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Tweet about NanoDays!
February 29, 2012
KC
NanoDays 2012 is just around the corner! We'd love to hear your 140-character stories, comments, and/or advice on Twitter. Just be sure to use #nanodays. Good luck with your planning and preparation! Note: the Twitter bird was unavailable for this...
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Nano Love
February 14, 2012
Vrylena Olney
Michael Wilson (aka "Coma Niddy"), who also happens to be an Explainer at the New York Hall of Science , created this nano-themed music video for Valentine's Day: The lyrics are posted below, you can find citations and more information...
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Nano Bite: February 2012
Welcome to the February Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → Nano Mini-Exhibition Applications Available We are pleased to announce that the online application remains open for NISE Network museum
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Nano Bite: January 2012
Welcome to the January Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → NanoDays 2012 Physical Kits Awarded Regional hub leaders are contacting NanoDays Physical Kit applicants individually regarding awards. As always
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Partner Highlight: Arizona Science Center
February 7, 2012
Frank Kusiak
The Arizona Science Center , a NISE Net Partner since 2009, has been a model partner to those of us in the Southwest Region. With a lot of help from staff like Rei Cameron, Laura Martin, Joshua Sheehan, and Sari...
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The Making of a NanoDays Kit - time lapse video
February 1, 2012
KC
What exactly does it take to make a NanoDays kit? Oh, only 650 personhours, 3,600 boxes, over a mile of reinforced tape (6,000ft!), and a lot of love. See the whole process here ! (Don't worry, it won't take you...
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NanoDays 2012 Participants
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Missing your Ball Sorter sieves?
January 12, 2012
KC
Our apologies for not communicating this better, but the sieves for the Ball Sorter activity (NanoDays 2012) will be shipped in the same box as the nano gold. The sieves did not arrive at the warehouse in time to pack...
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2014 Digital Kit Download
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Black gold....not the Texas tea variety
January 3, 2012
KC
Unfortunately, this is not a story about a man named Jed, who could barely keep his family fed; who became a millionaire and subsequently moved away from there. No, this is a story about a solution of nano gold and...
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Partner Highlight: International Partner - El Laberinto de las Ciencias y las Artes, San Luis Potosí, México
January 3, 2012
Rashmi Nanjundaswamy
We would like to welcome the science center Laberinto de las Ciencias y las Artes (Labyrinth of Science and Art, by its name in Spanish) as a NISE Net international member. Since Laberinto opened in 2008, their visitors have had...
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Partner Highlight: Imaginarium of South Texas
December 30, 2011
Aaron Guerrero
The Imaginarium of South Texas in Laredo, TX has been an involved member of the NISE Network since 2008 when they first started hosting NanoDays events. This past year they took their programming to a new level by adopting the...
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Nano mini-exhibition applications now available
December 21, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
We are pleased to announce that online applications are now available for NISE Network museum partners to apply for a free copy of the Nano mini-exhibition. Online applications are due March 1, 2012. Nano is an interactive exhibition that engages...
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NanoDays 2012 kits ship soon
December 21, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
NanoDays kits will be shipped in early January, 2012. Please note that the kit will come in three separate boxes this year: very large box containing almost everything (30"x20"x18" in size) flat box with the Build a Giant Puzzle activity...
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NanoDays 2012 kits awarded
December 21, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
Regional hub leaders are contacting NanoDays physical kit applicants individually regarding awards. As always, making decisions was a difficult process with only 225 physical kits to award. We encourage all those who were not awarded a physical kit to utilize...
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Nano Bite: December 2011
Welcome to the December Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → NanoDays Physical Kit Applications Close December 8 There are only a few more days to apply for NanoDays 2012
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Compelling Need for Nano Education
December 7, 2011
Larry Bell
Day 2 of the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantee Conference in DC on December 6 had a signficant focus on education. As a discussant following one of the panels, Bob Chang, Director of the Nanotechnology Center for Learning and Teaching...
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Where is nano research happening?
December 7, 2011
Larry Bell
Where is the research happening? Is the National Nanotechnology Initiative continuing to grow? What are the focus areas? Mike Roco, who leads NSF's nanoscale science and engineering work, shared the following images at the annual Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference...
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NanoDays 2012 kit application deadline is December 8th
December 5, 2011
Catherine McCarthy
The deadline for applying for NanoDays physical kits is Thursday, December 8th! Similar to past years, we expect to reeive many more applications than kits, and once again this will be a competitive process. If your organization is not awarded...
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Partner Highlight: Las Cruces Museum of Natural History
November 22, 2011
Tim Hecox
Located within a public school system where 73% of the students are Hispanic, the Las Cruces Museum of Natural History (LCMNH) in Las Cruces, New Mexico strives to find new and successful ways to reach their vastly diverse and often...
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Nano Bite: November 2011
Welcome to the November Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → NanoDays! Applications are now open for NanoDays 2012 Physical kits ! NanoDays, a week of community-based educational outreach events
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NanoDays Highlights: Nanoscientists Attack!
November 10, 2011
Vrylena Olney
Looking for ideas for NanoDays 2012 ? I'll be highlighting some examples of NanoDays activities from the 2011 NanoDays reports in the NISE Net blog over the next few weeks. A number of partners last year included science theater in...
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NSTA Article: Nanoscience with 3rd Graders
November 9, 2011
Vrylena Olney
Before Troy Dassler was coordinating outreach and labs at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery , he was an elementary school teacher helping his students explore nanoscale science. Troy recently wrote an article for the October 2011 issue of NSTA's Science...
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Partner Highlight: Port Discovery Children's Museum
November 9, 2011
Jayatri Das
Did you catch the new Nano mini-exhibition on display in the NISE Network booth at ASTC this year? After the exhibit hall closed down, the mini-exhibition made its way to its new home at Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore...
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NanoDays Highlights: Involving Industry
November 2, 2011
Vrylena Olney
Looking for ideas for NanoDays 2012 ? I'll be highlighting some examples of NanoDays activities from the 2011 NanoDays reports in the NISE Net blog over the next few weeks. I encourage you to get in touch with the partners...
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