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In the growing field of nanotechnology, engineers are creating countless new microscopic materials. They're used in thousands of consumer goods, from cell phones to cosmetics and sunscreen. But how safe are they? Andrew Maynard is a physicist and director of the Risk Science Center at the University...

In this lab students will study nanoparticles, specifically dilutions of gold and silver. Students will study brine shrimp and explore "...the effects of exposing living organisms to different nanoparticles at various concentrations." There is a twenty-one page teacher's preparatory guide,...

This website provides information and articles about the future of nanotechnology and other technologies. Information on measurement, buckyballs and nanotubes, how nanotechnology is being used today, types of nanomaterials, nanotechnology risks, nanobots, and nanotechnology articles is provided. 

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the metric system of measurement. In this activity, students will "relate the size and scale of objects to various metric units, including the very small nano-scale." This activity will take two 50 minute classroom...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the general concepts of size and scale by discussing the micro and macro worlds. The activity focuses on using scale bars as this is "the most common feature when presenting nanoscale structures or naonoscale...

This web site by Bruker Instruments provides nanotechnology resources. Resources include application notes, brochures and databases, manuals and documentation, webinars and video, publications, presentations, and more. 

This site provides information about nanotubes and links to other sites dedicated to nanotubes. This site includes general information on nanotubes including the physical properties of carbon nanotubes. The site also includes the following sections: Link Sites, Sources of Nanotubes and Products,...

This webinar, made available by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), was presented by Dr. Lisa E. Friedersdorf of the National Nanotechnology Coordination office. In the presentation, Dr. Friedersdorf provides an introduction to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI),...

This wikibook on nanoscience and nanotechnology gathers information about the various tools, methods and systems to provide students, researchers and everyone else an open-source handbook and overview guide to this vast interdisciplinary and expanding field - a book that can be adjusted as new...

This video presentation provided by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK) Center explores the global chip shortage. In the video, Valinda Scarbro Kennedy highlights technological trends and challenges; issues with data; post Covid-19 challenges for the electronics industry; the...