New Resources for Nano Science Education
UK
People in Nano
The Age of Nanotechnology
Professor James Gimzewski
Presentation from London, UK
1 hour 30 minutes
08-Jul-2008 Electronics channel
About the presentation
James Gimzewski talks about the strongest material ever made, the reality of a space elevator, how the electronics industry kick-started the nanomedicine revolution and the potential for programming single molecules. If that's not enough diversity in one individual, he also shares some of his passion for the artistic interpretation of the nano world.
About the speaker
Jim Gimzewski is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles and Director of the Nano & Pico Characterization Core Facility of the California NanoSystems Institute and the Scientific Director of the Art|Sci Center. Prior to joining the UCLA faculty, he was a group leader at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, where he research in nanoscale science and technology for more than 18 years. Dr. Gimzewski pioneered research on mechanical and electrical contacts with single atoms and molecules using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and was one of the first persons to image molecules with STM. His accomplishments include the first STM-based fabrication of molecular suprastructures at room temperature using mechanical forces to push molecules across surfaces, the discovery of single molecule rotors and the development of new micromechanical sensors based on nanotechnology, which explore ultimate limits of sensitivity and measurement. This approach was recently used to convert biochemical recognition into Nanomechanics. His current interests are in the nanomechanics of cells and bacteria where he collaborates with the UCLA Medical and Dental Schools. He is involved in projects that range from the operation of X-rays, ions and nuclear fusion using pyroelectric crystals, direct deposition of carbon nanotubes and single molecule DNA profiling. Dr. Gimzewski is also involved in numerous art-science collaborative projects that have been exhibited in museums throughout the world.
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The Age of Nanotechnology Professor James Gimzewski Presentation from London, UK 2008-07-08 12:00:00.0 Electronics Channel |
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NanoReisen- Nano Journey, Adventures beyond the decimal
Takes you on an interactive video trip from the world of matter to the nano-cosmos
http://www.nanoreisen.com/english/index.html
Nano Textbook:
Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems
Ben Rogers University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Sumita Pennathur University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Jesse Adams Nevada Nanotech Systems, Inc., Nevada, USA
Series: Mechanical Engineering Series Volume: 29
List Price: $89.95
Cat. #: 8207
ISBN: 9780849382079
ISBN 10: 0849382076
Publication Date: 11/29/2007
Number of Pages: 416
Availability: In Stock
CRC Press
Provides an accessible introduction without sacrificing rigorous scientific details
Covers the seven main facets of nanotechnology: nanomaterials, nanomechanics, nanoelectronics, nanoscale heat transfer, nanophotonics, nanoscale fluid mechanics, and nanobiotechnology
Introduces the historical figures who founded, sculpted, and defined the field as it exists today
Supports the discussion with homework problems, applications, examples, and discussion questions
Compares macroscale systems to those at the nanoscale, showing how scale phenomena affect behavior Solutions
Manual available with qualifying course adoptions!
Although nanotechnology is a hot topic, the search for a true introductory textbook usually comes up cold. Students in a first course on nanotechnology come from a wide variety of backgrounds, so the text must not assume understanding of too much background material, nor be too focused on any particular area. And still, those students are capable of understanding the hard details of the science, so the text must not gloss over the rigorous scientific explanations. Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems fits perfectly between popular science books and high-level treatises, neither of which suit the needs of students approaching this field for the first time.
Working from the ground up, this text provides a detailed yet accessible introduction to the world’s fastest growing field. Through real-world examples, hundreds of homework problems, original illustrations, and a clear approach, the authors accomplish the delicate task of keeping the book engaging while not avoiding real explanations of complex concepts. They take a systems-based approach, demonstrating how an understanding of the various areas underlying nanotechnology come together to create systems with unique functions and characteristics. In every case, comparing nanoscale systems to macroscale systems reveals the complex and fundamental differences between phenomena at different scales and uncovers the specific challenges posed by nanotechnology.
With comprehensive coverage conveyed in an engaging and entertaining style, Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems provides a gateway into the exciting and rapidly evolving area of nanotechnology.
Virgina
"The "UVA Virtual Lab" is an NSF sponsored science education website bringing microelectronics, nanotechnology, and the underlying science to college and pre-college students, as well as members of the general public. It replaces math and jargon with intuitive 3D animations. Microelectronics presentations explain how semiconductors and transistors work, and how they are fabricated in both university labs and billion dollar factories. Nanoscience presentations describe alternate forms of nanocarbon, the process of DNA self-assembly, and the inner workings of instruments used to see at the nanoscale (such as SEMs, AFMs and STMs). These pages link back to basic science presentations on electricity, magnetism and electrical circuits, including "X-ray vision" simulations of common classroom experiments and apparatus. Overall, the website contains over fifty presentations on micro and nanoscience, each illustrated with dozens of virtual reality animations."
UVA Virtual Lab Website: www.virlab.virginia.edu
"Hands-on to Introduction to Nanoscience" Class website
"Under NSF sponsorship, this class was developed to introduce early undergraduates to nanoscience and nanotechnology: The theme? In nanoscience, Newton’s sensible laws are replaced by the weirdness of quantum mechanics. The consequences? First, electrons begin to act like waves - but because all waves are similar, experiments with light and water waves offer insights into electron behavior. Second, at the nanoscale one can no longer use light-image-based microfabrication to make things directly. Instead one has to design the parts so they know how we want them to finally come together (the ultimate example of this self-assembly? DNA synthesis of protein). And finally, to confirm that things worked the way we planned, we need new instrumentation to see things at the nanoscale (such as scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes). The class website provides a full set of PowerPoint lecture notes covering these topics (including figures, animations, readings and lists of demonstration equipment). It also includes full guides to student laboratory use of miniaturized STMs and AFMs. Both lectures and labs make use of 3D animations provided by the sister "UVA Virtual Lab" website focusing on microelectronics, nanotechnology, and their underlying science."
"Hands-on Introduction to Nanoscience" Class Website: http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/Nanoscience_class/Nanoscience_class.htm
As a part of their "UVA Virtual Lab" and "Hands-on Nanoscience" curriculum development efforts, University of Virginia faculty are working with state public school teachers to develop K-12 nanoscience teaching resources. This includes an ongoing effort to identify materials already posted on, or available through, the World Wide Web. Their growing list, complete with descriptions and categorized by the type of teaching material, can be viewed at:
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/Nanoscience_class/Nanoscience_K12_teaching_resources.htm
Virtal Lab tools/experiments for teachers/students
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/easyScan_STM.htm
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/easyScan_AFM.htm
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/SEM.htm
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/SPM_operation.htm
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/SPM_piezoelectric.htm
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/Nanocarbon.htm
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/DNA_close_up.htm
http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/Semiconductor_crystals.htm
MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids Wins 2008 IPPY Book Award
Proving that "small is cool," book that aims to inspire kids about the possibilities of next-generation science and engineering is honored by Independent Publisher for best Juvenile/Young Adult Non-Fiction.
Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) June 4, 2008 -- MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids, written by Marlene Bourne and published by Scottsdale-based Bourne Research LLC, is a bronze medal recipient of the 12th Annual Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Award in the Juvenile/Young Adult Non-Fiction category. Honoring the best independently published books of the past year, more than 3,100 entries came from 16 countries around the world; winners included works from renowned publishers such as Afton Historical Society Press, Harvard University Press and Yale University Press.
"What (the book) does is encourage a student's natural sense of wonder by taking a close look at some of the things in his or her life that might normally receive little more than a passing thought," writes the Virginia Journal of Science Education. "The detailed and colorful images are powerful."
MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids provides a basic introduction to today's coolest technologies. It explores what we can find at the micro- and nano-scale, and then takes a look at various MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) devices and nanomaterials; readers learn how they work and why they're useful in all kinds of products. Although written for students ages 11-14 to inspire interest in science and engineering, younger children and adults may also benefit from the easy-to-read explanations.
Printed by Sentinel Printing Company of St. Cloud, Minnesota, MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids also recently won Gold in the Central Minnesota Printing Professionals 2008 Galley of Superb Printing, a prestigious honor among printers.
MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids (ISBN: 9780979550560; Price: $24.95) is available online at Amazon.com; signed copies of the book can be purchased at www.bourneresearch.com. Bulk discounts are available; please contact Bourne Research at 480-695-0521 for details.
About Bourne Research
Bourne Research LLC is a trusted source of business and market intelligence for global leaders seeking strategic information on emerging technology trends and their business impact. Its founder, Marlene Bourne, is a highly respected industry analyst with nearly 15 years of experience following the development of emerging technologies, and is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts on MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) and its convergence with nanotechnology. For more information, visit www.bourneresearch.com.
The Power of Small
Coming to public television stations in April 2008
Featuring Fred Friendly Seminars of discussions to help the public understand the power of nanotechnology and their future.
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Small is big during NanoDays
April 2008 witnesses the launch of two efforts--with major funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF)--that are intended to promote understanding of nanotechnology among the general public. Nanotechnology is the art and science of manipulating matter at the nanoscale (down to 1/100,000 the width of a human hair) to create new and unique materials and products. It is also the subject of "Nanotechnology: The Power of Small," a three-part, in-depth Fred Friendly Seminars series, airing on public television beginning this month; and NanoDays, a nationwide offering of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impacts.
"Nanotechnology: The Power of Small" brings together policymakers, scientists, journalists and community leaders to explore the promises and problems of this new technology. Guided by John Hockenberry, public radio news anchor and former NBC News correspondent, panelists wrestle with the benefits and risks of nanotechnology in three one-hour programs devoted to the issues of privacy, health and the environment. In "Watching You. Watching Me," panelists explore such questions as whether a tiny implantable sensor is a reasonable way to keep track of a grandparent who may be experiencing dementia. In "Forever Young," they discuss how nanomedicine could greatly expand life expectancy while creating a detailed record of individuals' health indicators. In "Clean, Green and Unseen," panelists look at the allure and the unknowns surrounding promising new consumer products and environmental applications
The series is a co-production of Fred Friendly Seminars, Inc., and ICAN Productions, and is part of a larger project to provide content resources to venues that engage the public in thoughtful deliberation about our technologic future.
"The Fred Friendly Seminars format is a great way to bring these issues alive," says series producer Cynthia Needham of ICAN Productions. "Panelists struggle with the kinds of issues people will confront in the near future, with nanotechnology affecting everything from medicine to alternative energies to the way we approach military engagement. Through the discussion we can see the changes we should expect, and understand the need to make some important decisions now."
More information on "Nanotechnology: The Power of Small," including video clips and local broadcast information, is available at http://www.powerofsmall.org/
Concurrent with "Nanotechnology: The Power of Small," a consortium of science museums is enlightening the public about nanoscale science and engineering through educational programs at more than 100 science museums, research centers and universities across the country comprising the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). Led by Boston's Museum of Science with the Science Museum of Minnesota and San Francisco's Exploratorium, NISE Net is developing and distributing innovative approaches to engaging Americans in nanoscale science and engineering, research and technology.
On April 2 and 3, representatives from NISE Net sites around the country come to Washington, D.C., where they participate in NanoDays activities, held in conjunction with the STEM Education and Nanotechnology Congressional Caucuses. Participants use interactive nanotechnology exhibits to demonstrate the properties of nanoscale materials. Visitors to this event can build models of carbon nanotubes, experiment with gravity and magnetism, and hear directly from nanoscale researchers, among other activities.
Exhibitors include the Association of Science-Technology Centers; Harvard University; Howard University; Fred Friendly Seminars, New York, N.Y., and ICAN Productions, Hyde Park, Vt.; Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, Calif.; Museum of Life and Science, Durham, N.C.; Museum of Science, Boston, Mass.; Oregon Public Broadcasting; The Exploratorium, San Francisco, Calif.; and University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
On Wednesday, April 2, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., the exhibitors attend NanoDays on the Hill, in room 2105 at the Rayburn Building. On Thursday, April 3, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., the exhibitors come to the National Science Foundation's headquarters in Arlington, Va.
More information on NISE Net, including a listing of institutions involved in NanoDays, is available at www.nisenet.org/nanodays
Program Contacts
Valentine H. Kass, NSF (703) 292-5095 vkass@nsf.gov
David A. Ucko, NSF (703) 292-5126 ducko@nsf.gov
Source:NSF
Future tech project can help teachers introduce nanotechnology capabilities to their students
Nokia Morph Concept Video
Morph is a concept demonstrating some of the possibilities nanotechnologies might enable in future communication devices. Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting, and self cleaning. Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes. Nanotechnology enables us to have adaptive materials yet rigid forms on demand.
It is also featured in the MoMA online exhibition "Design and the Elastic Mind". It has been a collaboration project of the Nokia Research Center and Cambridge Nanoscience Center.
Team-based e-learning turns a new page
How do students, who may be located across the globe, collaborate together on team-based project work? European researchers have developed the first online platform that integrates elements of e-learning, social networking and project management to help virtual teams get the most from their practical experience. How do you like to learn? Do you listen to a lecture and take notes, or would you prefer visual diagrams, pictures and handouts?
Whatever your favoured learning style, the listening and watching eventually comes to an end and it is time to ”do“. Project work is one of the best ways to help people put theory into practice, to reinforce and apply new concepts or skills. People also benefit from working in a team, discovering the dynamics of collaboration and teamwork.
”Increasingly, project-centred teaching approaches are being adopted by institutions and enterprises“, says Xuan Zhou, a researcher at the Germany L3S Research Centre. ”Teams, rather than individual students, will work on a given project and where support from teachers will often be substituted by interaction among team members (students). These team members may come from different institutions to provide different competencies and approaches.“
Numerous web-based packages are available that allow people to collaborate on and manage projects among remote teams. But these tend to be geared towards commercial project management and are not focused on project work as a learning process, per se.
The COOPER project has built a platform that meets the growing need for project-based e-learning. The platform combines functionality from project management, social networking methods and traditional e-learning systems. It provides a virtual environment in which geographically dispersed teams can talk together, contact tutors, set up project workflows and submit documents. It is especially for the university sector and companies with an international workforce or that have to train foreign customers.
”Most e-learning systems are based on modules, students work through a curriculum,“ explains Zhou, a member of the COOPER consortium. ”Usually a student has something to learn, and the tutor sets questions or an assignment to test what they have learned. Collaborative learning through teamwork projects need an entire project management system, but with e-learning functionality built in.“
Flexible workflows
The COOPER project realised that its project management tools had to be extremely flexible. ”If team members were sitting together round a table they would have to agree on how to work best together,“ says Zhou. ”Would an individual take overall charge? Who would sign off on which documents, call meetings, or set deadlines? COOPER lets project teams set all these parameters and workflows. The participants’ roles and needs during the project’s life can vary; teams must manage change without requiring the intervention of administrators. The technology lets them easily make these changes.
This flexibility is possible because the COOPER platform uses a technique called Dynamic Process. By integrating Dynamic Process and WebML, a modelling language for web application, it allows the project team to effectively build its own, customised project management system and workflows.
Another important innovation is the integration of several communications systems, including voice over IP (VoIP) and video conferencing. Team members can speak with one another, hold virtual meetings, or leave messages for other team members or tutors.
One of the problems with project-based learning is that its impact is hard to assess. Another arm of the COOPER project has looked at various assessment strategies. The research partners realised that standard question/answer assessments were less suitable. Instead, they are developing tools that follow a system from the Open University of the Netherlands and the Central Institute for Test Development (CITO), which includes long-term assessment schemes.
What's the point?
Sometimes students find teamwork projects vacuous, especially when they know that the final output is deemed less important than the production process. But COOPER gives added value to project results. All the output from projects is analysed and archived to build up a ”project memory bank“. This ”collective memory“ can be used to enhance study programmes and for institutions to provide public information about their curricula and innovative projects.
Three end-user partners are currently testing the COOPER platform. The ALaRI master programme, part of the University of Lugano, and the Alta Scuola Politecnica in Milan are both using COOPER to organise teams of remote students working on real-life problems set by sponsors and external organisations. CoWare, an embedded chip manufacturer, has offices around the globe, and is using the COOPER platform to improve its technical training programmes. Teams of company employees, vendors and engineers in customer companies work through case studies and real-life problems to find solutions and build prototype products.
The project is due to end in March 2008 and the majority of the COOPER platform will be freely downloadable over the web, except some commercial components, such as the visual design tool WebRatio and VoIP, which can be requested under academic license agreement. Project partners will provide consultative services.
Source: ICT Results
News from Nobelprize.org on new educational game
February 22, 2008
From the first X-ray images that allowed us to look inside our bodies to unravelling the complex machinery that lies at the heart of heredity, the Nobel Prizes have recognized many of the major achievements in scientific and medical imaging. Revisiting any of these individual Prizes provides an informative snapshot of the state-of-the-art thinking in imaging at the time of the award. However, an all-together more instructive and revealing vision of how imaging has advanced over the decades can be provided by tracing the development of the field along the path from one Nobel Prize to another.
With this in mind, we have created a new production entitled Imaging Life that combines articles, images and video to reveal the stories behind the advancement of scientific and medical imaging through the Nobel Prizes - some of which you will find listed below. Navigating the timeline allows you to trace the individual paths of illumination that led to each milestone in imaging and see how related Nobel Prizes have changed our view of ourselves and the world around us.
If this leaves you with an appetite to discover more about imaging, you will find plenty more relevant articles, videos and games on Nobelprize.org, examples of which can also be found below. As always, please let us know your opinion of what you find on Imaging Life and Nobelprize.org, or any suggestions for how we might improve the site.
Adam Smith
Editor-in-Chief
IMAGING LIFE
From atoms to X-rays and from magnetism to microscopes, take a trip along the timeline to see how Nobel Prize-awarded breakthroughs in imaging have changed how we view the world around and within us.
Visit Imaging Life
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Scientists Scan Striking Nanoscale Images
By Emmet Cole
02.15.08 | 12:00 AM
Above: This image captured in German labs by Thorsten Dziomba, shows GeSi quantum dots -- a mere 15 nanometers high and 70 nanometers in diameter. Credit: Thorsten Dziomba/Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt and SPMage07
For the first time, late last year, a team of British scientists filmed the nanoscale interaction of an attacking virus with an enzyme and a DNA strand in real time.
This was the latest breakthrough in the advancement of scanning probe microscopes -- the family of nonoptical microscopes researchers use to create striking images through raster scans of individual atoms.
The granddaddy of them all is the scanning tunneling microscope, a 1986 invention that won its creators the Nobel Prize. STMs pass an electrical probe over a substance, allowing scientists to visualize regions of high electron density and infer the position of individual atoms and molecules.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the development of STMs, an international contest -- SPMage07 -- showcasing the best STM images was founded
View the gallery at:
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/02/nano_gallery_jmm?slide=1&slideView=6
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NSF Announces new sites for nano science education
NSF Centers Launch Two Websites for Students, Teachers and You
New resource-rich websites have been launched by two centers funded by the National Science Foundation, the Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) Network and the National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
The NISE Network's Resource Center provides access to a vast collection of educational resources, and visitors to the site can join in this creative community effort. For teachers, students, or anyone interested in nanoscience and the many potential nanotechnology applications, the web site's content includes study materials, academic approaches, collections of graphics, a newsletter, links to other institutions working in the field, and much more.
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/nise-resources/index.php
The NanoEd Resource Portal created by the National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NCLT), is designed to both gather and disseminate information on nano-education related research, nanconcepts, teaching materials, seminars, lectures, degree programs, and more. The purpose of this portal is to provide a ”one-click-resource“ site for the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (NSEE) community, and to inform and educate the next generation of nanoresearchers and teachers. 49 lessons posted for grades 7-12.
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Nanoscience’s Top Publisher, Online Tools Website Enter Partnership
Taylor & Francis Group LLC and Network for Computational Nanotechnology Sign MOU To Expand Online Content, Services for Nanoscience Researchers
Boca Raton, Fla.; and West Lafayette, Ind. -- Two of nanotechnology’s top content leaders, Taylor & Francis Group LLC and the Network for Computational Nanotechnology led by Purdue University, today announced an agreement to jointly explore and develop a set of new online content and collaboration offerings to aid the global nanoscience research community.
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), officials from Taylor & Francis Group LLC and the Network for Computational Nanotechnology agreed to cooperate to increase availability, volume, and appeal of online content for nanoscience. The two parties also agreed to explore new ways to make it easier for scientists, researchers and students to create and share content with colleagues.
The Network for Computation Nanotechnology’s nanoHUB (www.nanoHUB.org) is a rich, web-based resource funded by the National Science Foundation to promote research, education, and collaboration in nanotechnology. With over 25,000 users and operated by Purdue University, nanoHUB currently hosts close to 800 nanoscience resources, including a breakthrough suite of online simulation tools, along with online presentations, courses, learning modules and podcasts.
”nanoHUB was created to be a resource for research and education for the nanoscience community. It is a kind of social network connecting nanotechnology content developers with users. We’re excited about partnering with Taylor & Francis Group and NanoScienceWorks.org, as together they bring an exhaustive list of noted expert authors and new possibilities for online content and community to the web,“ said Mark Lundstrom, Director, Network for Computation Nanotechnology.
Taylor & Francis Group LLC is the publisher of more than 80 nanotechnology textbooks, reference books and journals, representing more than 1,000 nanoscience research authors and editors. Among Taylor & Francis’ titles are the best-selling Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, 2nd Edition and the Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Taylor & Francis Group is also the underwriter of NanoScienceWorks.org, (www.nanoscienceworks.org) a content and community portal for nano researchers with a worldwide directory of more than 1,100 nanoscience researchers and 450 institutions within some 20 different nanotechnology disciplines.
”Taylor & Francis Group is committed to being the leading publisher in cutting-edge fields of science, such as nanotechnology and clean technology. Last year, we launched NanoScienceWorks.org as our first step to provide a paramount venue for content and collaboration to hundreds of thousands of nanoresearchers and students. Today, I’m thrilled to take our next step forward with nanoHUB, the premiere provider of online simulation tools for nanotechnology,“ said Emmett Dages, President, Taylor & Francis Group LLC.
Under the MOU, the partnership between Taylor & Francis Group and Purdue University is effective immediately.
About Taylor & Francis Group LLC
Internationally known publisher Taylor & Francis Group LLC has emerged as the leading Nanotechnology publisher, boasting over 80 nanotechnology books, including the Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, 2nd Edition; the upcoming textbook Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; eight nanotechnology-based journals; online access to the premier nanotechnology library NANOnetBASE (www.nanonetbase.com); and the all-encompassing Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience. The firm’s new community-based nanotechnology web portal NanoScienceWorks.org (www.nanoscienceworks.org) includes spotlights on researchers, institutions, articles, and multimedia outlets for all things nano.
The Network for Computational Nanotechnology
The Network for Computational Nanotechnology has a mission to connect theory, experiment, and computation in a way that makes a difference to the future of nanotechnology. NCN’s online collaborative portal, www.nanoHUB.org, provides state-of-the-art algorithms, approaches, and software simulation tools and more to thousands of nanotechnology researchers worldwide. The NCN was recently awarded a 5-year $18.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative with expanded capabilities and services for computer simulations. The NCN is lead by Purdue University and includes teams at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Norfolk State University, Northwestern University, University of California at Berkeley, the Department of Energy’s Molecular Foundry, and the University of Texas at El Paso.
Contacts:
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Publisher, Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Taylor and Francis Group LLC - CRC Press
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Network for Computational Nanotechnology
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