iMiJ.pdb: Native Chicken Fibrinogen rendered using broad illumination on the BASS (NIH 1S10RR023069-01) as part of the PDB rendering project between UT's David Banks and two NIH Research Resources: UIUC's NCRR-sponsored Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics and UNC's NIBIB-sponsored Computer-Integrated Systems for Microscopy and Manipulation. Collaborators: Susan Lord, John Weisel, Martin Guthold, and Alisa Wolberg. (pictured above)

Exhibitor Booths: 10am- 2pm

• David Hinton (Duke, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy) will be displaying an aquarium of Medaka fish and visuals from his work with these fish and nanoparticles.
• Emily Bernhardt (Duke, Assistant Professor of Biology) will be adding nanosilver from 15 commercial products purchased from Amazon.com to plated bacteria and looking at their colony clearing rates.
• MLS staff and volunteers will display our nanoManipulator and an interactive computer-based simulation to explore “and feel” the unique nanoscale properties exhibited only at the nanoscale.

Exploring the Nanoscale: 10:30am - 12:30pm

Our Lab facilitator will be demonstrating hands-on activities that allow visitors the opportunity to explore the tools, forces, properties, materials and structures of the nanoworld.

Nano Ice Cream 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Join us for a tasting of nano ice cream and find out how liquid nitrogen cools the ice cream at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

Special Edition of Periodic Tables (held at the Museum): 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Join Dr. Mark Wiesner from the Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CIENT) at Duke University to learn about his research into the behavior of nanoscale materials in ecosystems and the existing and future concerns surrounding the environmental implications of nanomaterials. This is an informal talk in the style of Periodic Tables that will be held in the Mercury Meeting Room just behind the administration desk.

Exploring the Nanoscale: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Our Lab facilitator will be demonstrating hands-on activities that allow visitors the opportunity to explore the tools, forces, properties, materials and structures of the nanoworld.

Other NanoDays Events in the Triangle

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

In celebration of NanoDays, the Institute for Advanced Materials and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNC are hosting an open house at Chapman Hall on UNC's campus from 2-4 pm on Saturday March 28th. Activities include hands on demos related to nanoscience and tours of our nanoscience labs. All ages are welcome!! Click here for more information.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Morehead is celebrating NanoDays and the premiere of their Dragonfly TV appearance on March 28 from 2-4:30pm. You can watch the Morehead premiere of the Dragonfly TV episode taped here, learn about nanotechnology with hands-on activities, tour a scientist's lab and maybe even meet a local star from the popular children's science show on public television! Free and open to all ages.

North Carolina State University

Join NC State faculty and MLS staff for NanoDays 2009 at NC State University on April 24. NanoDays at NCSU is a state-wide event designed to open the world of nanoscale science and nanotechnology to citizens, teachers, and students. During NanoDays 2008, more than 1,500 middle and high school students visited the NCSU campuses and toured laboratories, met scientists and engineers, and conducted investigations like making "nano" ice cream.