- Videos - Interactive Presentations - Radio Shows

• Videos

The Power of Small - Fred Friendly Seminars, 2008

"Nanotechnology: The Power of Small" is the first major television series to look at the implications of advances in nanotechnology

The TWINKIE Guide to Nanotechnology - Andrew D. Maynard, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, October 2007

An entertaining new video featuring scientist Andrew Maynard which mixes the iconic American snack cake with humor to unlock the mysteries of nanotechnology.

Nanoparticle, Nanostructure and Nanomachine Animated Videos Available For Viewing - AzoNano, Australia, August 2007
Often in the miniscule world of nanotechnology it is difficult to mentally picture what actually occurs at the size of nanomaterials, nanostructures and nanomachines. In order to visualise these processes, computer animations can help.

Nano Technology Brings Promise, Risks - WRAL, USA, July 2007

"Nano particles can enter the body's vital organs, including the brain, much more easily than larger particles, and not enough is being done to assess potential risks,” said Andrea Rock of Consumer Reports.

The Challenges and Benefits of Getting Nanotech Right in the Lab - Andrew Maynard at University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, May 2007

Nanotechnology Takes Off - KQEDondemand, USA, May 2007
From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs to Silicon Valley, researchers are manipulating particles at the atomic level, ushering in potential cures for cancer, clothes that don't stain, and solar panels as thick as a sheet of paper.

How Big is a Nanometer? - December 2006
How many people could you fit into a Mini? Better yet, how many people would fit into a Mini if we were only a nanometer tall?

Nanotechnology Can Be Child’s Play - September 2006
Bethany Maynard, a 6th grader at a Fairfax County, Virginia elementary school, shows in this short video (~8 minute) how young people can observe, test and investigate nanotechnology without any expensive equipment. All that’s needed is some ketchup, mustard and a tie.

When Things Get Small - November 2005
University of California San Diego takes you on an irreverent, madcap, comically corny romp into the quest to create the smallest magnet ever known

Feynman's talk: "Photons Corpuscles of Light" - University of Auckland, 1979

• Interactive Presentations

Expo Nano - 2007
The dedicated website of a topical exposition on nanotechnology, in the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, a major museum of science, technology and industry in Paris.
A fascinating, interactive journey into the nanocosmos!

Down to the nanoscale - New Scientist, May 2005
Interactive nanoscale graphics

Nanomaterials interacting with DNA - Vanderbilt University, December 2005

Nanotechnology, The New Plastic, National Geographic, June 2006

In pictures - Nanotechnology in our lives, BBC News
It is hard to illustrate nanotechnology because it involves doing things to materials at the molecular scale.
Until 31 August, a London Science Museum exhibition tries to show what has benefited from nanotechnology so far.

• Recent Radio Shows

The NSF-funded Earth & Sky radio series
A whole page with Nanotechnology Radio Shows

SmallTalk
A podcast series about nanotechnology with leading scientists, thinkers, artists, writers, and visionaries

The risks and rewards of nanotechnology New Hampshire Public Radio, USA, 3 July 2007

The Promise (and Perils) of Nanotechnology, On earth, USA, Fall 2007

Nanotechnology already is being used to reformulate many of the products we use.

Yet despite concern among scientists about dangerous consequences, the federal government has taken a laissez faire approach.

Why is there such lax oversight of these exotic, new nanomaterials, and what does that mean for consumers?

The pros & cons of nanotechnology being developed here in Madison by Lee Rayburn, The Mic, 92.1, Madison's Progressive Talk, 5 July 2007 (toward the middle of the track)

Teaming up to police nano-threats, MarketPlace, USA, 21 June 2007

The coming wave of nanotechnology, Earthbeat, USA, June 2007

Potential health and environmental effects of nanotechnology, Science Friday, NPR, USA, June 2007

Nanotechnology, nanoregulation, Marketplace, USA, 16 May 2007

The Implications for Health, Safety and the Environment of the Nanotech Revolution, AzoNano, Australia, March 2007

EPA Moves Toward Nanotechnology Regulations, NPR - National Public Radio, November 2006

Perpetual Notion Machine show on nanotechnology, WORT, 16 November 2006

Weighing the Potential Risks of Nanotech, NPR - National Public Radio, USA, April 2006

Safety of Nano-Cosmetics Questioned , NPR - National Public Radio, March 2006

Report Finds Regulation of Nanotech Inadequate, NPR - National Public Radio, January 2006

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The NanoResources don't necessarily reflect the views of NanoCafes organizers. Coming from varied sources with different points of view, they make a range of perspectives available, so people can see the diversity of debates currently going on. Sharing different perspectives is essential to healthy citizen deliberation and democracy.