Events
NanoDays 2012
March 31
Imagine, discover, and explore a world that's too small to see. NanoDays is a nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, and you're invited! Come celebrate with us and enjoy nano-related activities throughout the Exhibit Halls, including these special events:
The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show! Join virtuoso jugglers, Dan and Joel, as they provide a comic and unforgettable introduction to atoms, molecules, and nanoscale forces while juggling everyone from baseball bats to potted plants — even while atop seven-foot unicycles! 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. 40 minutes. Cahners Theater
Explore Hands-on Nano Have fun exploring nanoscience concepts with scientists from Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and the University of New Hampshire. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Blue Wing, Lower Level
Special Guest Presentations Watch live presentations by leading researchers in the field of nanotechnology, and learn how they use nanotechnology to tackle real-world engineering problems. 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. 30 minutes each. Gordon Current Science & Technology Center
Nanotech in Our Lives Think nanotechnology is limited to the lab? Think again. Try out nanotech-enhanced products already on the market, and learn about the science that makes them work! Exhibitors include: GVD Corp, Konarka, Nanocomp Technologies, Research Frontiers, Raytheon, and Seldon Technologies. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Blue Wing, Lower Level
Discover Nano in Nature Learn about the tiny nanostructures that give beautiful colors to butterfly wings and self-cleaning properties to leaves. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Butterfly Garden, Blue Wing, Level 2
You're the Nanoscientist! Visit our hands-on laboratory to explore nanoscale science and engineering through hands-on activities and learn how nanoscientists are creating new materials and technologies. 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Suit/Cabot Lab, Red Wing, Lower Level
Build Cool Models! Help build a giant balloon model of a carbon nanotube and make your own personal buckyball to take home. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Lobby and Blue Wing, Lower Level
Intro to Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Visit this permanent exhibit to learn the basics behind this new and emerging field of nanotechnology, and see nanotechnology's vast potential for diagnosing and treating disease. Blue Wing, Lower Level
NanoDays at the Museum of Science is sponsored by the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing headquartered at Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; by the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center headquartered at Harvard University; and by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network headquartered at the Museum of Science; and by "QSTORM: Switchable Quantum Dots & Adaptive Optics for Super-Resolution Imaging" NSF collaborative Research Project, with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
| Format | Special Program |
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| Location | Museum of Science — Museum of Science, Boston |
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| Duration | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Related Links | Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Harvard QSTORM NISE® Net Talking Nano DVD GVD Corporation Konarka Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. Research Frontiers, Inc. Raytheon Seldon Technologies |
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March 31, 2012: 11:00 a.m.
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Exhibit
5 - 12
- Nanotechnology
- Explore the science of the super small in this exhibit developed by Museum-led NISE® Net (Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network). Learn how scientists can manipulate matter on a very tiny scale to build materials and devices used in computing, engineering, medicine, and other fields. Interactive ... (details)
Live Presentation
K - Adult
- Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show
- Fun for the whole family, this 40-minute comedy show is all about the mysteries of matter — including atoms, molecules, and nanotechnology. Join brothers Dan and Joel as they juggle everything from potted plants to tennis rackets, sometimes from atop seven-foot unicycles. Who knew physics could ... (details)
