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Phase Diagrams & Pb-free Low-temperature Solder Materials in Microelectronics
Teaching Materials | 24 May 2023 | Contributor(s):: Carol Handwerker, Congying Wang, Alejandro Strachan
This module enables students to use the Thermo-Calc Educational Package in nanoHUB to work with concepts and skills for interpreting and using phase diagrams to design low temperature solders for microelectronics applications. You can directly run the Thermo-Calc Educational Package in...
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A Guide to the MIT Atomic Scale Modeling Toolkit for nanoHUB.org
Teaching Materials | 22 Nov 2022 | Contributor(s):: Enrique Guerrero
This document is a guide to the Quantum ESPRESSO application within the >MIT Atomic Scale Modeling Toolkit The guide was designed to be presented as part II of the nanoHUB seminar “A condensed matter physics class and a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) with the MIT...
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CHEM 870 Tutorial 4: Basis Sets, Geometry Optimization, and Configuration Interaction
Teaching Materials | 20 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s):: Nicole Adelstein
The main goal of these activities is to see the effect of the choice of basis set has on molecular geometry and bond strength (the dissociation energy). Including configuration interaction (or coupled-clusters) also improves a basis set, so is also explored in these activities.
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CHEM 870 Tutorial 5: Normal Modes and IR Spectroscopy
Teaching Materials | 20 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s):: Nicole Adelstein
The main goal of these activities is to calculate the infrared absorbance spectra of N2, O2, and CO2. CO2 is a green house gas, while the diatomics make up the majority of gases in our atmosphere. Much of this tutorial is taken from material and spectra (“Figure 2”) by Tom Shattuck at...
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MatSci 395 Laboratory: Computational Laboratory and Exercises
Teaching Materials | 03 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s):: Tiberiu Stan
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Model Rockets and Composite Materials: Design, Build, Launch
Teaching Materials | 27 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau
Students will gain experience with polymer matrix fiber composites, composite production, and the tradeoffs inherent in the engineering design process by designing, building and launching their own model rocket. Composite materials are created via hand layup and vacuum assisted resin...
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Characterizing Electrolytic Materials
Teaching Materials | 31 Mar 2021 | Contributor(s):: Steven Kandel, NNCI Nano
The lab is designed to help students understand that the resistance of an object depends on length, cross-sectional area, and the type of material. Students measure the current through objects to see that different materials resist current in different amounts. Students will find that,...
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MODULE 3 - Structures: "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic
Teaching Materials | 15 Nov 2020 | Contributor(s):: Rachel Altovar, Susan P Gentry
In MODULE 3- Structures in the "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans, crystal structures and systems are investigated. This module relates back to graphene and how its structure relates back to its unique properties in comparison to other forms of...
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MODULE 4 - Quantum Mechanics: "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic
Teaching Materials | 15 Nov 2020 | Contributor(s):: Rachel Altovar, Susan P Gentry
The last and final module in the "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans, studies basic concepts in quantum mechanics such as quantum dots, band gap theory of solids, waves vs. particles, and the photoelectric effect. The activity for this module...
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MODULE 1 - Graphene: "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic
Teaching Materials | 13 Nov 2020 | Contributor(s):: Rachel Altovar, Susan P Gentry
The first module in "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans, explores the material, graphene, how it was discovered, and the unique properties that it has. The activity paired with this lesson plan re-creates the famous "sticky-tape"...
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MODULE 2 - Sizes: "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic
Teaching Materials | 13 Nov 2020 | Contributor(s):: Rachel Altovar, Susan P Gentry
The next installment of Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans delves into the concept of size and how materials and their properties may change at the macro-, micro-, and nanoscale. Activities include viewing images from a microscope to determine...
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MATE 370 Virtual Lab: Exploring Phase Transformations Through nanoHUB Nanomaterial Mechanics Explorer Tool
Teaching Materials | 24 Sep 2020 | Contributor(s):: Mohsen B Kivy, Crystal Ipong
This lab explores the kinetics of phase transformation using nanoHUB tools.
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MATE 370 Virtual Lab: Exploring Nucleation, Crystallization, and Growth through nanoHUB Virtual Kinetics Tools
Teaching Materials | 24 Sep 2020 | Contributor(s):: Mohsen B Kivy, Crystal Ipong
This lab explores the kinetics of nucleation, crystallization, and growth processes using nanoHUB tools.
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MATE 370 Virtual Lab: Exploring Diffusion through nanoHUB Defect- coupled and Concentration-dependent Diffusion Tools
Teaching Materials | 24 Sep 2020 | Contributor(s):: Mohsen B Kivy, Crystal Ipong
This lab explores the kinetics of solid-state diffusion using nanoHUB tools.
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Aerogel (Aerogel)
Teaching Materials | 02 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, Carol E. Bouvier, James J Marti, Rodfal Alberto Rodriguez (editor), María Teresa Rivera (editor)
Los aerogeles son las sustancias semisólidas conocidas más livianas que existen. Los aerogeles de sílice o dióxido de silicio (SiO2) tienen la misma estructura química que la arena de sílice o el vidrio de las ventanas, pero tienen diferencias...
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Nano-celulosa (Nanocellulose)
Teaching Materials | 30 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nano-Link Center for Nanotechnology Education, kim Grady, Rich Wilkosz (editor), Rodfal Alberto Rodriguez (editor), María Teresa Rivera (editor)
Este módulo le presenta a los estudiantes la nanotecnología, procesos y métodos que están siendo desarrollados para producir nano-fibras de celulosa fuertes y rígidas. El módulo está diseñado para guiar a los estudiantes a...
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Balloon Skewer Relay Race
Teaching Materials | 29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau
Do you think you could get a bamboo barbecue skewer through a balloon without popping it? With a little dish soap and some practice, I bet you could! Skewering a balloon is a fun and inexpensive way to demonstrate the structure-dependent properties of polymers. Polymers are made...
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Materials Matching Mixer Activity
Teaching Materials | 29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau
This materials-themed ice breaker activity is great for the first day of a camp program to get students thinking about basic material properties, as well as talking to each other and speaking out loud in front of the group. The name of a common engineering material (steel, rubber, concrete,...
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Pineapple Packaging Design Challenge
Teaching Materials | 29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau
This activity asks students to work in teams to consider the pros and cons of different materials as a container for cut pineapple (metal can plastic jar, glass jar). It reinforces the differences between different categories of material, weighing conflicting factors to reach a design...
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Engineering Communication with Tinker Toys
Teaching Materials | 29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau
This resource describes three variations on an engineering communication activity using Tinker Toys. In the main activity, small groups of students are given a bag of Tinker Toys and instructed to build anything they like. They are then asked to write down building instructions for...