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November 20, 2006 :: Columbia University

Graphitic Carbon Produced at Very Low Temperatures

Graphitic Carbon Produced at Very Low Temperatures during the Synthesis of Iron Oxide NanoparticlesGraphitic carbon – structural forms of the element that are constructed exclusively from carbon atoms having trigonal planar coordination – is ordinarily produced under drastic physical and conditions, typically at temperatures in excess of 500 C. Columbia MRSEC scientists have uncovered a […]

November 16, 2006 :: University of Minnesota

Children learn about nanotechnology (MNDaily)

A team of a dozen third- and fourth-grade students forcefully stepped on the clear, white, sticky floor mat to remove the dust from their shoes before eagerly suiting up in full-body cleanroom suits at the University’s Nanofabrication Center in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science building Friday.
Dressed in the white “bunny suits” used to keep […]

November 13, 2006 :: Northwestern University

Northwestern University Collaboration with Art Insitute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago - Northwestern University Program in Conservation Science*
Professor Katherine Faber, Northwestern Liaison
Dr. Francesca Casadio, Mellon Conservation Scientist
This is the nation’s first multi-year collaboration in conservation science to involve an art museum and a university. The objectives are to offer a model for integrative and cross-disciplinary collaboration among museums, universities and scientific institutions […]

November 8, 2006 :: Cornell University

Inner City High School Students Investigate Time in Chemistry and Physics

What is university life like? Students in inner city high schools often have a hard time answering this question. To gain first‐hand knowledge, students at McKinley Vocational High School travelled to Cornell to tour the facilities, meet students and explore the campus. During their visit, the students performed hands‐on physics and chemistry experiments that explored time and frequency with CCMR faculty.<br /> In their first experiment, students explored “chemical clocks” with a team of chemists and made a simple chemical timer. The students then competed in teams to design the most precise clock possible. The winning teams‘clock was accurate to a few milliseconds!<br /> After their clock making experiment, students examined a different type of precise timing —one familiar to any musician. Violin strings and tuning forks vibrate with very specific timings. Working with a team of physicists, students visualized these vibrations with a strobe lamp and learned how to modify these times as well.

November 7, 2006 :: Cornell University

Partnering with a Charter School to Reach At-Risk Students

The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) has been developing hands-on activities to interest students in science and technology for over a decade. To bring these resources to some of New York City’s most at-risk students, the CCMR has partnered with the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) — a pioneering, non-profit community-based organization that works to enhance the quality of life for children and families in central Harlem.<br /> Cornell faculty, staff and students traveled 200 miles to visit the Promise Academies — charter schools operated by HCZ. In one event, Prof. Itai Cohen and his graduate students led 130 kindergarten and first grade students as they explored the states of matter and tried their hand at classifying unusual materials. Students mixed sodium tetraborate with glue to make “silly putty,” which flows like a liquid, but bounces like a solid.<br /> The Cornell team has also led professional development workshops for the school’s 15 elementary and middle school teachers.

August 14, 2006 :: University of Alabama

Center for Materials for Information Technology Game Museum

Center for Materials for Information Technology at University of Alabama have recently gone live with 5 computer games targeted at middle school students. The games are designed to teach them about the periodic table and one is designed to teach about rock classifications.

July 25, 2006 :: University of Oklahoma / University of Arkansas

Forensic Science As A Springboard - OU RET’s Take Modules on the Road to Metrotech High School

“CSI is a hot topic, and that makes it fascinating to kids. But it’s also applied science, and it’s a powerful way to get kids involved in the scientific process: carefully documenting observations and analyzing results.” Merle Hunsaker, RET and science teacher.
During the summers of 2005-2007, C-SPIN is helping support the […]

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