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March 31, 2009
Vrylena Olney
Submit your NanoDays report by May 1st, and we'll enter you in a drawing for a free registration to either the Association of Science-Technology Centers Conference in Fort Worth or the Materials Research Society 2009 Fall Meeting in Boston. If...
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Nano Haiku: Societal Implications
March 27, 2009
Vrylena Olney
On societal implications, by Anders Liljeholm: Tiny Particles are the wave of the future Or they'll kill us all.
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Nano Haiku - April
March 27, 2009
Vrylena Olney
Untitled Margaret Glass Raindrops roll and drop from a hydrophobic leaf leaving it clean (Dew on Nasturtium Leaf image by Elucidate )
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Twitter #NanoDays
March 26, 2009
Vrylena Olney
If you're going to be tweeting NanoDays, use the #nanodays hashtag so we can follow your progress on twitter! Thanks to Andrew Maynard of the Wilson Center for the suggestion! Andrew is speaking at the Lemelson Center (part of the...
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Professional Development Opportunities at MRS
March 25, 2009
Vrylena Olney
Attending the 2009 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting this April? Don't miss their three new professional development workshops : Instructional Seminar -- Mastering Public Presentations Monday April 13th 3:00-5:00 p.m. Moscone West Convention Center Room 2003 2nd Floor Sponsored by...
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Nano Jobs
March 24, 2009
Vrylena Olney
The University of Wisconsin – Madison MRSEC carbon nanotube balloon building activity and the magic sand/nanosurfaces activity . You can check out more examples of their products and resources at http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/nano. One of the postdoctoral positions available will focus on...
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DragonflyTV Nano
March 24, 2009
Vrylena Olney
Jasmine and Melinda beneath a nasturtium leaf umbrella DragonflyTV , the PBS science show for 'tweens, recently finished six new episodes of DragonflyTV Nano . The season, featuring real kids conducting inquiry-based investigations, was filmed at a number of NISE...
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Nano at the Association of Children's Museums Interactivity Conference
March 23, 2009
Vrylena Olney
A bunch of NISE Net-ers (including Rae Ostman , Steve Hale , Keith Ostfeld , and Krystal Willeby ) will be at the Association of Children's Museums Interactivity Conference. Stop by booth #48 if you're attending ACM InterActivity in Philadelphia...
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Dimensions Issue on Communicating Nano Available for Download
March 19, 2009
Vrylena Olney
The January/February 2008 issue of ASTC Dimensions is now available for download ! The issue is all about communicating science at the nanoscale, and it features articles by a number of NISE Net members, including: -Thoughtful decisions: The Evaluation of...
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Vote on your favorite nano video!
March 18, 2009
Vrylena Olney
The American Chemical Society is holding a video contest to answer the question, "What is 'nano'?" Check out the entries here and vote on your favorite! The NISE Net's own Anders Liljeholm submitted the above Introduction to Nano video...
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