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How to Remove Metals from Water with Polymers
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Gerardo Lopez, Arizona State University, NEWT Center
Heavy metals in our water sources have been an ongoing contamination issue that has been growing, especially since the industrialization era. Methods such as adsorption have been previously developed to try to remove these metals from the water in the most cost-effective and as efficiently...
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Mr. Waters Takes a Bath at the NEWT Water Treatment Facility
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Melissa Mason, Rice University, NEWT Center
Antimicrobial drinking water has improved over the years with less deaths from water contamination. Scientists and engineers have developed methods to produce larger volumes of water. However, to produce volumes of purified drinking water to accommodate billions of people is an everyday...
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Keep Our Dirty Clean
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Leonel Resendiz, Rice University, NEWT Center
Pyrolytic treated of contaminated clay (bentonite) impregnated with iron and copper have shown promise as a viable route to the treatment of crude-oil contaminated soils including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are a class of chemicals that occur naturally in coal, crude oil,...
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Adaptations to Convection Cells
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Chris Winkler, Rice University, NEWT Center
Changing temperature differences between the poles and the equator, and the rate of the Earth’s spin, create unique atmospheric patterns. These movements help to transfer heat from the equator to the poles thus creating weather. Deep Learning is used to help predict the changes due to...
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Making a Self-Cleaning Anti-Scale Coating for Water Treatment Systems
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Mariana Quinn, Rice University, NEWT Center
How are Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) used in water treatment? This research focuses on harnessing the electrical properties of Carbon Nanotubes in order to create a coat that prevents scale and biofilm buildup in water treatment systems.
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BNNTs
21 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Shawna Lee-Paul, Rice University
Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are nano particles with unique properties, including high mechanical strength, high thermal conductivity, and neutron shielding capacity. These properties are beneficial for numerous applications, such as aerospace, electronics, and energy-efficient...
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PhotoBleaching
20 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Jessica Dupa, Rice University, NEWT Center
What is PhotoBleaching? Is this shorting video, we will learning about pigments and how color can be lost due to photobleaching.
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Removal of PFOAS & Nitrate From Waste Water
20 Aug 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Sheena Carbaugh, Arizona State University, NEWT Center
How do per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs or PFOAs) and nitrates affect the food we consume? This study focuses on how naturally occurring PFAs/PFOAs and nitrates, which are harmful when consumed in large quantities, can be removed via biodegradation.
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Butterfly Wing at the Nanoscale
09 Mar 2022 | | Contributor(s):: NACK Network
Eliza demonstrates various microscopes and the abilities each offers a user in examining a butterfly wing. Facts about each microscope, and butterflies in general, are offered in an interactive experience designed to engage students of all ages.
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3D Molecular Models
21 Jun 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Nicholas Vargo
This animation was created as part of the Children's Museum Nanotechnology Exhibit to give the viewer an idea of what objects look like at the nano-level. The molecules range from something as small as caffeine to major proteins and viruses.
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General Introduction to Nanotechnology
20 Apr 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm
This is an 80 second movie clip. The camera zooms in from a computer to molecules with a narration.The design goals are - Give a smooth introduction to nano-world- Deliver ideas of how small nano-scale objects are with a zoom-in- Inform that nanotechnology is related to everyday thingsProduced by...
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Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
20 Apr 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm
This is a 60 second movie clip with an introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy(STM). Design goals are - Give an idea of what STM looks like- Provide an overview of what STM does and how it worksProduced by Imran Sobh and Hyung-Seok HahmAs part of instructional materials by...
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Operation of Scannig Tunneling Microscopy
20 Apr 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm
This is a 60-second movie clip with a narration of how Scanning Tunneling Microscopy(STM) operates. Produced by Eric Meyer, Imran Sobh and Hyung-Seok Hahm Beckman InstituteUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign As part of instructional materials by National Center for Learning and Teaching in...
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Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) - Memory Cells
03 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean
Scientists and engineers are looking for completely different ways of storing and analyzing information. Quantum-dot Cellular Automata are one possible solution. In computers of the future, transistors may be replaced by assemblies of quantum dots called Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCAs).This...
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Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) - Logic Gates
03 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean
An earlier animation described how "Quantum-dot Cellular Automata" (QCAs) could serve as memory cells and wires. This animation contnues the story by describing how QCAs can be made into MAJORITY, OR, AND, and INVERTER logic gates.
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How Semiconductors and Transistors Work
20 Nov 2005 | | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean
This animation shows how semiconductor crystals work and how they are used to make transistor switches.
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Molecular Beam Epitaxy
16 Nov 2005 | | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean
Microelectronic devices are made by repeating two steps: 1) Depositing a thin uniform layer of material; 2) Then using a photographic process to pattern and remove unwanted areas of that layer.
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Scanning Electron Microscope
16 Nov 2005 | | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean
This resource describes a scanning electron microscope (SEM). It includes detailed depictions of how the electron beam is focused and used to create hugely magnified images of experimental specimens.
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Scanning Probe Microscope Piezoelectric Crystals
16 Nov 2005 | | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean
In this resource we disassemble the piezoelectric assembly of a scanning probe microscope. At its core is a white cylinder of the piezoelectric material. If you look closely, it has a granular texture that reflects the fact that it is actually made up of many small crystals.
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Scanning Probe Microscope Operation
16 Nov 2005 | | Contributor(s):: John C. Bean
Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPMs) include Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopes (STMs or STEMs). They are the only instruments in widespread use that can actually "see" single atoms! You can skim this resource quickly to learn the general concepts of SPMs, or you can...