To be honest, I stopped wearing white long before I had kids. But I've especially avoided it since I spawned. With two messy boys, and now an even messier dog, it's just too risky--or it was until now. I was provided with a Cavalier T-shirt from Threadsmith Clothing to try out. The white t-shirt is made with a hydrophobic (water-hating) nanotechnology application that makes it a stain resistant shirt. Nanotechnology? No stains? After watching the ... [ Read More ]
How to Prepare to Teach Nanotechnology
Last week I shared a bit about Nanotech Connect, a conference on nanotechnology held at a Chicago-area high school. And I mentioned that a nanometer is 10 to the -9th of a meter. Over the weekend the significance of the conference date 10/9 hit me like a ton of nano bricks. My mind has a hard time grasping things like deep space (so vast!) and nanotechnology (so very tiny!), and apparently I'm not alone here, so understanding the nanoscale is ... [ Read More ]
Nanotechnology in School, or How to Play Soccer on a Grain of Rice
A nano carbon tube made from balloons. Not to scale. I spent yesterday morning at Nano Connect 2012 at Wheeling High School in Chicago's northwest suburbs. This two-pronged conference on nanotechnology consisted of sessions by and for high school students with a complementary track for educators and professionals. The future is small, really small (10 to the negative 9th of a meter small!) when you're talking nanoscale, but the payoff ... [ Read More ]