Nano Tools
Questions and comments from day 1.
Tools
Imaging and measurement
Exploratorium Image Scaler compare images of objects at scales from the macro trough micro and nano to the atomic.
9:30 Charlie Carlson Tour of Microscope imaging station.
Examine a human hair
Silicon wafer
with the following tools
Macro
Eye and meter stick
Pinhole magnifier
Magnifying glass
micrometer NNIN
Micro
Microscope(Compound Optical)
Laser Diffraction
Measuring the large and the small. Use diffraction to measure the diameter of a hair. NNIN
Nano scale
Scanning Electron Microscope
Scanning Tunneling microscope
Atomic Force Microscope
Magnetic Force Microscope
Quasi elastic light scattering from colloidal suspensions
Investigate images
Build models of how the nano probes work.
NNIN Using multimeter resistance probe through needlepoint fabric to model scanning probe microscope action.
Scanning probe microscope: Nanodays SPM
Nano Object of the day
Integrated circuit chip look at with tools
Compact disk, Look at the spectrum of a point of light in a compact disk.
Use agar blocks to study syrface area to volume ratios. NNIN
Study nanoscale objects with light
Soap Film in a can, Create a soap film a few hundred nanometers thick using dishwashing soap and a film can.
Soap Film Interference Use waves drawn on paper to model interference of light in a thin film.
Soap Film Colors Observe which Colors will form when interference removes colors from white light.
Permanent oil slick Create interference colors with clear nailpolish floated on water lifted onto black paper.
Nano building tools
Model deposition and etching by using Lego's. NNIN
Use UV light to cure a polymer and make 3D builds NNIN
Anodize titanium using waterproof markers as resist
Heat quarters to build up oxide layers monitor the thickness with color change.
Etch a printed circuit board, or etch glass.
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