage technologies and significant computational power continuously and invisibly, and will be completely engaging. The emergence of highly cross-disciplinary fields like nanoscale science and technology, bioinformatics, and...

  20. Baudilio Tejerina

    Since November 2004, Baudilio Tejerina manages the computer facilities of the Theory Group in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University. After receiving his PhD in Physical Chemistry...

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