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Final Gathering of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society

May 31, 2016
Larry Bell
Our partners at the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU) held a final event gala in Tempe, Arizona on May 3-5, 2016, focused on "Advancing the Legacy of Anticipatory Governance." I was happy to be among...

NISE Net at its Peak and Exploring New Possibilities

June 22, 2015
Larry Bell
Even as our ten years of funding from the National Science Foundation comes to an end, the NISE Net's capacity to reach the public is at its peak! The numbers in our year-10 annual report show a total of 598...
Mihail Roco

NSF's Mike Roco to receive Global Leadership and Service Award

January 9, 2015
Larry Bell
Mihail (Mike) Roco, the founding Chair of the National Science and Technology Council's subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology, will be honored for his extra-ordinary services in the area of Nanotechnology with significant impact in the USA and around...
Mosaic of Nano Images over the years

The Future of Nanoscale Research and Development

December 9, 2014
Larry Bell
The 2014 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference kicked off today with a presentation by Mihail (Mike) Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology and leader of NSF's contribution to the National Nanotechnology Initiative. He presented a view of nanotechnology research and...

NISE Network posters presented at the CAISE NSF AISL PI meeting

September 5, 2014
Larry Bell
Several NISE Network representatives traveled to Washington DC this past month to attend the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program (AISL) Principal Investigator (PI) Meeting organized by the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE). We...

NISE Net: The Biggest Story in the Smallest Presentation!

July 1, 2014
Larry Bell
Paul Martin and I presented the accomplishments and capabilities of the NISE Net at our "reverse site visit" at NSF on June 9. Ray Ostman, Brad Herring, Emily Maletz, and others created slides, graphics, and videos for us to use...

Convergence of Knowledge, Technology, and Society

June 17, 2013
Larry Bell
At our reverse site visit at NSF this week, Mihail Roco, NSF's Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, suggested that NISE Net envision its activities in the years ahead to encompass the applications that will be made possible by convergence. See the...

The NISE Net is an Easter Egg Treat?

April 6, 2012
Larry Bell
In April 2005, when we were conceptualizing the NISE Net and writing the first proposal, we made various stabs at trying to draw a diagram that would represent the NISE Net. Here's one that I did. We never used it...

Compelling Need for Nano Education

December 7, 2011
Larry Bell
Day 2 of the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantee Conference in DC on December 6 had a signficant focus on education. As a discussant following one of the panels, Bob Chang, Director of the Nanotechnology Center for Learning and Teaching...

Where is nano research happening?

December 7, 2011
Larry Bell
Where is the research happening? Is the National Nanotechnology Initiative continuing to grow? What are the focus areas? Mike Roco, who leads NSF's nanoscale science and engineering work, shared the following images at the annual Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference...