Live presentations, lectures, and talks by museum associates, scientists, and educators. Available as video clips and/or dvds.

MIT | The Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies: Taking Nanotechnology from the Laboratory to the Soldier

A U.S. Army soldier carries more than 100 pounds of gear into battle. What can be done to lighten the load, while still providing maximum protection? Edwin Thomas, Director of MIT’s new Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, describes a dynamic battle suit that wards off bullets and biochemical threats while providing real-time data on the soldier’s medical condition.

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Talking Nano 6-DVD Set

This "Nano 101 in a Box" set includes professionally - produced videos of talks by leading researchers with a knack for communicating cutting edge science with clarity and style, including Don Eigler, George Whitesides, and Eric Mazur. Also includes a talk on public awareness and nanotech consumer safety by David Rejeski and, as a bonus, the entertaining Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show (suitable for children of all ages). Produced by the Museum of Science, Boston.

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Museum of Science, Boston -The Wonderful World of Carbon Nanotubes

Live presentation at the Museum of Science, Boston. Joel Rosenberg describes the science behind carbon nanotubes.

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Conversations in Science: Nanotechnology - The Next Big Thing, only smaller

Segments from a "Conversations in Science" talk given by Prof. Wendy Crone (University of Wisconsin-Madison) to teachers from the Madison Metropolitan School District.>>preview

Museum of Science ,Boston

Harvard physicist Eric Mazur describes his work with femtosecond lasers, placing it in the context of the long line of inventors seeking to "stop time."

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Vega Science Trust | "The Next Big Thing" Panel

Round table discussion with industry experts

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