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Blog: Nano exhibition

Nanostructures: Nature vs. Engineering and the Nano Exhibit

Partner Highlight: NANOMonth: The Museum of Life and Science goes big on things that are really small

February 28, 2019
Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science
On certain Saturdays throughout the year the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC, hosts local scientists in The Lab to show off some of their most recent research. For the entire month of February we partnered with Dr...

NISE Network sending partners with Nano exhibition a refill kit to extend the life of the exhibition

December 1, 2016
Christina Leavell
What’s the hottest item of the 2016 Holiday Season? The Nano mini-exhibition refill kit of course! The NISE Network has developed a kit of resources to replenish select components of the Nano mini-exhibition. Partner sites receiving the refill kit have...

Partner Highlight: More Than Meets the “I” at Brooklyn Children’s Museum

February 23, 2015
Marcos Stafne, PhD, Brooklyn Children’s Museum
How do you get a science center, technology museum, a national science network, a public library system, a 3D printing service and marketplace, a camera company, and a university research center to work together—you just have to pick up the...

Partner Highlight: The Nano Lab at the Imaginarium Science Center, Fort Myers, Florida

October 1, 2014
Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science, and Sarah Von Williamsen, Imaginarium Science Center
The Imaginarium Science Center in Fort Myers, Florida was awarded a 2014 NISE Net mini-grant and used the funding to expand and enhance their current nano exhibit, the Nano Lab . This expansion was designed to complement the NISE Net...

Traveling Exhibitions: A quick primer on nano-related traveling exhibitions

September 18, 2014
Ali Jackson
Is your institution loo king to add components or square footage to a copy of the NISE Network's Nano mini-exhibition ?Are you hoping to drive attendance with educational, innovative, hands-on temporary exhibitions about nano? You’re in luck! We’ve put together...

Partner Highlight: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Due!

September 3, 2014
Christina Akers, Science Museum of Minnesota and Midwest Regional Hub Leader
Are you thinking about applying for a 2015 NISE Network mini-grant ? Then keep two important things in mind: 1) applications are due October 1, 2014 and 2) there are four years worth of examples for you to draw from...
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Making the most of your mini-exhibition: Marketing Guide

July 22, 2014
Christina Akers
Pictured: WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology in Bloomington, IN This blog post is part of a series providing information for organizations hosting the Nano mini-exhibition created by the NISE Network about the use, maintenance, and general ways to...
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Making the most of your mini-exhibit: Shipping & Receiving

July 22, 2014
Christina Akers
This blog post is part of a series providing information for organizations hosting the Nano mini-exhibition created by the NISE Network about the use, maintenance, and general ways to enhance your copy of Nano. Congratulations and thank you for hosting...
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Making the most of your mini-exhibition: Getting Started

July 22, 2014
Christina Akers
This blog post is part of a series providing information for organizations hosting the Nano mini-exhibition created by the NISE Network about the use, maintenance, and general ways to enhance your copy of Nano. Whether you are currently hosting Nano...