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This video clip provides an introduction to Richard Feynman's work and his impact on nanotechnology. Feynman's talk "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" examined the future of technology and how things could be done on the nano-scale. The video includes a few quotes from Feynman's work.

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, introduces elementary students to the concept of using tools to gather information about the world around them. This provides a useful skill foundation for students as they continue into middle and high school and...

Module Description: This module, provided by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), includes background information and an activity on ring polymers. This module is a variation of the Cross-Linked Polymers lesson that is available to view separately. "This version uses a form of...

This video, from the North Dakota State College of Science, features the work of Ross Nanotechnology, a company which uses superhydrophobic technology. The video demonstration will help to facilitate discussion about how companies use this type of technology to create products as well as the...

This video, published by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, covers the sample preparation process for powder X-ray diffraction. During the video, Nicole Wonderling from Pennsylvania State University demonstrates several...

This 3-page lab guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is for a 2-day laboratory activity on the operation of four point probes. During the lab, students will "observe material modification through dopant...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the general concept of scale by demonstrating factors of ten. The activity "facilitates the introduction and reinforcement of the metric scale and paves the way to the discussion of lengths that are smaller than...

This 1-page lab guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is for a laboratory activity that provides students with hands-on experience Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) & Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy...

Published by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, this hour-long activity has students "simulate the function of a scanning probe microscope" by creating their own scanning probe microscope (SPM) boxes. The Teacher's Guide contains everything the instructor needs to carry out the...

This resource provides an introductory activity on scanning tunneling microscopy. As the module states, "a scanning tunneling microscope is a powerful tool for observing and manipulating the atomic-scale world." The activity covers concepts such as the tunneling effect, scanning the surface, two...