DocumentCode
1601420
Title
Nanotechnology: A platform for education change
Author
Newberry, Deb M.
Author_Institution
Dakota County Tech. Coll., Rosemount, MN, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
7
Abstract
Nanotechnology, as an enabling technology, has aspects which support multiple engineering disciplines. Nanoscale demonstrations, activities and experiments have been used to illustrate nanoscale principles as they apply to biological, electrical, material and chemical aspects of engineering topics. The emerging field of nanoscience offers state of the art applications and conceptual development appropriate for multiple levels of engineering education which may enhance learning and student retention.
Keywords
engineering education; nanotechnology; physics education; student experiments; education change; engineering disciplines; engineering education; learning; nanoscale activities; nanoscale demonstrations; nanoscale experiments; nanoscale principles; nanoscience; nanotechnology; student retention; Animation; Equations; Metrology; Nanoscale devices; Nanostructures; Technological innovation; Videos; Nanotechnology; content; critical thinking; education; engineering; multidisciplinary;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2012 12th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location
Birmingham
ISSN
1944-9399
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2198-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NANO.2012.6322091
Filename
6322091
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