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This webinar explores the purpose and outcomes of the Micro Nano Technology Education Center's (MNT-EC) Distance Education Focus Group (DEFG). This focus group "fosters collaboration in Micro and Nanotechnologies through high-quality, authentic learning opportunities that are accessible to students...

This tutorial is provided by National Instruments and introduces users to the term noise floor. The tutorial includes a table of contents and the following sections: Introducing Noise Floor, Components of the Noise Floor, Minimizing Noise Floor, Further Decreasing Your Noise Floor, and Relevant NI...

This report, published by E2, highlights the need for better diversity in clean energy industries in the United States. Findings demonstrate that four out of ten racial and ethnic minority groups are represented in the clean energy workforce, black workers comprise eight percent of the clean energy...

This article is a revised version of a talk the author gave 4 October during the 1998 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Annual Meeting discussing diversity issues in engineering, in terms of both underrepresented populations and 'individual diversity.'

This tutorial is provided by National Instruments and covers how to correctly use and understand a digital multimeter (DMM). This tutorial includes a table of contents and the following sections: Display Digits, Voltage Measurements, Current Measurements, Additional Measurements, Noise Rejection...

This animation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center presents DNA arrays. The animation contains information on Pat Brown's discovery and the purpose of DNA arrays to study gene expression as well as its role in the development of pharmacogenomic treatment for diseases such...

In this video from the NACK Center, Mario Blanco explores fully synthetic oligonucleotides and how the use of nano-structured ceramic films enables the synthesis of hundreds of DNA genes in gram quantities overnight. Furthermore, Blanco describes how these nano-structured ceramics can be...

The Using DNA Barcodes to Identify and Classify Living Things laboratory demonstrates several important concepts of modern biology. During the course of this laboratory, students will collect and analyze sequence data from plants or animals or products from them, use DNA sequences to identify...

This virtual lab from the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah provides an overview of DNA extraction, including what it's used for, illustrations, and an activity using cheek cells and laboratory equipment to isolate DNA. The lab is followed by a classroom activity that allows...

This animated video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), illustrates how DNA hybridization works in the context of nanofabrication. The animation and associated narration describe "DNA hybridization is when a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) molecule bonds with a complementary...