NanoArt Competition
Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom
On October 9th, the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) hosted their annual Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom image contest in honor of National Nanotechnology Day. Referencing Richard Feynman’s 1959 lecture, "There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom," this image contest celebrates the beauty of the micro and nanoscale. Images featured in this contest were produced at one of the 16 NNCI sites during the past two years. Sites from across the NNCI contribute stunning, unique, and whimsical images of the micro and nanoscale for the image contest. First place winning artists will receive up to $1,000 in travel support to a professional conference of their choice and their sites receive a framed print of their winning image. Honorable mentions will receive a framed print of their image.
The image above is an example of NanoArt, and was the NNCI winner in the 'Most Stunning' category. Titled "A Micro Blooming Lotus," this image was created by Aofei Mao and Peixun Fan, using a Nanoscribe Photonic Professional GT and Hitachi S4700 field emission scanning electron microscope.
National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure
Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
Experience the excitement of nanotechnology research at the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the University of Nebraska. During the program, each participant will develop an instructional unit based on their experience to share with students and peers. This 6-week program is for high school teachers and technical college faculty that teach science or technology and are within driving distance of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
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NNF Equipment Training Minicourse
NNF annually holds a free three-day in-person equipment training minicourse. Specialists teach hands-on training at our facilities on UNL's City Campus, which usually takes place in the fall.
Attendees will gain first-hand knowledge of the potential benefits for their research and development activities, as well as how to become users of the facilities. They will choose two pieces of equipment to train on.
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