NISE Network Blog
The Crab Nebula and Nanotechnology Have Both Changed My Life - Have They Changed Yours?
August 26, 2010
Larry Bell
Forty years ago the Crab Nebula changed my life and now nanotechnology is doing the same thing, not just for me but for many people in the NISE Net. Here's my story; share yours by leaving it in a comment...
Nano in the News: Cleaning Water with Nanotech Teabags
August 13, 2010
Vrylena Olney
How often do you think about whether your water will make you sick? I almost never do, but for many people, lack of access to clean drinking water is a huge problem. Frank Kusiak of the Lawrence Hall of Science...
Nano Haiku: Too Small to See
August 9, 2010
Vrylena Olney
New nano looks at structures barely hundredths of visible wavelengths Haiku by Luke Donev of the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX
Nano Haiku: Silver
August 9, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Nano sized silver? It’s antibacterial. And won’t turn you blue. By Leigha Horton of the Science Museum of Minnesota . Check out the NISE Net's Nanosilver: Breakthrough or Biohazard stage demonstration here or watch Alex Fiorentino presenting the program at...
Nano Haiku: Gold
August 9, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Itty-bitty gold, you hold profound potential. Stained glass is cool, too. By Leigha Horton of the Science Museum of Minnesota . Two NISE Net activities that touch on stained glass and/or gold nanoparticles: Nanoparticle Stained Glass (cart demo) Treating Tumors...
Nano Haikus: Nano Walkers
August 4, 2010
Vrylena Olney
I have a well - documented soft spot for nano-themed poetry, so I was excited to find this haiku on Haiku News , a blog that posts news headlines translated into haikus. This one is based on the Daily Mail...
20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 22, 2010
Vrylena Olney
The legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability was signed into law on July 26th twenty years ago. The NISE Net has worked to create products that meet the needs of a diverse group of visitors, including people with...
Nano Haiku: Surface Area
July 13, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Surface to Volume new science with a nano Golden Ratio Haiku by Luke Donev of the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX More information and activities related to surface area: Clark Miller's Real World Nano blog post, "Why...
Call for Network-Wide Meeting Session Ideas
July 13, 2010
Vrylena Olney
We're in the early planning stages for our Network-Wide Meeting, scheduled for October 26 - 28 in San Francisco, and we want to hear from you. We're planning a series of sessions focused on the ways that our partners are...
2010 Kavli Price in Nanoscience
June 10, 2010
Vrylena Olney
The Kavli Prize recently announced their 2010 winners, and Don Eigler of IBM's Almaden Research Centre and Nadrian Seeman of New York University won in the nanoscience category. Eigler was the first person to move an individual atom in a...