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NanoDays 2014 kit applications - due December 1, 2013

September 26, 2013

Apply now for a NanoDays 2014 physical kit! NanoDays 2014 will be held from March 29 through April 6, 2014. NanoDays is a week of community-based educational outreach events to raise public awareness of nanoscale science, technology and engineering throughout...

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

Annual Partner Survey to launch in late October 2013

September 18, 2013

We are excited to announce that this year’s NISE Net Annual Partner Survey will be launching in late October! This survey represents an integral component of our ongoing efforts to understand, enhance, and expand the NISE Net partner experience, and...

Welcome to the September Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's New? → Mini-Grant Applications Now Open! The NISE Net 2014 Mini-Grants application is now available. Planning to apply? For details about

Nano Bite: September 2013

The University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC-CEIN), based at UCLA, does a great job of reaching broad audiences and fostering collaborations. In order to reach broad audiences outside of academia, the UC-CEIN partners with Cal Poly...

Partner Highlight: University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

August 30, 2013

Frank Kusiak

What’s a Mini-Grant? The NISE Network is once again making available a limited number of small, one-time awards to support initiatives by NISE Net partners to engage their local audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology topics. Requests can be...

NISE Network 2014 Mini-Grant Application Now Open! (Applications due November 1, 2013)

August 21, 2013

Christina Akers

Common Sense Media features DIY Nano as their "iPhone App of the Week" !

August 20, 2013

Common Sense Media has featured the NISE Network's DIY Nano as their "iPhone App of the Week" this week! DIY Nano makes nanotechnology understandable for kids and gives them ways to experiment with the tiniest bits of engineering and science...

Dear {FIRST_NAME|NISE Net Partner}, Welcome to the August Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's New? → Planning for Mini-Grants The NISE Net 2014 Mini-Grant application will open by September 1. Planning

Nano Bite: August 2013

Welcome to the July Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's New? → Online Brown-Bag Conversations In the coming months, the NISE Network will continue to offer a series of online brown-bag

Nano Bite: July 2013

At our reverse site visit at NSF this week, Mihail Roco, NSF's Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, suggested that NISE Net envision its activities in the years ahead to encompass the applications that will be made possible by convergence. See the...

Convergence of Knowledge, Technology, and Society

June 17, 2013

Larry Bell

Welcome to the June Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's New? → Online Brown-Bag Conversations In the coming months, the NISE Network will continue to offer a series of online brown-bag

Nano Bite: June 2013

NISE Net partner Becky Wolfe of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis recently shared some fun nano math she and a colleague calculated over lunch: We were talking at lunch today (we being my fellow museum educators) about the recent mini-marathon...

Fun with Nano Numbers!

June 5, 2013

Eli Bossin

In February of 2013, longtime NISE Net children’s museum partner, the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology in Troy, NY (CMOST) , announced that it will become part of SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) . Under CNSE's...

Partner Highlight: Nano Extravaganza in New York’s Capital Region!

June 4, 2013

Ali Jackson

Welcome to the May Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). NanoDays 2013 → Thank You! Share your NanoDays Photos Over 200 NanoDays events took place across the country this year from March

Nano Bite: May 2013

The South Dakota Discovery Center (SDDC) has always promoted cutting edge science and supported youth in their community. Currently touring the Nano mini-exhibit to schools and libraries throughout the Dakotas, SDDC works hard to bring their programming to students in...

Partner Highlight: BIG nano Experiences at the South Dakota Discovery Center

April 25, 2013

Christina Akers

DIY Nano App now available for the iPad!

April 24, 2013

Description: The DIY Nano app (for iPhones) and DIY Nano HD (for iPads) allows families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go! The apps provide free, easy to use, hands-on activities...

As we approach another summer season, we’d like to highlight a two day workshop held last summer by NISE Net partner, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon. In July of 2012, OMSI was invited to participate in a unique summer STEM camp program called Adelante Chicas, to present creative and hands-on experiments on nanotechnology.

Exploring Products - Nano Fabrics activity components. The water dropper, nano fabric, and tray.

Partner Highlight: Adelante Chicas Summer Camp

April 1, 2013

Tim Hecox

Welcome to the March Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). NanoDays 2013, March 30-April 7 → NanoDays 2013 Training Videos We now have training videos for all 2013 NanoDays activities and programs

Nano Bite: March 2013

The NISE Net hosted a series of 4 Nano & Society workshops this past fall that focused on preparing museum educators to engage the public in conversations about the relationship between nanotechnology and society. In addition to learning new hands-on...

Partner Highlight: Arkansas Discovery Network

March 18, 2013

Aaron Guerrero

NanoDays 2013 - sharing photos from your event

March 13, 2013

We are always excited to see photos of your NanoDays 2013 events - in particular we love to get photos of your NanoDays team. NanoDays 2011 at the Sciencenter in Ithaca, NY Here’s how: 1. Take some photos of your...

NanoDays 2013 Training Videos now available!

March 12, 2013

These videos are perfect for NanoDays 2013 staff and volunteer training. Please feel free to distribute these links to people volunteering at your NanoDays event. All of these videos may be downloaded from Vimeo simply by creating a free "basic"...

NanoDays 2013 Reports- tell us about your events!

March 11, 2013

It has come to our attention that a few of the Exploring Properties - Invisibility activities may have been packed incorrectly. Please make sure that you have the following materials: >Activity guide, nanotechnology mirage sheet, and sign (English and Spanish)...

Tell us about your NanoDays 2013 event by filling out the NanoDays Online Report: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1160882/NanoDays-2013-Report We ask that partners hosting NanoDays events report back to the Network about your experiences through this online survey. There are two sections in this...

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NanoDays 2013 - Please double-check your Invisibility activity

March 8, 2013

NanoDays is just around the corner (March 30th - April 7th), and people all over th country are getting ready! Check out the long list of partners who will be hosting NanoDays events. Good luck with your final preparations, and...

NanoDays Across the Nation

March 8, 2013

How does the public make decisions about societal and ethical issues (SEI) in science? We’ve been researching past Nanotechnology Forums and the Would You Buy That? program to identify patterns in how the public responds to the facilitation approaches we...

Evaluation and Research Findings: How does the public make decisions about societal and ethical issues in science? -layering

March 2, 2013

Eli Bossin