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The Crab Nebula and Nanotechnology Have Both Changed My Life - Have They Changed Yours?
August 26, 2010
Larry Bell
Forty years ago the Crab Nebula changed my life and now nanotechnology is doing the same thing, not just for me but for many people in the NISE Net. Here's my story; share yours by leaving it in a comment...
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Nano in the News: Cleaning Water with Nanotech Teabags
August 13, 2010
Vrylena Olney
How often do you think about whether your water will make you sick? I almost never do, but for many people, lack of access to clean drinking water is a huge problem. Frank Kusiak of the Lawrence Hall of Science...
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Nano Bite: August 2010
Welcome to the August Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). It's August! Congress is on vacation! Perhaps you are, too. In celebration of August, we have a sun-and-sand themed Nano Bite this
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Nano Haiku: Too Small to See
August 9, 2010
Vrylena Olney
New nano looks at structures barely hundredths of visible wavelengths Haiku by Luke Donev of the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX
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Nano Haiku: Silver
August 9, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Nano sized silver? It’s antibacterial. And won’t turn you blue. By Leigha Horton of the Science Museum of Minnesota . Check out the NISE Net's Nanosilver: Breakthrough or Biohazard stage demonstration here or watch Alex Fiorentino presenting the program at...
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Nano Haiku: Gold
August 9, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Itty-bitty gold, you hold profound potential. Stained glass is cool, too. By Leigha Horton of the Science Museum of Minnesota . Two NISE Net activities that touch on stained glass and/or gold nanoparticles: Nanoparticle Stained Glass (cart demo) Treating Tumors...
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Nano Haikus: Nano Walkers
August 4, 2010
Vrylena Olney
I have a well - documented soft spot for nano-themed poetry, so I was excited to find this haiku on Haiku News , a blog that posts news headlines translated into haikus. This one is based on the Daily Mail...
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20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 22, 2010
Vrylena Olney
The legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability was signed into law on July 26th twenty years ago. The NISE Net has worked to create products that meet the needs of a diverse group of visitors, including people with...
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NanoDays 2010 Participants
NanoDays map of participants 2008-2010...
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Nano Haiku: Surface Area
July 13, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Surface to Volume new science with a nano Golden Ratio Haiku by Luke Donev of the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX More information and activities related to surface area: Clark Miller's Real World Nano blog post, "Why...
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Call for Network-Wide Meeting Session Ideas
July 13, 2010
Vrylena Olney
We're in the early planning stages for our Network-Wide Meeting, scheduled for October 26 - 28 in San Francisco, and we want to hear from you. We're planning a series of sessions focused on the ways that our partners are...
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Nano Bite: July 2010
Welcome to the July Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Hello, Summer! → Ice Cream! It's not new, but it is timely: Brad's Recipe for Super-Smooth Ice Cream . Brad Herring of
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2010 Kavli Price in Nanoscience
June 10, 2010
Vrylena Olney
The Kavli Prize recently announced their 2010 winners, and Don Eigler of IBM's Almaden Research Centre and Nadrian Seeman of New York University won in the nanoscience category. Eigler was the first person to move an individual atom in a...
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Nano Bite: June 2010
Welcome to the June Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? Nano Exhibits! Or perhaps more accurately, macro exhibits on nano topics. Here's where to find them: NISE Net Exhibits: →
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Nano Buzz exhibit
An exhibit that was part of the Nanotechnology: What's the Big Deal? exhibition that is a web-based kiosk featuring exhibit-ready access to current nanoscale science, technology and engineering and emerging research in the news.
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Nano Bite: May 2010
Welcome to the May Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Children's Books Next week is National Children's Book Week, which is a nice excuse to remind everyone about some children's books on
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MRS Fall Meeting: Call for Papers
May 4, 2010
Vrylena Olney
Our partners from the Materials Research Society passed the following message on to me-- they're looking for papers and presenters for an Educational Symposium at the Fall 2010 MRS Meeting. -VO This year the MRS 2010 Fall Meeting in Boston...
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Nano Haiku: Update Your Profile!
May 4, 2010
Vrylena Olney
I love to see your Shining face. Please update your Contact info, thanks! by Karen Pollard , Science Museum of Minnesota Maybe when you first logged in you wrote a paragraph about your fascinating work, and included three ways to...
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Real World Nano: Nanotechnology for Human Enhancement: What Does the Public Think?
April 27, 2010
Clark Miller, Arizona State University
In 2002, two scientific leaders at the US National Science Foundation, Mihail Roco and William Bainbridge, edited a report entitled Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance . The report highlights nanotechnology for its ability to drive a convergence of technologies...
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Real World Nano: Why Does Nano Matter? Bio-Non-Bio Interfaces
April 22, 2010
Clark Miller, Arizona State University
What would it mean if biological and non-biological systems were not just fully connectable but fully interchangeable? That’s one of the questions that nanotechnology poses for us. More than any other field of scientific inquiry, nanotechnology operates at the basic...
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Nano Bite: April 2010
Welcome to the April Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). April 22nd is Earth Day! There are tons of potential nano tie-ins, including videos, podcasts, presentations, and demos related to energy, solar
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Earth Day 2010
March 26, 2010
Vrylena Olney
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...
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What could YOU do for NanoDays?
NanoDays activities often bring...
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Spring Professional Development Opportunities
March 16, 2010
Vrylena Olney
We'll be at both the Materials Research Society's Meeting in San Francisco and the Association of Children's Museums Interactivity 2010 Annual Meeting in St. Paul, MN this spring. MRS - April 5 - 9 There are three different NISE Net-related...
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Education and Outreach Events at the MRS Meeting
March 10, 2010
Vrylena Olney
It's all- MRS -all-the-time around here lately (see here , here , and here )! Which is fine, because our partners at MRS are lovely. Also lovely: science education and outreach events at the MRS Spring Meeting ! There are...
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