Browse Resources

This video, published by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, covers organic solar cells. During the video, Travis Benanti from Pennsylvania State University briefly introduces solar energy conversion and goes into detail on the...

This 3-page lab guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University, is for a photolithography lab activity. During the lab, students will use 3'' silicon substrates to "evaluate three different exposure times using hard...

This video from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University provides an overview of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and its utility in nanomanufacturing. During the video, Travis Benanti from Pennsylvania State University introduces PDMS...

This video from the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC) is part of a series of seminars on micro nano technologies and issues in the field. In the video, Robert Ehrmann and Atilla Cakmak present on the accomplishment and future plans for the Penn State Center for Nanotechnology Education...

Module Description: This module, created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link), introduces students to photolithography, "the process of copying a high-resolution pattern onto multiple substrates." During the module learning activity (Option A) students "replicate key parts of the...

Module Description:  This learning module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), "provides an overview of the most common photolithography process used in the fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), photolithography terminology and basic concepts." These concepts are...

This video from the Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC) is part of the Summer Seminar Series, and features two presentations on photonics professional development opportunities. In the first presentation of the video, Greg Kepner introduces photonics and discusses the many ways photonics...

This video from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Support (NACK) Center at Pennsylvania State University provides an overview of physical and chemical vapor deposition. During the video, Sebastien Maeder from Pennsylvania State University introduces plasma deposition and discusses...

This reference sheet, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, provides a valuable physical science reference sheet for high school students. Definition of terms, diagrams, abbreviations, mathematical notations, the periodic table, and other useful information is provided...

This 3-page lab, from the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Resource Center (NACK Center), focuses on physical vapor deposition and the use of a Cooke thermal evaporator to gain experience with the evaporation process. The background section covers concepts like crystal thickness...