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Module Description: This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces students to nanofiltration, a technique that can remove "even the smallest of pathogens" from community water sources. In this module students will "use a model to illustrate the...

Nanohub.org is a website provided by the Network for Computational Nanotechnology. The site presents resources on many nanotechnology and other technology related topics including algorithms, bio nano applications, carbon nanotubes, circuits, devices, education, outreach, material science, molecular...

This nanoHub website provides links to tool development web pages. Many tools are open sources and the code can be downloaded via Subversion from the nanoHub website. Some tools are closed source. Some examples of tools include: Atomic Simulation Environment GUI, Spin-dependent Electronic Transport...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of nanomotors. Students will learn about nanometers through hands-on experiments which "explore nanoscale propulsion principles and guide students in recognizing and analyzing differences between macroscale...

Nanooze is a website that has been created to get kids excited about science and especially nanotechnology. The world that is too small to see is full of interesting stuff. Scientists and engineers are beginning to understand this world and learning how to change things at the nanoscale level. Why?...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces students to the interaction between plastics, nanotechnology, and the natural world. Students will "understand how nanoparticles in our oceans can carry toxic pollutants into our cells, and how this may interfere...

This video, made available by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), provides an overview of safety measures for a nanoparticle synthesis laboratory. In the video students are shown demonstrating safety measures in a nanoscience laboratory for the following topics: planning, storage...

Module Description: This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces students to the function of sunscreen and how nanoparticles can be used as protection against ultraviolet radiation. During the module students will "... compare the effectiveness of...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, introduces students to the intersection between plastics, nanotechnology, and aquatic ecosystems. Students will "model how nanoparticle pollution travels from land to water. This lab is part 1 of a 2-part series of labs...

This presentation slideshow, created by Rob Snyder, provides a laboratory style experiment of nanoscale electrodeposition.  The presentation includes a brief overview of electrodeposition and examples of practical use, lab equipment needed for laboratory electrodeposition, instructions for two...