biomimicry
![A lotus leaves in a small, man-made concrete pond.](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/9072/lotus_leaf_rep_image.png?h=102304da&itok=MqxUhi7C)
Zoom into a Lotus Leaf video
In this video, learners get an up close look at the tiny nanostructures that give the leaf its unique superhydrophobic behavior.
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![A person holding an ice cream cone with the text "NANO: I've never had that problem."](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large/public/images/catalog/8901/nano_and_me_screen_shot_2012_0.png?itok=D9KQsy3Q)
Nano and Me Videos
In these short videos, learners are introduced to simple fundamentals about the nanoscale; topics include the differences between macro and nano silver, gold, aluminum, latex, gravity, and stain free pants.
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![Looking at an opal through a scanning electron microscope](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/8369/opal_sem_small_size.jpg?h=e39eea65&itok=5jTuJe0x)
Colors at the Nanoscale: Butterflies, Beetles and Opals
In this activity, learners will be exposed to the term ‘Photonic Crystals,' explore some of the well-known photonic crystals in nature and will also be able observe one method that scientists use in trying to replicate this process.
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![Scanning Electron Microscope of Synthetic Gecko Tape](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/about/SEM_of_Synthetic_Gecko_Tape.gif?h=96dfc06c&itok=kMwAxIhp)
Biomimicry: Synthetic Gecko Tape through Nanomolding
In this long activity, learners make a synthetic gecko tape with micron sized hairs that mimics that behavior of the gecko foot.
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![A screenshot of the zoom into a nasturtium leaf interactive starting with a nasturtium leaf.](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/about/Nasturtium_screenshot.png?h=6b035c51&itok=4ohzrJxL)
Multimedia Zoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf
This downloadable and online interactive allows learners to travel from the familiar scale of nasturtium leaf to DNA deep within the plant's cell.
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![Exploring Products - Nano Fabrics acitivty components including signs, guides, and mini pants coated with nano materials](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/nano_fabric_kit_materials_0.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=ma0DEyZj)
Exploring Products - Nano Fabrics
In this activity, learners investigate the hydrophobic properties of pants made from nano fabric and ordinary fabric.
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![image of a handprint that was created using heat sensitive liquid crystals suspended in thermal paper](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/MatsLC_handprint_Dec08.jpg?h=c210faf1&itok=6YeuUVKY)
Exploring Materials - Liquid Crystals
In this activity, learners will investigate the properties of a heat sensitive liquid crystal and make their own liquid crystal sensor to take home.
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![Large blue and orange interactive exhibit that features the properties of blue butterfly wings on the nanoscale. Exhibit has three boxes with preserved butterflies under a light and a large sign going into detail on nanostructures](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/1638/v2.0_changing_colors_1.jpg?h=a5b6522a&itok=AlkQ4DkI)
Changing Colors exhibit
An exhibit that was part of the Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal? exhibition that shows how some high-tech nanomaterials mimic natural phenomena.
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Scientific Image - Liquid Crystal
Magnified image of liquid crystal using an Optical Microscope.
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![Liquid crystal display activity components including signs, guides, craft materials, safety gear, and liquid crystal material](https://nisenet.org/sites/default/files/styles/curated_list_large_cropped/public/images/catalog/liquid_crystal_displays.jpg?h=d02e55a0&itok=qszCXtrx)
Exploring Products - Liquid Crystal Displays
In this activity, learners investigate temperature-sensitive liquid crystal sheets and liquid crystal displays from a calculator.
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