UTICA -- With Nano Utica and the Quad-C project promising to create more than 1,000 high-tech jobs in the Mohawk Valley, the region has been hearing a lot about nanotechnology and the ways it is revolutionizing research and development in medicine, computing, new materials, food, energy and other areas. <\/p>\n
On Saturday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., MVCC will bring such concepts to life at NanoDays, part of a nationwide festival of educational programs organized by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), and brought to the Mohawk Valley by MVCCs STEM Center. Admission is free. <\/p>\n
MVCCs Information Technology Building on the Utica Campus will be transformed into a showcase of everything nano; giving visitors a unique, hands-on opportunity to explore the miniscule world of atoms, molecules and nanoscale forces. A range of exhibits will demonstrate the special and unexpected properties found at the nano scale, examine tools used by nanoscientists, and invite discussion of technology and society. <\/p>\n
Students will explore capillary action and non-Newtonian fluids, investigate new nano products and materials, and imagine what society might be like if we all wore invisibility cloaks. Other activities will include using electricity to make a nickel coin look like a penny, a demonstration of ferrofluids and a display and video on the materials used to make the integrated circuits used in computers and cell phones. <\/p>\n
For more information about the event, as well as videos and information about nano, visit: http:\/\/www.mvcc.edu\/nanodays<\/a>. To learn more about NISE Net and the science of nano, visit: http:\/\/www.whatisnano.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n On Saturday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., MVCC will bring such concepts to life at NanoDays, part of a nationwide festival of educational programs organized by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), and brought to the Mohawk Valley by MVCCs STEM Center. Admission is free. <\/p>\n MVCCs Information Technology Building on the Utica Campus will be transformed into a showcase of everything nano; giving visitors a unique, hands-on opportunity to explore the miniscule world of atoms, molecules and nanoscale forces. A range of exhibits will demonstrate the special and unexpected properties found at the nano scale, examine tools used by nanoscientists, and invite discussion of technology and society. <\/p>\n Students will explore capillary action and non-Newtonian fluids, investigate new nano products and materials, and imagine what society might be like if we all wore invisibility cloaks. Other activities will include using electricity to make a nickel coin look like a penny, a demonstration of ferrofluids and a display and video on the materials used to make the integrated circuits used in computers and cell phones. <\/p>\n For more information about the event, as well as videos and information about nano, visit: http:\/\/www.mvcc.edu\/nanodays<\/a>. To learn more about NISE Net and the science of nano, visit: http:\/\/www.whatisnano.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read the original here:<\/p>\n NanoDays at Mohawk Valley Community College March 29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UTICA -- With Nano Utica and the Quad-C project promising to create more than 1,000 high-tech jobs in the Mohawk Valley, the region has been hearing a lot about nanotechnology and the ways it is revolutionizing research and development in medicine, computing, new materials, food, energy and other areas. On Saturday, March 29, from 9 a.m. Continue reading