Nebraskas fifth annual NanoDays will take place March 28, 1 4 p.m. in Lincoln at Gateway Mall: 60th and O Streets.

NanoDays is a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering.

Nanoscientists transform our world with materials smaller than the eye can see, and at NanoDays, 10 interactive demonstrations and three games will introduce attendees to the magic-like properties of nanomaterials.

The first 100 student attendees who visit each of the free stations will receive an I Heart Nano t-shirt, and the elementary school and middle school with the most attendees will win a nanoscience education kit.

At NanoDays, University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, staff, and students along with local science educators offer fun learning experiences for both children and adults. Event demonstrations show how researchers use the miniscule world of atoms, molecules and nanoscale forces to invent many exciting technologies such as the invisibility cloak and floor tiles that generate electricity when walked on.

The event is co-hosted by Nebraska EPSCoR, the University of Nebraskas Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience (NCMN).

NanoDays is organized by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), and takes place nationally from March 28 through April 4, 2015. This community-based event is the largest public outreach effort in nanoscale informal science education and involves science museums, research centers, and universities from Puerto Rico to Alaska.

Research at a nano level is done in many areas including physics, chemistry, material sciences, engineering, biology, and medicine.

Nanoscientists study and make new applications that improve computers, medical treatments, energy efficiency and more. The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience (NCMN) are on the forefront of research in one of the highest-priority national programs, the National Nanotechnology Initiative.

For more information about NanoDays or nanoscience, visit http://bit.ly/nenano15.

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Nebraska's Fifth Annual NanoDays In Lincoln