Logistics
- Currently Offered
- Live Presentation
- Recommended for grades 6 – 12 and adults
- Approximately 20 minutes
- Gordon Current Science & Technology Center
- Free with Exhibit Halls admission; purchase online
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Description
Find out how researchers in nanotechnology are transforming medicine, computing, energy, biological imaging, consumer products, and environmental protection.
Upcoming Topics
Tiny Solutions to Our BIG Energy Problem
Find out how the emerging field of nanotechnology is going to help solve our energy crisis.
Making Molecular Movies with QSTORM
A team of scientists tries to set up lights and cameras for capturing the tiniest molecular machines in action.
Cleaning Our Water with Nanotechnology
They do it in space and we can do it here. Learn how nanotechnology can clean contaminated drinking water.
Nanosilver – Breakthrough or Biohazard?
Tiny silver particles could help prevent deadly infections — but are they safe?
Nanotechnology and Consumer Products
Stronger, faster, smarter, cooler! Is there anything to worry about?
Bioengineering a Cancer Treatment
Learn how researchers are using nanotechnology to better diagnose and treat cancer.
The Future of Computing
Scientists are already trying to figure out what comes AFTER silicon.
Check the Gordon Current Science & Technology Center screens for schedules. Email nano@mos.org for details or to request a topic.
Developed and presented with support from the National Science Foundation via the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, the QSTORM Research Collaborative, and the NISE Network.