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Exploring the Nanoworld: Probing the Unknown

How do scientists know something exists when that thing may be so small it can't even be seen with a microscope? How small is a nanometer?

In this Materials Science From CU program, students are introduced to the world of nanoscience, the study of objects on the nanoscale - the scale of molecules and atoms. Nano means 10-9 so a nanometer is one billionth of a meter (or 1/25,000,000th of an inch)! This hands-on class explores the nanoworld and the technology scientists employ to study it. Students use probes modeled after the use of AFM, Atomic Force Microscopy, in order to characterize an unseen world. They will even be able to "measure" the thickness of a bubble!

This project received funding from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

Limited grant funds are available to qualifying schools. Please call for details.

This program supports the Colorado Model Content Standards for Science: 1, 2.1, 5, 6

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