Natural Sciences 191CNS52 - FYS- Nano-Size Does Matter

More than 1,500 products on the market are advertised as being nanotechnology-based. With applications in electronics, medicine, fashion, and food, you are surrounded by nano-based products! What makes nanomaterials so unique and desirable? Are nanomaterials harmful to our health or the environment? In this seminar, students will learn the basic principles, the applications, and the risks of nanomaterials. Students will also have the opportunity to make nanoparticles, change their properties, and observe them under an electron microscope.

Open to Natural Sciences Freshman with a declared major or on the Natural Sciences Exploratory Track.