NISE Network Blog

Classroom Nano: Homeschool Workshop

December 17, 2009

Many of our partners have indicated that they do classroom activities of some type, so I'm going to be highlighting a few examples of partners incorporating nano into classroom programs. image by James Sarmiento Jayatri Das of the Franklin Institute...

Nanoscale science gets a new periodic table, Nanopants skew public perception - news from the 2009 NSF NSE Meeting

December 17, 2009

Carol Lynn Alpert

A new systematic framework for unifying and defining nanoscience was put forth at the 2009 NSF NSE grantees meeting last week in Arlington, Virginia. Donald Tomalia, director of the National Dendrimer and Nanotechnology Center at Central Michigan University, presented the...

Let it snow: nano structures and self-assembly

December 7, 2009

Designer snowflake video courtesy Kenneth Libbrecht of CalTech, www.snowcrystals.com Between the snow we got on the east coast this weekend and Winter officially beginning on December 21st, it seems like a good time to break out some of our snowflake...

Advances in Partnerships and Conjugates: the Fall MRS Meeting

December 4, 2009

Carol Lynn Alpert

Partnerships between nano and materials research centers and science museums are well and thriving, as evidenced by a round of talks delivered at the Fall 09 MRS Meeting “Materials Education Symposium,” curated by NISE Net friends Eric Marshall and Julie...

Nano Passports and NanoDays updates

December 4, 2009

NanoDays 2008 at the Museum of Science, Boston At last year's NanoDays, staff at the Chabot Space & Science Center created NanoDays passports for visitors. Lisa Hoover , the Galaxy Explorers Program Manager at Chabot, explained that they create passports...

Never be without nano again.

November 24, 2009

Our friends at the Woodrow Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) recently unveiled an iPhone application version of their Consumer Products Inventory . Launched in 2006, the inventory catalogs manufacturer-identified nanotechnology-based consumer products, letting you browse by category, country...

Nano Haiku: Outreach

November 12, 2009

Another haiku by Mike Falvo of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: We Struggle to show The size of a molecule. Kids wait patiently. Thanks, Mike!

Working with Researchers

November 6, 2009

Photo from the NISE Net Annual Meeting by Emily Maletz Graphic Design At the NISE Net Annual Meeting last September, we asked participants about their favorite nano educational experiences. Many talked about how exciting it is when researchers connect with...

Partnering Tips

November 5, 2009

Jayatri Das of the Franklin Institute with a demo about using nano-iron to clean up groundwater, created in partnership with the Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science. Photo by Emily Maletz Graphic Design. Some tips from informal science education people...

Nano Haiku: Dancing Molecules

November 5, 2009

Just beyond our reach, vibrating perpetually, the molecules dance. by Mike Falvo of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.