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NanoDays 2010: Highlights from the Reports
August 27, 2010
Margaret Glass
Summer may be drawing to a close, but the NISE Network is already gearing up for NanoDays 2011. While the finishing touches are put on some new activities and kit contents, I’d like to share some of the feedback collected...
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2010 Network Wide Meeting - Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, October 26 1. Teacher...
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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...
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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...
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Nano Bite: August 2010
Welcome to the August Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). It's August! Congress is on vacation! Perhaps you are, too. In celebration of August, we have a sun-and-sand themed Nano Bite this
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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