Museum of Science, Boston

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Museum of Science

Friday, March 26, 2010 | 12:00 pm
Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 10:00 am

NanoDays is a nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, and you're invited! Come celebrate with us March 26 - 27. Enjoy nano-related activities throughout the Museum of Science Exhibit Halls, including these special events:

The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show! Join Dan and Joel as the jiggle and juggle their way through the mysteries of the atomic world. Friday, March 26 - Saturday, March 27, 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. 40 minutes. Cahners Theater

Explore Hands-on Nano Join scientists from Harvard University, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and the University of New Hampshire as they demonstrate concepts in nanoscale science and engineering. Friday, March 26, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 27, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 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. Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27. 30 minutes each. Gordon Current Science and Technology Center

Friday, March 26:

> 2:30 p.m. The Wonderful World of Quantum Dots, Raoul Correa, MIT

> 4:30 p.m. Nanotech and Consumer Products, David Sittenfeld, Museum of Science

Saturday, March 27:

> 11:00 a.m. Manufacturing at the Nanoscale, Ahmed Busnaina, Northeastern University

> 12:30 p.m. Landscaping at the Nanoscale, Jennifer E. Hoffman, Harvard University

> 1:30 p.m. Biologically-Inspired Engineering, Donald E. Ingber, Harvard University

> 2:30 p.m. The New Energy Landscape: The role of Nanotechnology, Jeffrey C. Grossman, MIT

> 4:00 p.m. Nano Medical Diagnostics on the Cheap, George M. Whitesides, Harvard University

Build Cool Models! Help build a giant balloon model of a carbon nanotube and make your own personal buckyball to take home. Saturday, March 27, Lobby and Blue Wing, Lower Level

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! Saturday, March 27, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 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

Exhibitors include: GVD Corporation, Konarka, QD Vision, Raytheon Company, Research Frontiers Inc., and U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development & Engineering Center.

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; with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Cooperative Agreement No. ESI-0532536. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

Related Links:

Ahmed Busnaina
Jennifer E. Hoffman
Donald E. Ingber
Jeffrey C. Grossman
George M. Whitesides
Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing
GVD Corporation
Konarka
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Harvard
NISE Net
QD Vision
Raytheon Company
Research Frontiers Inc.
Talking Nano DVD
U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development & Engineering Center