Earth Day is April 22nd, and there are lots of potential Earth Day - nano ties. Here's a sample of resources, activities, and articles that might be relevant:
→ Energy (general)
- NISE Net Stage Presentation: Energy and Nanotechnology (be sure to read comments for adaptations)
- NISE Net Forum: Energy Challenges, Nanotech Solution
→ Solar Cells
- NISE Net Podcast: Nanotechnology’s Role in Making Cheap Solar Power
- Museum of Science New England Cable News segment: Making Solar Energy More Affordable (on solar thin films)
- Museum of Science Podcast: New Solar Cells (on dye-sensitized or Gratzel solar cells)
- YouTube Video: How to Make a Solar Cell with Donuts and Tea (via Wired magazine, the making of a dye-sensitized solar cell with powdered donuts, Passion iced tea, and vodka)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison MRSEC Lab: Titanium Dioxide Raspberry Solar Cell
- Video winner of the second American Chemical Society NanoNation video contest: NanoGirls (they think it's fly when solar cells become more efficient)
→ Water Purification
- DragonflyTV Episode: Water Clean Up (about using nanoiron to clean up pollution in soil and prevent it from getting into drinking water)
- Museum of Science Podcast: Purrifying Pollutants (about using glass to remove oil from water, plus a videocast on the same topic)
→ Light Bulbs
- Museum of Science New England Cable News segment: Building a Better Lightbulb
→ Silver Nanoparticles
- Museum of Science Podcast: Two Sides of the Same Nanoparticle
- DragonflyTV Episode: Nanosilver
- Blog Post: Nano-silver: Old Problems or New Challenges? From 2020science.org
- Hands-on Demo: NanoSilver Socks Presentation developed by students at Arizona State University, in conjunction with the Center for Nanotechnology in Society to explore what happens to nanosilver in every day products.
- ScienCentral Video and Article: Nano Hazards?
→ Gecko Feet
- DragonflyTV Episode: Gecko Feet
- Images: Browse images of gecko feet in the Visualization Lab Image Collection
→ Nasturtium Leaves and Lotus Leaves
- NISE Net Hands-on Activity: Exploring Materials - Nano Fabrics
- NISE Net Cart Demonstration: Lotus Leaf Effect (based on the University of Wisconsin-Madison MRSEC Activity: Nanosurfaces)
- NISE Net Multimedia Zoom: Zoom Into a Nasturtium Leaf
- Images: Browse images of nasturtium leaves in the Visualization Lab Image Collection
- DragonflyTV Episode: Nasturtium Leaves
→ Nanotechnology and the Environment (general)
- Article: The Molecular Economy by David Rejeski
Know of more activities or resources that I haven't included here? Leave a note in the comments!