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What is nanotechnology?
Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter 1 to 100 nanometers in size. 1. The nanometer is extremely small.
2. At the nanometer scale, many materials behave differently. 3. We can harness this new behavior to make new materials.
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1/1000th of a meter (millimeter) All these are still visible with your eyes.
Viruses 3-50 nm
DNA 1-2 nm
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1X103
1X100 1X10-3
mm 1/1,000
micrometer m 1/1,000,000
nanometer picometer nm pm 1/1,000,000,000
1X10-6
1X10-9
Hair: ~40m
1/1,000,000,000,000 1X10-12
DNA: 1-2 nm
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Macro Gold
Macro Aluminum
Natures inspiration
Burrs
Biomimicry
Velcro
Sharkskin
Fast Swimsuit
Termite Dens
Self-cooling Buildings
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Iridescence
Colors change depending on the angle from which the surface is viewed
Soap Bubble
The iridescent color is created by nanometer-sized structures on the butterflies wing scales.
Scanning Electron Microscope image of the Blue Morpho butterfly showing nanoscale features responsible for iridescence. (Shinya Yoshioka, Osaka University)
Biomimicry of Iridescence
Biomimicry of iridescence is used for security on currency, photo identification, and credit cards.
Biomimicry of Iridescence
Qualcomm has a new e-screen that mimics the iridescence of the blue Morpho butterfly. The screen gets brighter in sunlight.
The lotus leaf is said to be self-cleaning because droplets of water roll off and remove dirt particles.
Ormia Ears
Professor Nader Behdad of the UW-Madison is an engineer who is interested in the ears of Ormia flies
Ormia Ears
Time Difference
Time Difference
Acknowledgments
MRSEC Personnel and Collaborators NISE Net Personnel and Collaborators College of Engineering National Science Foundation
NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Interfaces (DMR-0520527 and DMR-0079983) NSF Internships in Public Science Education (DMR-0424350) NSF Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (ESI-053253)
This presentation is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the following DMR grants: #0424350 (IPSE), #0520527 and #0779983 (MRSEC); and ESI grant #053253 Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessary reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Thank You
Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, agillian@wisc.edu Ben Taylor, bltaylor2@wisc.edu
Our Website: www.mrsec.wisc.edu/nano