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This learning object offers a brief summary of the impact of nanotechnology on automobile tires. Learners look at the future of cars, especially the safety and future of automobile tires.

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers scanning probe microscopes. A scanning probe microscope traces "surface features by movement of a very fine pointed tip mounted on a flexible arm across a surface." Students will experiment with using their index...

Module Description: This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces students to the "... technologies that use forces and interactions at the nanoscale to treat water." In this module, students will learn about how the dominant forces that affect...

This website, hosted by the National Aeronautics Air and Space Administration (NASA), serves as a landing page for the organizations Robotics Alliance Project Mission, which exists "to create a human, technical, and programmatic resource of robotic capabilities to enable the implementation of future...

Although the case method has been used for years to teach law, business, and medicine, it is not common in science. Yet the use of case studies holds great promise as a pedagogical technique for teaching science, particularly to undergraduates, because it humanizes science and well illustrates...

The National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce is an organization that seeks to connect prospective students and employees with the industry and industry standards. To that end, this website provides educational guidelines and tips, information on positions available, appropriate web links, and...

This is the homepage for the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project that offers energy information and programs for teachers and students. "Since its founding, NEED has kept its Kids Teaching Kids philosophy as a fundamental principle of NEED programming - encouraging students to...

This website, produced by the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP), works to highlight resources and programs that encourage girls to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).  NGCP offers various publications on their website.  These resources...

The National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) aims to help "educators nationwide close the gender gap for women and girls in male-dominated careers, such as technology, the trades and law enforcement." This is the IWITTS YouTube channel and it showcases videos on women...

Produced by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Health Chat is a podcast focused on exploring "how environmental exposures affect ... health" with each episode highlighting "ways researchers work in partnership with community groups to understand and address...