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Part of our mission is to help educators incorporate nanotechnology into their offerings.

The following resources are related to education and outreach efforts.

Resources (81-100 of 127)

  1. Teaching approaches for including nanotechnology and other current topics in the undergraduate curriculum: Context, inquiry and authentic science practice

    02 May 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Gabriela C. Weaver

    Topics in nanotechnology and nanoscience are unlikely to be found to any great extent in traditional instructional materials, including textbooks and laboratory manuals. While this may change in the future, it would be useful for today's undergraduate classroom to make use of teaching approaches...

  2. Switching Energy in CMOS Logic: How far are we from physical limit?

    24 Apr 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Saibal Mukhopadhyay

    Aggressive scaling of CMOS devices in technology generation has resulted in exponential growth in device performance, integration density and computing power. However, the power dissipated by a silicon chip is also increasing in every generation and emerging as a major bottleneck to technology...

  3. Nanoscale Transistors: Advanced VLSI Devices (Introductory Lecture)

    20 Apr 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Welcome to the ECE 612 Introductory/Overview lecture. This course examines the device physics of advanced transistors and the process, device, circuit, and systems considerations that enter into the development of new integrated circuit technologies.

  4. Transforming Society through Emerging Technologies: The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) at Five Years

    19 Apr 2006 |

    The future is filled with possibilities, and breakthrough sciences such as nanotechnology are moving us ever closer to the next scientific revolution. Purdue University is proud to facilitate such progress through the inaugural Discovery Lecture Series seminar, "Transforming Society through...

  5. The Long and Short of Pick-up Stick Transistors: A Promising Technology for Nano- and Macro-Electronics

    11 Apr 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam

    In recent years, there has been enormous interest in the emerging field of large-area macro-electronics, and fabricating thin-film transistors on flexible substrates. This talk will cover recent work in developing a comprehensive theoretical framework to describe the performance of these "pick-up...

  6. Thermal Microsystems for On-Chip Thermal Engineering

    04 Apr 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Suresh V. Garimella

    Electro-thermal co-design at the micro- and nano-scales is critical for achieving desired performance and reliability in microelectronic circuits. Emerging thermal microsystems technologies for this application area are discussed, with specific examples including a novel micromechanical...

  7. Mark Ratner Interview on Nanotechnology

    23 Mar 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Ratner, Krishna Madhavan

    Nanotechnology interview with Krishna Madhavan.

  8. Creating Research Links between Science at the Nanoscale and Science Education

    28 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Nora H. Sabelli

    This talk will address what is needed to reduce the gap between current science education and science education that incorporates the ideas in current nanoscience. The ability to manipulate matter at increasingly smaller scales of distance and time has blurred the boundaries between disciplines....

  9. Electron and Ion Microscopies as Characterization Tools for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

    27 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Eric Stach

    This tutorial presents a broad overview of the basic physical principles of techniques used in scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as well as their application to understanding processing/structure/property relationships in nanostructured materials. Special emphasis is placed on the capabilities...

  10. Launch of a Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network

    21 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: larry bell

    The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Exploratorium in San Francisco, has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to form and lead a national Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network) comprised of multiple...

  11. A Gentle Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

    13 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Ratner

    While the Greek root nano just means dwarf, the nanoscale has become a giant focus of contemporary science and technology. We will examine the fundamental issues underlying the excitement involved in nanoscale research - what, why and how. Specific topics include assembly, properties,...

  12. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Lab Exercise 2

    08 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu

    Companion exercises for "Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET".

  13. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Lab Exercise 1

    08 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu

    Companion exercises for "Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET".

  14. An Overview of Virtualization Techniques

    03 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Renato Figueiredo

    This presentation presents an introduction to resource virtualizationtechniques, which are one of the foundations of the infrastructure foronline simulation provided by the nanoHUB.

  15. A Primer on Semiconductor Device Simulation

    23 Jan 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

    Computer simulation is now an essential tool for the research and development of semiconductor processes and devices, but to use a simulation tool intelligently, one must know what's "under the hood." This talk is a tutorial introduction designed for someone using semiconductor...

  16. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Part II: PDE Systems

    20 Jan 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

    Part II uses examples toillustrate how to build user-defined PDE systems in PROPHET.

  17. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Part I: Basics

    20 Jan 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

    Part I covers the basics of PROPHET,including the set-up of simulation structures and parameters based onpre-defined PDE systems.

  18. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET

    20 Jan 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

    These two lectures are aimed to give a practical guide to the use of a general device simulator (PROPHET) available on nanoHUB. PROPHET is a partial differential equation (PDE) solver that offers users the flexibility of integrating new models and equations for their nano-device simulations. The...

  19. How Can Your Educational Modules Contain Interactive Online Simulation?

    28 Feb 2005 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck

    The Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) is a multi-university, NSF-funded initiative with a mission to lead in research, education, and outreach to students and professionals, while at the same time deploying a unique web-based cyber-infrastructure to serve the nation''s National...

  20. Embedding science and technology education into students' lifestyles and technology choices

    06 Dec 2005 | | Contributor(s):: Krishna Madhavan

    Learning experiences of the future will be multi-sensory, engage technologies and significant computational power continuously and invisibly, and will be completely engaging. The emergence of highly cross-disciplinary fields like nanoscale science and technology, bioinformatics, and...