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Zoom Into Nanotechnology

Come join us on a quest into the world of nanotechnology and things that are too small to see! From the man that started it all, Richard Feynman to moving atoms to solar cells to stretching DNA — prepare to wowed by the amazing things that you can do with nanotechnology!


Nanosensors and the Food Supply

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Lynn Charles Rathbun

Nanotechnology makes for pretty good science fiction, but how is it being used today to help us with basic stuff like growing food? Well, scientists are developing lots of tiny nanosensors that can help farmers detect pesticides and other chemicals on their crops.   The year is ... Read More...

Nanotechnology-Is it Safe ?

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Lynn Charles Rathbun

Nanotechnology and the products that you can make with it are all around us. The government and private companies have spent a lot of money to develop nanotechnology. But is it safe? The answer is, we just don’t know for sure. But lots of scientists ... Read More...

Liquid Armor

Posted on October 25, 2013 by David Cutri

Can nanotechnology help to protect soldiers in combat? Maybe some day. Scientists are working on something that they call liquid armor. In the old days, knights would walk around with really heavy clunky armor. That was OK, but it made it hard to do ... Read More...

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Bonds Hold Atoms Together

The bonds that hold atoms together to form molecules are called covalent bonds. They are pretty... read more

Seeing Shapes of Molecules

How do we know if a molecule has a shape? Well, there are various ways, but the most direct is to... read more

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