Photos: NANOvember
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
A $20,000 disk made from dust and other materials is held by Stephen Stewart, a graduate teacher at SUNY Poly. He contrasted the modern silicon disk, so smooth that it reflects the face of an onlooker, with a poster, behind him, depicting a chip from the 1970s in a demonstration on Nov. 1 that was part of the celebration of NANOvember.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Science and imagination: A student of the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute holds out a beaker filled with a liquid while she talks to a small gathering about exploring properties like invisibility.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Cleanliness is essential in the production of chips. A child volunteers to don a cleanroom suit, typically worn by workers.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hands on: Other kids enjoy some of the fun of science with the help of a college student, putting color dye into bottles along with vegetable oil, water and Alka-Seltzer tablets — to make lava lamps.