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This web page, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), includes a lab overview and associated laboratory activities that are part of the E SC 215: Nanotechnology Applications course. The following labs and related documents are included: ESC 215 Lab...

This web page, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), includes materials for the undergraduate laboratory course titled Nanotechnology Applications. The following five units are included in the course: Material Fabrication Utilizing Plasma Enhanced...

This web page, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (Nack Center) includes a unit outline and supplemental laboratories that are part of the E SC 216: Basic Characterization Techniques course. "This course provides an overview of the characterization and of the...

This website, provided by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), includes materials from the Basic Characterization Techniques Course. "This course provides an overview of the characterization and of the testing techniques used for materials and structures...

This video, from the Rubbermaid company, demonstrates a plunger which never gets wet. The plunger uses a nanotech coating to stay clean and dry. The video demonstration will help to facilitate discussion about the everyday applications of nanotechnology as well as how this plunger works. Running...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, allows students a chance to experiment using the electro-plating process to produce nanowires. In addition to learning about the production of these components, students will gain a greater understanding of "...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of chemical reactions. Students will learn how "a flow of electrons allows cations in solution to revert to a solid state while plating an object" as well as "the process which allows the ions of the...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers the concept of electroplating. Students will learn how "an electric current passed through an ionic solution will result in a chemical reaction which will separate materials" by creating thin layers of copper and...

This video, made available by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), provides an overview of safety equipment and emergency preparedness for a nanomaterials laboratory. In the video a student is shown navigating various potential emergency situations and demonstrating proper technique. ...

Module Description: This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces "the process of forming macrocapsules and the concept of self-assembly." During the module learning activity students study the process of encapsulation and controlled release with ...