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The Water Race: Hydrophobic & Hydrophilic Surfaces

[1] : Classroom activity [2]

The Water Race: Hydrophobic & Hydrophilic Surfaces

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Overview
The Water Race: Hydrophobic & Hydrophilic Surfaces
Rae Ostman [4]
Linked product
image/jpeg iconimg_0020.jpg [5]

Description: 

This activity developed by NNIN explores how nanotechnology can be used to change the properties of a copper surface so that it either attracts or repels water. It is appropriate for middle school and high school students.
Credits

This product is created by another institution or funding from another grant.

Funding: 

NSF

Owning institution: 

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Nano Topics

[6], [7]

Audience

[8]

Tags

[9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22]

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Catalog section: 

Programs

What kind of program?: 

Classroom activity

Nano topics: 

Fundamentals
Materials, tools, and applications

Audience: 

15 and up

Content keywords: 

hydrophobic
hydrophilic
self-assembly
lotus leaf
lotus effect
pants
nanopants
nano pants
water
lotus
hydro
phobic
surface
droplet

Highlight this product during NanoDays?: 

0

K-12: 

This product would be useful for K-12 teachers.
Resources

Links: 

NNIN - The Water Race: Hydrophobic & Hydrophilic [23]
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Source URL: http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/water_race_hydrophobic_hydrophilic_surfaces

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[1] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs
[2] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/classroom_activity
[3] http://www.nisenet.org/node/7856/filefield_compress/all
[4] http://www.nisenet.org/users/rae_ostman
[5] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/images/catalog/7856/img_0020_1.jpg
[6] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/fundamentals
[7] http://www.nisenet.org/category/nano-interests/materials-tools-applications
[8] http://www.nisenet.org/category/audience/15
[9] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/hydrophobic
[10] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/hydrophilic
[11] http://www.nisenet.org/category/catalog-exhibits/self-assembly
[12] http://www.nisenet.org/category/files-keywords/lotus-leaf
[13] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/lotus-effect
[14] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/pants
[15] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nanopants
[16] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/nano_pants
[17] http://www.nisenet.org/category/files-keywords/water
[18] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/lotus
[19] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/hydro
[20] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/phobic
[21] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/surface
[22] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/topics/droplet
[23] http://www.nnin.org/nnin_k12surface.html