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This paper, by Yuji Okawa and Masakazu Aono, covers the controlled polymerization of conjugated polymer nanowires. The authors introduce a "method for creating a conjugated polymer nanowire by initiating a chain polymerization of organic molecules using the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope." 

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV looks at Architectural Technology, Rapid Prototyping, and Geospatial Technology programs. The video shows the amount of real world experience the students obtain, as well as...

This activity, developed by the Lane Community College MAPS GIS Program, asks students to use geographical information systems (GIS) to examine the correlations between crime and substance abuse. On this site, visitors will find links to the web-based GIS viewer needed to see and manipulate the data...

This webpage, from National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCYTE) Center, is a course titled Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The course introduces students to "basic security concepts as they apply to critical infrastructure systems." The course is available by way of e-book and...

This 50-page article from the GeoTech Center provides descriptions of additional workforce competencies that may not have been entirely covered in the Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM). Although the GMCM was not intended to be a comprehensive list of all workforce competencies,...

This 12-page resource, from the ATE 2.0: Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work project, provides a framework for a cross-disciplinary STEM core. This paper describes why a cross-disciplinary STEM core is needed (the global workforce is evolving and jobs will change), its' components, and how...

This paper, by W. J. Haynie, III, Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at North Carolina State University, studies interactions between male and female students in technology education. Methodology, findings, and considerations are presented. 

This animation, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), "illustrates the crystal growth of silicon using a seed crystal (or unit cell) positioned to the (100) plane. The silicon crystal grows into a large ingot which is sliced into silicon wafers. To verify the (100) plane of...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), introduces "the science of crystallography and its importance to microtechnology." This module is divided into the following six units: Knowledge Probe (KP), Primary Knowledge (PK), Growing Crystals - Hot Ice...

This 2-page syllabus includes information on the Introduction to Corrosion course taught at Seward County Community College (SCCC). This course provides an "introduction to internal, external, and atmospheric corrosion including terminology, causes of common corrosion problems in industry, and...