NC State NanoDays
NanoDays is an annual state-wide event coordinated by Dr. Gail Jones in NC State's Math, Science, and Technology Education Department. The event combines fun hands-on activities with presentations on current nanotechnology research. A range of exciting programs demonstrate the special and unexpected properties found at the nanoscale, examine tools used by nanoscientists, showcase nano materials with spectacular promise, and consider implications of new technologies for society. NanoDays began at NC State and is now a nationwide festival of educational programs.
NanoDays 2012
NanoDays 2012 was held on Friday, April 27 from 2 to 5 p.m. in Engineering Building 3 on NC State's Centennial Campus. By special arrangement, NanoDays was offered for Science Olympiad participants, teachers, and parents. Educators from UNC-Chapel Hill, Marbles Childrens Museum, the NC Museum of Life and Sciences, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at UNC-Greensboro were present to educate and engage participants with new developments in science and technology.
Visitors made some of their own nanomaterials, investigated super thin materials used in solar cell technology, and changed the color of a butterfly’s wings. Other activities included experimenting with paint that never gets dirty and learning about nanoparticles that can kill cancer. NanoDays 2012 also featured new demonstrations, tours, and talks, and instructional materials. Special laboratory tours were available for students to talk to researchers about future careers in this exciting area.
Slideshows of NanoDays 2012 (Windows Media Files)
- NANODAYS 2012: ALL PHOTOS
- Explore Nanotechnology: Demonstrations and Hands-On Investigations
- Nanocapsules Activity by Marbles Children's Museum
- Materials Science Activity by Dr. Yaroslava Yingling's Research Group
- Graduate Student Research Posters
- Tour of Dr. Gregory Parsons's Laboratory
- Nano Ice Cream
The
NC State Nanotechnology Initiative is a sponsor of this event. For more information,
email
Gina
Childers.
Previous NanoDays Events
- Video slideshow of NanoDays 2010 (Windows Media file, 8.77 MB).
- Video slideshow of "nano ice cream" at NanoDays 2009 (Windows Media file, 5.58 MB).
- Video slideshow of NanoDays 2008 (Windows Media file, 12,796 KB).
