Browse Resources

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides "introductory material on various Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) that are being designed or currently being used for therapeutics." This module is divided into the following four units: Knowledge...

Working with a material 10 times lighter than steel -- but 250 times stronger -- would be a dream come true for any engineer. If this material also had amazing properties that made it highly conductive of heat and electricity, it would start to sound like something out of a science fiction novel....

This webinar, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), describes how movies of molecules are captured using ultrafast X-rays at Arizona State University (ASU). The presentation begins with a brief history of the X-ray and an explanation of how X-rays...

This NanoLab webpage provides nanoscience images. Images include carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, nanowire, as well as nanotube fillings, coatings, and arrays.

When people think of career paths, nanotechnology is probably not on the forefront of their minds. Perhaps it should be. This website, created by The National Nanotechnology Institute Network, shows that nanotechnology will have “increasing impacts on many aspects of our daily lives, the...

In this presentation, Jim Marti, from the University of Minnesota, highlights career opportunities for STEM students in nanotechnology. The following roles are explored: engineer, scientist, technician, and end user. Nanotechnology job trends, job titles, and places of employment are also...

A premier research laboratory in the College of Engineering, the Carnegie Mellon Nanofabrication Facility is one of the most well equipped university based facilities for thin film and nano/micro device development in the United States. The Nanofab includes a cleanroom with 2,600 square feet of...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of chemical reactions. Students will learn about "the reactions involved in catalytic converters and the importance of nanocatalysts in the reactions." Teacher Preparation Guides, Student Guides, and Next...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the diffraction behavior of light waves. Students will discover how CDs and DVDs contain regularly spaced micrometer sized features that act like diffraction grating. Using these items rather than commercially...

The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology website provides information about nanoscale measurement and fabrication methods and technology. "The CNST's Nanofab provides economical access to and training on a commercial state-of-the-art tool set." "The CNST's NanoLab offers opportunities for...