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Nano Ice Cream

In this public presentation, a presenter will demonstrate how liquid nitrogen cools a creamy mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

DESCRIPTION

Nano Ice Cream is a public presentation demonstrating how liquid nitrogen cools a creamy mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

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  • Nano ice cream activity Mr. O video screenshot of hand pouring half and half cream into a bowl
  • Person wearing red safety gloves liquid nitrogen being poured into a vat of cream
  • Nano ice cream activity Mr. O video screenshot showing presenter 's hand pouring whipping cream into bowl
  • Nano ice cream activity Mr. O video screenshot showing bowl of ingredients freezing
  • Nano ice cream activity Mr. O video schreenshot showing presenter wearing safety goggles and gloves
  • Nano ice cream activity Mr. O video screenshot of hand pouring half and half cream into a bowl
  • Person wearing red safety gloves liquid nitrogen being poured into a vat of cream
  • Nano ice cream activity Mr. O video screenshot showing presenter 's hand pouring whipping cream into bowl
  • Nano ice cream activity Mr. O video screenshot showing bowl of ingredients freezing

DESCRIPTION

Nano Ice Cream is a public presentation demonstrating how liquid nitrogen cools a creamy mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

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OBJECTIVES

BIG IDEA

Learn how liquid nitrogen cools the ice cream at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine-grained (nano) ice cream.

LEARNING GOALS

  • Liquid Nitrogen cools the cream at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine-grained crystals that are nanosized.

  • Nano is very, very small.

NANO CONTENT MAP

Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.

Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2009
OWNING INSTITUTION

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science

FUNDING

Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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