Nanotechnology Training Available to Slum Kids of Colombia

Nanotechnology Training Available to Slum Kids of Colombia
According to Tom Levesque, General Manager of NanoInk in the Americas, he visited a school in Bogota, Colombia where about 350 teenagers in conjunction with the NanoProfessor curriculum work with atomic force microscopes and end up with better training than many receive at private universities in the country.

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Kids enjoy day of ‘‘Work” at Dahlgren

Kids enjoy day of ‘‘Work” at Dahlgren
Children of employees at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren had an opportunity to visit their parents’ workplace as part of the base’s observance of national Bring Your Child to Work Day last Thursday. And they turned out in record numbers.

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MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids

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Small is cool! What is nanotechnology? What are MEMS? And what makes them so special? Welcome to the wonderful world of really small stuff. Things so tiny, you need special microscopes to even see them. Winner of a 2008 IPPY Award (bronze medal) for best juvenile/young adult non-fiction, MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids explores what you can find at the micro- and nano-scale; where you’ll discover all sorts of amazingly small sensors, structures and materials. You’ll learn what they do and how they work, then find out why they’re useful in all kinds of products, from bikes to video games. While written for middle school students age 11-14, younger children and adults alike may also benefit from the easy-to-read explanations. Beautifully illustrated with nearly 80 full-color photos, MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids aims to inspire students about the possibilities of science and technology. Readers of this book will find A Consumer’s Guide to MEMS & Nanotechnology, which provides greatly expanded discussion and hundreds of examples in the same reader-friendly format, an ideal reference companion.

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