Module 1 : SEM Image Gallery

Images provided by the National Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Alberta

Module 2: Scale of Nano

Exploratorium: Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143.

Module 3: What is Nano?

Dr. Nils Petersen, Director General, NINT, Micralyne
Maziyar Khorasani, VP Business Development, Biolithic Corporation

Module 4: Quantum Dot Animation

Video provided by Robert A. Wolkow, University of Alberta

Module 5: The Numbers on Nano

Palmberg, C., H. Dernis, and C. Miguet. 2009. Nanotechnology: An Overview Based on Indicators and Statistics. STI Working Paper 2009/7: Statistical Analyis of Science, Technology and Industry. OECD.

Module 7: Nano in Nature, World's Smallest

1. Car

   Images and video provided by James Tour, Rice University.

2. Guitar

   Images and video provided by Harold Craighead, Cornell University.

3. Card

   Image provided by David Cummings, University of Glasgow.

4. Snowman

   Images and video provided by David Cox, National Physical Laboratory

5. Map

   Image provided by Paul Rothemund, Caltech.
   Image and video provided by IBM – Zurich Research.

6. Gecko

   Images provided by Kellar Autumn, Lewis & Clark College.
   Images provided by Bjorn Christian Torrissen
   Video provided by the Anthony Russell, University of Calgary.

7. Lotus

   Video provided by Nanoyou, and The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 233433.

8. Beetle

   Image provided by Jeremy Galusha, University of Utah.

9. Moth

   Paivanranta, B., T. Saastamoinen, and M. Kuittinen. 2009. A wide-angle antireflection surface for the visible spectrum. Nanotechnology. 20(37): 1-7.
   Image provided by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Dartmouth College