Nano is an interactive exhibition that engages student and family audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Hands-on exhibits present the basics of nanoscience and engineering, introduce some real world applications, and explore the societal and ethical implications of this new technology.
Exhibits
Balance Our Nano Future
What does nano mean for us? Balance blocks on a tippy table, which represents the challenge of working together to build a stable nano future.
Giant Carbon Nanotube
What's new about nano? Students will work together to build a giant model of a carbon nanotube. How tall can you build it?
I Spy Nano Interactive Signs
Where can you find nano? Try a series of interactive challenges, then search a complex image for examples of real nano products and phenomena. Learn about new technologies, applications for nanoscience, and nano careers.
Nano Discovery Bench
Explore nanoscience through hands-on activities and demonstrations, provided by the spectrUM educators. Explore thin films, DNA, butterfly wings, and other amazing nano wonders.
Small, Smaller, Nano
What happens when things get smaller? Explore progressively smaller magnetic materials - magnetite sand, iron powder, and ferrofluid. How does this material behave at different sizes?
Static vs Gravity
Spin discs containing small and large plastic beads, comparing the relative effects of static electricity and gravity on different size beads.