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NANOTECHNOLOGY: Small Science, Big Deal!

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NANOTECHNOLOGY: Small Science, Big Deal!. What is nano?. Small and different Studying and making tiny things New technologies Part of our society and our future. Nano is small and different. Gecko feet. “Nano” means small: a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. meters. micrometers. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: NANOTECHNOLOGY: Small Science, Big Deal!

NANOTECHNOLOGY:Small Science, Big Deal!

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What is nano?

• Small and different

• Studying and making tiny things

• New technologies

• Part of our society and our future

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Gecko feet

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meters

micrometers

nanometers

“Nano” means small:a nanometer is a billionth of a meter

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Nano is different:properties like color can change

Gold

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Nano is different:surprising forces can dominate

Geckos

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Nano is different:chemical reactions are faster

Aluminum

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Nano is studying and making tiny things

Computer chips

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Everything is made of atoms

Carbon

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Computer chips

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Self-assembly in nature

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Nano is found in nature and technology

Gecko

Lotus flower

Snowflake

Blue Morpho butterfly

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Nano is new technologies

Thin film solar cell

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Energy

Graphene

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Medicine

Nano gold

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Water

Nanofilter

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Nano is part of our society and our future

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Thinking ahead with nanotechnologies

Balancing costs, risks, and benefits

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Everyone has a rolein shaping nanotechnology

Citizens, scientists, governments, and companies

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Making decisions about Nanotechnologies

Sunblock

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Nano is…

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Nano is…

• Small and different

• Studying and making tiny things

• New technologies

• Part of our society and our future

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CreditsAutumn, K. et al. 2002. Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 12252-12256.

nanoComposix

A. Kellar, Lewis & Clark College

A. Dhinojwala, University of Akron

M. Cutkosky, Stanford University

U.S. Chemical and Safety Board

K. Molhave, Open Source Handbook of Nanotechnology

K. Libbrecht, www.snowcrystals.com

G. Jenkins, Montezuma’s Reptiles

Konarka Technologies

Lifesaver Systems, Ltd.

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This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 0940143.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.