NISE Network Blog

NISE Network 2014 Mini-Grant Application Now Open! (Applications due November 1, 2013)

August 21, 2013
Christina Akers
What’s a Mini-Grant? The NISE Network is once again making available a limited number of small, one-time awards to support initiatives by NISE Net partners to engage their local audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology topics. Requests can be...

Common Sense Media features DIY Nano as their "iPhone App of the Week" !

August 20, 2013
Catherine McCarthy
Common Sense Media has featured the NISE Network's DIY Nano as their "iPhone App of the Week" this week! DIY Nano makes nanotechnology understandable for kids and gives them ways to experiment with the tiniest bits of engineering and science...

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...

Fun with Nano Numbers!

June 5, 2013
Eli Bossin
NISE Net partner Becky Wolfe of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis recently shared some fun nano math she and a colleague calculated over lunch: We were talking at lunch today (we being my fellow museum educators) about the recent mini-marathon...

Partner Highlight: Nano Extravaganza in New York’s Capital Region!

June 4, 2013
Ali Jackson
In February of 2013, longtime NISE Net children’s museum partner, the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology in Troy, NY (CMOST) , announced that it will become part of SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) . Under CNSE's...

Partner Highlight: BIG nano Experiences at the South Dakota Discovery Center

April 25, 2013
Christina Akers
The South Dakota Discovery Center (SDDC) has always promoted cutting edge science and supported youth in their community. Currently touring the Nano mini-exhibit to schools and libraries throughout the Dakotas, SDDC works hard to bring their programming to students in...

DIY Nano App now available for the iPad!

April 24, 2013
Catherine McCarthy
Description: The DIY Nano app (for iPhones) and DIY Nano HD (for iPads) allows families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go! The apps provide free, easy to use, hands-on activities...
Exploring Products - Nano Fabrics activity components. The water dropper, nano fabric, and tray.

Partner Highlight: Adelante Chicas Summer Camp

April 1, 2013
Tim Hecox
As we approach another summer season, we’d like to highlight a two day workshop held last summer by NISE Net partner, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon. In July of 2012, OMSI was invited to participate in a unique summer STEM camp program called Adelante Chicas, to present creative and hands-on experiments on nanotechnology.

Partner Highlight: Arkansas Discovery Network

March 18, 2013
Aaron Guerrero
The NISE Net hosted a series of 4 Nano & Society workshops this past fall that focused on preparing museum educators to engage the public in conversations about the relationship between nanotechnology and society. In addition to learning new hands-on...

NanoDays 2013 - sharing photos from your event

March 13, 2013
Catherine McCarthy
We are always excited to see photos of your NanoDays 2013 events - in particular we love to get photos of your NanoDays team. NanoDays 2011 at the Sciencenter in Ithaca, NY Here’s how: 1. Take some photos of your...