NISE Network Blog
Tweet about NanoDays!
February 29, 2012
KC
NanoDays 2012 is just around the corner! We'd love to hear your 140-character stories, comments, and/or advice on Twitter. Just be sure to use #nanodays. Good luck with your planning and preparation! Note: the Twitter bird was unavailable for this...
Nano Love
February 14, 2012
Vrylena Olney
Michael Wilson (aka "Coma Niddy"), who also happens to be an Explainer at the New York Hall of Science , created this nano-themed music video for Valentine's Day: The lyrics are posted below, you can find citations and more information...
Partner Highlight: Arizona Science Center
February 7, 2012
Frank Kusiak
The Arizona Science Center , a NISE Net Partner since 2009, has been a model partner to those of us in the Southwest Region. With a lot of help from staff like Rei Cameron, Laura Martin, Joshua Sheehan, and Sari...
The Making of a NanoDays Kit - time lapse video
February 1, 2012
KC
What exactly does it take to make a NanoDays kit? Oh, only 650 personhours, 3,600 boxes, over a mile of reinforced tape (6,000ft!), and a lot of love. See the whole process here ! (Don't worry, it won't take you...
Missing your Ball Sorter sieves?
January 12, 2012
KC
Our apologies for not communicating this better, but the sieves for the Ball Sorter activity (NanoDays 2012) will be shipped in the same box as the nano gold. The sieves did not arrive at the warehouse in time to pack...
Black gold....not the Texas tea variety
January 3, 2012
KC
Unfortunately, this is not a story about a man named Jed, who could barely keep his family fed; who became a millionaire and subsequently moved away from there. No, this is a story about a solution of nano gold and...
Partner Highlight: International Partner - El Laberinto de las Ciencias y las Artes, San Luis Potosí, México
January 3, 2012
Rashmi Nanjundaswamy
We would like to welcome the science center Laberinto de las Ciencias y las Artes (Labyrinth of Science and Art, by its name in Spanish) as a NISE Net international member. Since Laberinto opened in 2008, their visitors have had...
Partner Highlight: Imaginarium of South Texas
December 30, 2011
Aaron Guerrero
The Imaginarium of South Texas in Laredo, TX has been an involved member of the NISE Network since 2008 when they first started hosting NanoDays events. This past year they took their programming to a new level by adopting the...
Nano mini-exhibition applications now available
December 21, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
We are pleased to announce that online applications are now available for NISE Network museum partners to apply for a free copy of the Nano mini-exhibition. Online applications are due March 1, 2012. Nano is an interactive exhibition that engages...
NanoDays 2012 kits ship soon
December 21, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
NanoDays kits will be shipped in early January, 2012. Please note that the kit will come in three separate boxes this year: very large box containing almost everything (30"x20"x18" in size) flat box with the Build a Giant Puzzle activity...