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This 5-page activity guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network (NACK) Center, is for an activity where students "review the fundamental principles and the operation of a low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) system." The guide includes an introduction to...

This 3-page document, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Network(NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is a guide for a laboratory activity where students learn about low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition...

This 4-page resource, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is a lab guide for an online activity that introduces the operation of the ellipsometer, profilometer, and optical microscope. During the lab, students watch...

In this webinar, published by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, Terence Kuzma from Pennsylvania State University provides an introduction to microfluidics. During the presentation, Kzuma begins by defining microfluidics then...

This page from Foothill College describes a course on nanoscience for those who need an introduction to the subject. This course is the first in a five course series that leads to a certificate in nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanomaterials engineering. Only a high school background is required...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers "an introduction to the field of nanotechnology by discussing its real-world implications in light of current economic issues and conditions. The lesson is performed using the Creative Problem-Solving format and...

This 3-page lab guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is for a laboratory activity on the Thermal Evaporation of a Microarray. During the lab, a instructor will demonstrate the operation of the Cooke Thermal...

This 3-page lab, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Resource Center (NACK Center), is intended to introduce students to plasma processing for deposition and etching while improving their note-taking skills. To complete the activity, students will undergo training on both the...

This resource, provided by Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support Center (NACK Center), includes a lab sheet and video lesson on profilometry and the profilometer. The 3-page lab sheet provides necessary background information for students to evaluate and compare profilometers. The...

This video, published by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, provides an introduction to scanning electron microscopy (SEM). During the video, Sebastien Maeder from Pennsylvania State University introduces SEM, its primary...