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National Chemistry Week (NCW) organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) encourages chemists and chemistry enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local level. Local Sections, businesses, schools, and individuals are invited to organize or participate in events in...

To understand why the nanoscale is different, we need to appreciate just how small it is. One common way to represent the nanoscale visually relies on scale ladders, diagrams that show how objects are related by size. Using existing research...

Nanolab is an immersive exhibit space, with activities and interactive components suitable for visitors of all ages. NanoLab explores how nanoscientists use special devices and laboratories to build and manipulate materials on the nanoscale. Visitors can dress up like a...

Atoms to Atoms is an activity that can be used as a engaging game for training facilitators in talking about chemistry and our perceptions around it, or as a longer activity to supplement the hands-on activities in your kit. Atoms...

The American Chemical Society produces Reactions Everyday Chemistry videos, stories, and infographics covering a wide variety of chemistry topics including many about nanoscale science. Example: How Can You See an Atom? video The World's Smallest Robots: Rise of the Nanomachines...

Vector illustrations of ball-and-stick models of a salt structure on a black or white background.

Vector illustrations of ball-and-stick models of carbon nanotube structures on a black or white background.

Vector illustrations of ball-and-stick models of ice structure on a black or white background.

Vector illustrations of ball-and-stick models of a graphite structure on a black or white background.

Vector illustrations of ball-and-stick models of a graphene structure on a black or white background.

Vector illustrations of ball-and-stick models of a diamond structure on a black or white background.

Vector illustrations of ball-and-stick models of a buckyball on a black or white background.

This video follows the adventures of youth characters and their subatomic alter egos to explore how electrical conductors and high temperature superconductors work. This video was made as part of the Quarked! website ( www.quarked.org ), a grant-funded collaboration by...

Nano Start Up is a science game for students (kids) in grades 5 – 8 to research and develop a business plan for a nano particle. Nanoparticles and Brain Tumors is a series of videos and online activities for students...

Quarked! - Adventures in the Subatomic Universe brings subatomic physics to life through a multimedia project including an interactive website, a facilitated program for museums and schools, and an educational outreach program. Animated segments focus on the adventures of Ushi...

NanoSpace is a web-based, virtual theme park for children of all ages! Explore the world of atoms and molecules with games, activities and short animations in a fun-filled amusement park and learning environment launched in 2012.

"Nanotube Models" is a facilitated tabletop program aimed at educating the public about the properties and applications of carbon nanotubes. Visitors will be able to use Molecular Visions model kits to build carbon nanotubes. The models can be started by...