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• How Small are Nanotubes?.
• NanoSolutions.
• NanoSugar.
• NanoWeights.
• Nanotechnology Mitten Challenge.

• Ferrofluid: NanoMedicine.
• Giant Magnetoresistance.
• Liquid Crystal Sensors.
• Nanoarchitecture: Forms of Carbon.
• "Smart" Papers.
• Nano-Tex: Testing New Nano Fabrics.

• NanoCommunity.
• Rocks and Nanobots.
• Technology and Public Policy: Nanoville.

• Amorphous Metal.
• Ferrofluid.
• LEDs.
• Memory Metal.

• General Information.
• Advanced Materials.
• Applications of Nanotechnology.
• Nanotech in Industry.
• Nanotechnology Articles.
• Nanotechnology Journals.
• Seeing Atoms.
• University Nanotech Programs.

Nanoscale Activity: Cutting it Down to Nano

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Audience: General public; any science or math class (with modifications)
Time Needed: 5-10 minutes (20-25 minutes for a revised classroom activity)

Objectives:

• Understand the smallness of the nanoscale
• Appreciate the impossibility of creating nanoscale materials with macro scale objects
• Understand the invisibility of the nanoscale to the unaided eye

Activity Materials:

• Scissors
• Tape
• A strip of paper (dimensions 216mm x 5mm)
• Pen or pencil
• Ruler
• Calculator

Supplemental Materials:

• Handout: Cutting it Down to Nano Worksheet (pdf)
• Handout: Calculation Worksheet (pdf)

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