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Image Segmentation for Graphene Images
Online Presentations | 29 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s):: Joshua A Schiller
This lecture outlines the need for a fast, automated means for identifying regions of images corresponding to graphene. Simple methods, like color masking and template matching, are discussed initially. Unsupervised clustering methods are then introduced as potential improvements...
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Mystery Molecules: Identifying Materials with Nanoscale Characterization Tools
Teaching Materials | 18 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Maude Cuchiara, NNCI Nano
In this lesson plan, students will be given several similar looking materials and asked to identify them by observing them at the macro and micro-scale. They will then be exposed to different analytical tools and describe how they can be used to explore materials at the nanoscale. ...
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Achoo! Pollen Does More than Make Us Sneeze
Teaching Materials | 18 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Holly Leddy, NNCI Nano
Harness the power of a scanning electron microscope to let students see that pollen is more than just the yellow dust that makes us sneeze sometimes! Students will learn to use scale bars to interpret size on microscope images, thus meeting math as well as science standards. Using that...
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NNCI Outreach Demonstration Guide
Teaching Materials | 10 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano
This compendium of demonstrations includes 17 activities that can be used to demonstrate topics to students and the general public. They are useful for science festivals, family science nights, and science cafes. ...
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Gr-ResQ
Tools | 27 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Joshua A Schiller, Kaihao Zhang, Kevin James Cruse, Darren K Adams, Elif Ertekin, Sameh H Tawfick, Mitisha Surana, Aagam Rajeev Shah, Ricardo Toro
Query submit and analyse graphene sythesis data.
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ME 290R Lecture 2.2: Lithography Performance Criteria - Technical (Yield Modeling)
Online Presentations | 27 Mar 2019 | Contributor(s):: Taylor, Hayden
Ways to evaluate a lithography process. Topics include: resolution; line edge roughness; overlay capability; throughput; cost of ownership; capital cost; energy consumption and environmental impact (e.g. solvent usage; material wastage); pattern dependencies.
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Fundamentals of Metrology and Characterization for Nanotechnology
Online Presentations | 13 Mar 2019 | Contributor(s):: Diane Hickey-Davis, NACK Network
Outline:How do we see what we can’t see?Five common nanotech instrumentsFor each, I’ll cover:What it doesHow it worksWhere it’s used in IndustryWhat subjects you can teach with itWhat skills your students can learn from it
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Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Online Presentations | 10 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s):: Sebastien Maeder, NACK Network
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SEM Image Processing Tool
Tools | 02 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s):: Joshua A Schiller, Matthew Glen Robertson, Kristina M Miller, Kevin James Cruse, Kevin Liu, Darren K Adams, Benjamin Galewsky, Elif Ertekin, Sameh H Tawfick
Analysis and feature detection in SEM images of Graphene.
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Electron Microscopy
Online Presentations | 24 Aug 2018 | Contributor(s):: Sebastien Maeder, NACK Network
OutlineScanning Electron MicroscopyField Emission Scanning Electron MicroscopyTransmission Electron MicroscopyEnergy Dispersive Spectroscopy
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Carbon Nanotube Counter
Downloads | 08 Aug 2018 | Contributor(s):: Quinn Lennemann
Carbon Nanotube Counter (CNT Counter) is a program that can count the density of Carbon Nanotubes in microscope scans. The program supports JPEG and TIFF images from both Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs) and Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs). This program contains both an automatic mode and a...
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The Use of Probes, Beams, and Waves for Characterization at the Nano-Scale
Online Presentations | 20 Jul 2018 | Contributor(s):: Stephen J. Fonash, NACK Network
OutlineThe tools for characterizing materials and structures at the nano-scaleProbesPhoton beamsElectron beamsIon beamsAcoustic waves
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Himanshu Patel
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Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Labs
Series | 30 Jan 2018 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, NACK Network
Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) is a community of educators that aims to bring advanced technologies into K-12 and college classrooms via remote access. RAIN's mission is to facilitate the study of nanoscale science by lowering barriers for instructors to deliver...
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Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterization
Teaching Materials | 12 Dec 2017 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, NACK Network
Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles are synthesized and characterized using a remote Scanning Electron Microscope provided by the Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Network.
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Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cell
Teaching Materials | 12 Dec 2017 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, NACK Network
A dye-sensitized nano-crystalline solar cell is produced and characterized using a remote Scanning Electron Microscope provided by the Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Network.
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Silver Nanowire Synthesis and Characterization
Teaching Materials | 12 Dec 2017 | Contributor(s):: NACK Network
Silver nanowires are synthesized and characterized using a remote Scanning Electron Microscope provided by the Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Network.
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Electrodeposition of Nickel Nanowires
Teaching Materials | 05 Dec 2017 | Contributor(s):: NACK Network
Nickel nanowires were put through electrodeposition processes and analyzed using a remote Scanning Electron Microscope provided by the Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Network.
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Determination of Percent Oxygen in Air
Teaching Materials | 05 Dec 2017 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, NACK Network, Brandon Rodriguez, Isabel Bojanini, Ashley Min, Melanie Hacopian
The percent oxygen in air was determined using the reaction of steel wool with oxygen gas. Using a remotely accessible instrument provided by the RAIN Network, images and elemental composition of the steel wool and oxidized steel wool was obtained for use in chemical identification of steel wool...
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Geology Mineral Lab
Teaching Materials | 05 Dec 2017 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, NACK Network, Brandon Rodriguez, Joel Monroy, Randy Flores
A laboratory that involves using Geology/Chemistry multidisciplinary lab techniques to determine the identity of an unknown mineral. The Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Network is utilized to help confirm identity of mineral using a remotely accessible Scanning Electron...