January 2009 Blog Posts (34)

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Added by TINC on January 31, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Basic Quiz on Nano Science n Technology - Just a Starter

Q1. The prefix 'nano' comes from a Greek word meaning _____.

a. billion

a. billion

b. dwarf

c. invisible

d. infinite

Q2. If a nanometer were about as big as the width of a pin head, about how long would a meter be?

a. as long as the pin shaft

b. as long as a ladder

c. as long as a blue whale

d. as long as a trip between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Ga.

Q3. How many hydrogen atoms lined up 'shoulder to shoulder' would fit… Continue

Added by Technologist on January 31, 2009 at 11:21am — 1 Comment

Added by TINC on January 30, 2009 at 10:10pm — No Comments

ASME Micro/Nano Systems Photo Contest

DNA double helix. Photo Credit: Oliver Burston. Courtesy of: Wellcome Trust Images Collection. Creative Commons Licence 2.0, UK & Wales.

Rules, Scope, Scoring, Sponsors:

http://personal.stevens.edu/~dcappell/MNSPhotoContest/

To be exhibited at:

ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) & Computers and Information… Continue

Added by LaVerne L Poussaint on January 29, 2009 at 4:30am — 1 Comment

NanoIsrael 2009 - Detailed Program

Detailed Program:

http://www2.kenes.com/nano/Documents/timetable.pdf

The International NanoScience Community is media partner of NanoIsrael 2009.

Added by TINC on January 28, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Upcoming Maintenance: Friday, Jan. 30 at 11pm Pacific time

We'll be performing a scheduled maintenance next Friday evening from 11pm-1:30am PST. During this time, www.nanopaprika.eu will be offline and will display a branded maintenance page.

Added by TINC on January 24, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

Could a new curriculum in nanotechnology improve science education?

I was at a nanotechnology meeting and this question was thrown around. Since American kids, in general, don't like high school chemistry and don't even take physics, could we offer them an alternative science course that was developed by scientists. Would this be better than current science classes and who might take a course in nanotechnology?

Most of the scientists and educators at this NSF sponsored meeting agreed that our high school chemistry curriculum is in a sad state. There… Continue

Added by Carolyn Nichol, PhD on January 23, 2009 at 7:48pm — 8 Comments

GMP AND cGMP CONSIDERATIONS By Dr.Basavaraj K. Nanjwade

GMP AND cGMP CONSIDERATIONS.ppt

Added by Dr.Basavaraj K.Nanjwade on January 23, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Nanotechnology Based Drug Delivery By Dr. Basavaraj K. Nanjwade

Nanotechnology Based Drug Delivery.ppt

Added by Dr.Basavaraj K.Nanjwade on January 22, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

TRADE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES By Dr.Basavaraj K. Nanjwade

TRADE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES.ppt

Added by Dr.Basavaraj K.Nanjwade on January 22, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

SALIENT FEATURES OF QUALITY ASSURANCE By Dr.Basavaraj K. Nanjwade

Salient Features of Quality Assurance.ppt

Added by Dr.Basavaraj K.Nanjwade on January 22, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments