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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

Welcome to the February Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → Online Brown-Bag Conversations The NISE Network has launched a series of online brown-bag conversations focused on helping NISE Network

Nano Bite: February 2013

In 2008, the University of Maryland Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and the Port Discovery Children’s Museum (PDCM) established a partnership to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning for PDCM visitors. "We believe you are never too young to start learning about STEM, and the earlier we can engage children, the more likely they are to develop a life-long interest in STEM," says Nora Moynihan, Port Discovery Children's Museum's Director of Education.

Partner Highlight: NanoFabulous Exhibition: A Strategic Partnership

February 11, 2013

Jayatri Das

This past October, members of the NISE Net Inclusive Audience team had a unique opportunity to partner with Girls RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) Museum Network to co-host a two-day workshop at the Museum of the North in...

Partner Highlight: NISE Net & Girls RISEnet Partner in Alaska for Gender Equity in STEM Learning

February 4, 2013

Tim Hecox

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

February 2, 2013

Eli Bossin

Welcome to the January Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → Online Brown-Bag Conversations The NISE Network is launching a series of online brown-bag conversations focused on helping NISE Network

Nano Bite: January 2013

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NanoDays 2013 Participants

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Partner Highlight: Very Small Science Creating Very Big Ideas at the Maine Discovery Museum!

January 23, 2013

Ali Jackson

Since the arrival of the Nano exhibition, the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, ME has been working hard to create a lot more excitement about nano science, engineering, and technology! The Maine Discovery Museum (MDM) is the largest children's museum...

Blog post about a guide meant to help you move your science museum beyond event or project-based collaborations with individual researchers toward more robust and sustained partnerships with university centers of research.

A Guide to Building Partnerships between Science Museums and University-Based Research Centers blog

January 15, 2013

Karine Thate

Network-Wide Meeting 2012 presentations available online

January 11, 2013

Powerpoint presentations and links to materials featured during many of the December 2012 Network-Wide Meeting presentations are available online here: http://www.nisenet.org/events/network-wide-and-regional-meetings/2012-network-wide-meeting

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DIY Nano App featured in Wired Magazine's review of apps

January 11, 2013

The NISE Network has created a custom buckyball die for hand-operated roller die-cutting machines so that you can make your own buckyball paper models. We no longer have pre-cut paper buckyballs available for distribution. Instructions on how to order this...

The NISE Network DIY Nano App is featured in Wired Magazine's review of apps! https://www.wired.com/2013/01/app-guide-2012-diy/ The DIY Nano app allows families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go! The app provides...

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Ordering your own buckyball die to make your own paper buckyball models

January 3, 2013

Concurrent Sessions Nano for Everyone...

2012 Network-Wide Meeting Sessions

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Nano Bite: November, 2012

Welcome to the November Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → New in the Catalog: Nano 101 for Staff Training (New 2012 Version) A new and improved version of Nano

Thanks to Annual Partner Survey participants!

November 21, 2012

Many thanks to all those who shared their opinions and experiences in the Annual Partner Survey in October -November, 2012. The survey is part of our ongoing efforts to understand and enhance the NISE Net partner experience. Nearly 300 people...

Thanks for participating in Annual Partner Survey

November 21, 2012

Many thanks to all those who participated in the Annual Partner Survey in October -November, 2012. Survey Background: This survey represents an integral component of our ongoing efforts to understand and enhance the NISE Net partner experience, and as such...

This past summer, the Exploradome at the Saint Louis Science Center was taken over by the science of the small. All summer long, visitors to Amazing Nano Worlds! were immersed in the world of atoms and molecules enlarged 100 million...

Partner Highlight: A Macro Invasion of the Nano Kind - Summer at the Saint Louis Science Center

November 13, 2012

Christina Akers

Welcome to the October Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → Annual Patner Survey Check your inbox - you may have recently received an invitation to participate in the upcoming

Nano Bite: October 2012

NanoDays 2013 kit applications - due December 1, 2012

September 24, 2012

Apply now for a NanoDays 2013 physical kit! NanoDays 2013 will be held on March 30 through April 7, 2013. NanoDays is a week of community-based educational outreach events to raise public awareness of nanoscale science, technology and engineering throughout...

Annual Partner Survey to launch in late October 2012

September 24, 2012

We are excited to announce that the NISE Net Annual Partner Survey will be launched in late October! This survey represents an integral component of our ongoing efforts to understand and enhance the NISE Net partner experience, and as such...

Public programs, hands-on activities, and professional development resources about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.

NanoDays 2012 Digital Kit

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DIY Nano App Wins Parents' Choice Award!

September 14, 2012

The DIY Na noApp has just been awarded a Silver Honor award for mobile apps. The Fall 2012 Parents' Choice review states, "DIY Nano is a lovely way to provide hands on, accessible science learning to your child." "It offers...

Welcome to the September Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → New in the Catalog: Big Fish, Little Fish Big Fish, Little Fish is a cart demo that focuses on

Nano Bite: September 2012