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Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), introduces students to common etch processes used in the fabrication of microsystems. Etch terminology, purpose, and processes are covered in the module. The included activities "allow students to demonstrate...

This hands-on activity, published by the National Informal STEM Education Network, can be used by instructors to teach electroplating. Included with this activity is a description, objectives, a video that runs 12:28 minutes in length, a handout titled Exploring Fabrication Electroplating (available...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers nanotechnology in consumer products. First, the instructor presents an introductory PowerPoint and then "students are given a chance in groups to explore consumer products through an information sheet provided over...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces has launched an effort to make the nanoworld accessible and comprehensible to everyone. This booklet is an important part of the effort. LEGO bricks provide a...

Nanotechnology is an area of science and engineering that occurs at the atomic and molecular level. This is certainly a difficult concept to grasp. This website, presented by The National Infrastructure Network, highlights many critical concepts to understanding this smaller scale. By using a...

This presentation, published by the Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), took place at the Micro Nano Technology Education Special Interest Group (MNTeSIG) Live 2021 conference. In the presentation, Neda Habibi explores self-assembling molecules and how they create nanostructures....

This poster presentation, published by the Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), took place at the Micro Nano Technology Education Special Interest Group (MNTeSIG) Live 2021 conference. In the presentation, Wesley McIver outlines recommendations and operating conditions for micro...

This 3-page activity was created by SHINE: Seattle's Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education and covers forensic analysis using scanning electron microscopy. In this activity students will learn basic functions and capabilities of a scanning electron microscope (SEM), use a SEM to image ...

This article from SPIE describes how dielectric breakdown and wet etching may provide a method of fabricating 3D nano- and microscale channels inside transparent dielectric materials. The article includes several graphics which help to illustrate the concept.

Material from this website was produced as part of a 4-part ten hour course designed to introduce users to the basics of nanotechnology. This course includes four sections and additional Nanotechnology essays. Each section of the course may be downloaded as a PowerPoint or PDF, essays may be...