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Real World Nano: Nanotechnology for Human Enhancement: What Does the Public Think?
April 27, 2010
Clark Miller, Arizona State University
In 2002, two scientific leaders at the US National Science Foundation, Mihail Roco and William Bainbridge, edited a report entitled Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance . The report highlights nanotechnology for its ability to drive a convergence of technologies...
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Real World Nano: Why Does Nano Matter? Bio-Non-Bio Interfaces
April 22, 2010
Clark Miller, Arizona State University
What would it mean if biological and non-biological systems were not just fully connectable but fully interchangeable? That’s one of the questions that nanotechnology poses for us. More than any other field of scientific inquiry, nanotechnology operates at the basic...
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Nano Bite: April 2010
Welcome to the April Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). April 22nd is Earth Day! There are tons of potential nano tie-ins, including videos, podcasts, presentations, and demos related to energy, solar
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Earth Day 2010
March 26, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Earth Day is April 22nd , and there are lots of potential Earth Day - nano ties. Here's a sample of resources, activities, and articles that might be relevant: → Energy (general) NISE Net Stage Presentation: Energy and Nanotechnology (be...
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What could YOU do for NanoDays?
NanoDays activities often bring...
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Spring Professional Development Opportunities
March 16, 2010
Vrylena Olney
We'll be at both the Materials Research Society's Meeting in San Francisco and the Association of Children's Museums Interactivity 2010 Annual Meeting in St. Paul, MN this spring. MRS - April 5 - 9 There are three different NISE Net-related...
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Education and Outreach Events at the MRS Meeting
March 10, 2010
Vrylena Olney
It's all- MRS -all-the-time around here lately (see here , here , and here )! Which is fine, because our partners at MRS are lovely. Also lovely: science education and outreach events at the MRS Spring Meeting ! There are...
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MAKING STUFF Frequently Asked Questions
March 10, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Last week I posted information about the small grants MRS and WGBH are offering to organize outreach events around the premiere of Making Stuff . Apparently, a lot of folks have had similar questions about the outreach events, so the...
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Posters, Presentations, and Broader Impacts
March 8, 2010
Vrylena Olney
The NISE Net is sponsoring a bunch of professional development opportunities at the upcoming Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in San Francisco, April 5 - 9. Admission is included in meeting registration for all of these workshops, no additional registration...
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Nano Bite: March 2010
Welcome to the March Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Happy NanoDays! → Training NanoDays volunteers Karine Thate and Alex Fiorentino, Education Associates at the Museum of Science , graciously shared with
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