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This 5-page activity guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network (NACK) Center, is for an activity where students "review the fundamental principles and the operation of a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) system." The guide includes an introduction to...

This 3-page document, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network(NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is a guide for a laboratory activity where students learn about low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition...

This 4-page resource, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is a lab guide for an online activity that introduces the operation of the ellipsometer, profilometer, and optical microscope. During the lab, students watch...

This 3-page lab guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is for a laboratory activity on the Thermal Evaporation of a Microarray. During the lab, a instructor will demonstrate the operation of the Cooke Thermal...

This 3-page lab, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Resource Center (NACK Center), is intended to introduce students to plasma processing for deposition and etching while improving their note-taking skills. To complete the activity, students will undergo training on both the...

This 2-page lab, from Pennsylvania State University, provides an overview of the values, gauges, and components of a thermal evaporator. The lab also shows how metal is deposited using a Cooke Thermal Evaporator. Students will need to view the linked video to answer the 17 questions that are...

This 4-page lab activity, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Resource Center (NACK Center), provides an overview and demonstration of the procedures necessary to perform contact lithography. Sections of the lab include Objective, Background, Experiment, and Questions. The...

In this video, published by Erie Community College, physics professor Elena Brewer conducts the pump-down process on a Rough Vacuum System Trainer (RVET) with an empty chamber and no leaks. Throughout the pump-down process, learners will document how long it takes for the atmospheric pressure in the...

This resource includes a 199-page student laboratory manual and 244-page instructor guide. The lab manual provides assignments and labs corresponding to concepts found in the Introduction to Vacuum Technology E-book. Each activity unit includes a summary of learning activities, a pre-lab assignment,...

​​​​​This collection of resources, from the Cybersecurity Education for Advanced Manufacturing Organizations project, is a part of the Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System (IDS/IPS) Scenario. This scenario is a training module that focuses on using IDS/IPS to monitor and protect...