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A Vaccine for Last-Minute-Itis
May 26, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
Several times in the past (check the RISE Group Page ), I’ve written about the problem of last-minute-itis among NSF grant proposal writers. Symptoms of this illness are well-known to grant administrators at universities as well as at science museums...
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Nano Jobs: Post-doc position at ASU
May 22, 2009
Vrylena Olney
Robin Marks from the Exploratorium forwarded me an announcement for another post-doctoral position opening up with the Center for Nanotechnology in Society , this time at Arizona State University. They're looking for a coordinator for private sector outreach. The coordinator...
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Nano is bigger than you think: Perspectives on the NNI from INC5
May 21, 2009
Larry Bell
While nano may be about things on a very tiny scale – around 10-9 meters, there is nothing small about the government’s investment in nanoscale research -- it’s now around 10+9 dollars. There were many presentations about the National Nanotechnology...
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NanoDays 2009: What went well & what you'd do differently next time.
May 20, 2009
Beck Tench
NanoDays at Da Vinci Science Center ( See more pictures on Facebook ) LeHigh University and the Da Vinci Science Center sent us an addendum to their NanoDays 2009 Report , which didn't surprise me considering how creatively they've summarized...
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Why fund the NISE Net?
May 20, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
A short time ago, I heard from a veteran program officer in one of the NSF science research directorates that she was skeptical about the strategy of apportioning funds from these directorates to fund the NISE Net. Why not give...
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Washington DC Nano News - Nano'$ Federal Fund$
May 15, 2009
Margaret Glass
authored by Margaret Glass, ASTC Budgets have been rolling out all over DC in the past two weeks, and yesterday we finally got a glimpse of what might be in store for nanotechnology funding – more specifically, funding for education...
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NanoDays Visualized: Kit Activities vs. Non-Kit Activities
May 15, 2009
Beck Tench
Tabletop Activities and Cart Demos for NanoDays 2009: ( Click for full-sized version ) Institutions reporting as of May 15, 2009: 100 Today I've broken down your responses to the following two questions on the NanoDays 2009 Report . We...
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Happy (Belated) Birthday, Richard Feynman!
May 13, 2009
Vrylena Olney
His birthday was Monday, and now it's Wednesday, but better late than never. If you're looking for something to celebrate, Nobel Prize-winner Richard Feynman’s birthday was May 11th. In 1959, Feynman gave a lecture titled There's Plenty of Room at...
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Keeping up with the Nanos
May 13, 2009
Vrylena Olney
I've been paying more attention lately to bloggers and tweeters (twitterers?) writing and posting about nano topics. Here are a few that I've been enjoying: 2020 Science , by Andrew Maynard, both a blog AND a twitter feed . The...
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NISE Net is the new grey goo!
May 10, 2009
Larry Bell
"The Network is going to grow. I don’t think you can stop it or control it even if you wanted to." So said, Cal Tech nano researcher Mamadou Diallo, a member of the NISE Net’s NSF review panel at a...
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