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Crowd of More Than One Thousand Attends Inaugural Community Day at UAlbany NanoCollege
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More than 1,000 children, adults and families throughout Tech Valley received an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany held its inaugural Community Day on April 5 at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.
For more information and activities from CNSE Community Day, view the photo gallery, have fun and learn more about nanotechnology while playing one of three NanoMissionTM games, view the Nanotechnology Overview Presentation given at CNSE Community Day and read the full CNSE Community Day press release.
The first-ever event was part of "NEXSTEP," or "Nanotechnology Explorations for Science, Training and Education Promotion," spearheaded by CNSE's NanoEconomics Constellation in partnership with KeyBank. NEXSTEP is a collaborative program that includes educational initiatives designed to promote greater understanding of the region's changing economic and business environment driven by nanotechnology, with a special emphasis on children, citizens and community.
CNSE's Community Day featured presentations, booths and interactive demonstrations highlighting the exciting technological breakthroughs being enabled by nanotechnology, including those in the fields of health care, energy, environment, electronics and economics; tours of the cutting-edge cleanroom facilities at CNSE's $4.2 billion Albany NanoTech, the most advanced research complex in the academic world; and, a chance for children and adults to participate in hands-on activities that provided greater understanding of the science described by the National Nanotechnology Initiative as "leading to the next Industrial Revolution."
CNSE's Community Day was planned in conjunction with the national celebration of NanoDays, a week of community-based educational outreach events being held March 29-April 6 to raise public awareness of nanoscale science and engineering.
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