NANOSCIENCE

Nanocarbon from Graphene to Nanotubes to Buckyballs

DNA: big picture

DNA: close-up & do it yourself

DI Scanning Probe Microscope
How SPM Dielectric Crystals Work
easyScan STM
easyScan AFM
Scanning Electron Microscope
Molecular Beam Epitaxy

QCA Memory Cells and Wires
QCA Logic Gates

MICROELECTRONICS

The Inner Workings of CD/DVD drives

SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE

How Semiconductors & Transistors Work
How an Integrated Circuit is Made
Semiconductor Crystals
Crystal Facets - "Miller Indices"

MICROELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING

Micron Technologies Plant in Manassas Virginia

Aerial Tour
Take Apart the "Fab" Building
Walk Through the "Fab"

Photolithograpy

Conventional Photolithography
Projection Electron Lithography
Extreme UV Lithography

UVA MICROELECTRONICS TEACHING LAB

Lab Overview
Oxidation Furnace
Photolithography
Oxide Etch Bath
Doping Furnace
Metal Evaporator

ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM

Tour of the Electricity & Magnetism Virtual Classroom

Electric Fields

Basic Charge Attraction & Repulsion
Pith Ball Ping Pong
Van de Graaff Generator

Magnetic Fields

Magnetic Induction in the real world
Magnetic Induction with "X-ray vision"

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & CIRCUITS

Electrostatics

Electrometer

Circuit Components and Their Symbols

Simple DC Circuits

Capacitors

Single Capacitor
Cap vs. 2 Identical Caps in Series
Cap vs. 2 Different Caps in Series
Water Flow Analogy of Capacitor
Overcharged Water Capacitor

Battery Cells

One Cell
Two Cells in Series
Three Cells in Series
Water Flow Analogy of Cell
Water Flow Analogy of 2 Cells

Resistors and Light Bulbs

Two Bulbs in Series
Two Bulbs in Parallel
Bulb in Parallel with 2 in Series
Water Flow Analogy of Resistor

Complex DC Circuits

Capacitor with Parallel Resistor
Capacitor with Series Resistor
Capacitor and Resistor at High Voltage

Gerbil Central (links to all water analogy pages)

PROJECT INFORMATION

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Publications on the Project:

FIE Meeting (2002)
BUGIMS Meeting (2001)

Lecture Notes, Supporting Animations, Simulations & Readings

		Link to Lecture Notes	Link to supporting webpage with embedded animations, simulations, and links to readings & other resources
1		What is Nanoscience?	---------------
2		Waves (generic)	Supporting Webpage
3		Waves (electron)	Supporting Webpage
4		Microfabrication / Micromachining	Supporting Webpage
5		Great Science vs. Viable Technology	Supporting Webpage
6		The Need for Self-Assembly	Supporting Webpage
7		Molecular Self-Assembly	Supporting Webpage
8		DNA Self-Assembly	Supporting Webpage
9		DNA Fingerprinting	---------------
10		How We See and Measure at the Nanoscale	Supporting Webpage
11		The Bleeding Edge: Emerging Applications of Nanoscience	Supporting Webpage
12		The Fictions of Nano Science Fiction	Supporting Webpage
13		Nano Molecular Machines	Supporting Webpage
14		Nanotechnology Challenges and Fears	Supporting Webpage

Laboratory Guides, Simulations, Equipment & Resources:

	Lab manual / Links to supporting animations, readings and lab equipment used
Waves in Springs	Spring Lab Manual / Report Supporting Materials
Waves in Water	Water Wave Lab Manual / Report Supporting Materials
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy	Animation of easyScan STM STM Lab Manual Supporting Materials
Atomic Force Microscopy	Animation of easyScan AFM AFM Lab Manual Supporting Materials
Super Hydrophobic Surfaces	Hydrophobicity Lab Manual / Report Supporting Materials
DNA Fingerprinting	DNA Fingerprinting Lab Manual / Report Supporting Materials

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