Daily live demonstrations at 12:00 noon and at 2:00 p.m.
Have BIG fun thinking small!
Enter the nanoZone at LHS and discover the world of the ultrasmall.
Think of the smallest thing you can make. A tiny paper airplane? A knot in a string? Now think of making something millions of times smaller. That’s what nanotechnology is about.
Nanotechnology scientists move around atoms and molecules to make amazing new devices. Imagine super-tape as sticky as a gecko’s toes, tiny medical devices that can detect disease in seconds, or mini-gadgets powered by solar cells in your clothes.
Nanotechnology is used in many industries. Someday it could affect almost every part of our lives.
Developed by Lawrence Hall of Science, this permanent exhibit is one of the first anywhere to explore cutting-edge nanotech developments, and introduce the scientists on the nanotech forefront.
What can you do in the nanoZone?
Measure Yourself in Nanometers
How tall are you in nanometers? You won’t believe your size!
Zoom In
Examine a bee’s body parts, blue jeans, pollen, and an ultrasmall medical device that could someday save lives—all up close and personal! Use our simulated scanning electron microscope to zoom in to a world you’ve never seen before!
Find Out Who’s Who in The nanoZone
Ever wonder what scientists were like as children? They were a lot like you! Hear the childhood stories of four leading nanotechnology scientists and find out how they discovered the science they love.
Go Like a Gecko
How do geckos climb up walls and hang from ceilings? The secret isn’t suction cups or foot glue. Go like a gecko at this hands-on station and discover the “gecko-tech” that helps geckos cling to all kinds of surfaces.
The nanoZone Activity Station
Make and take home a size wheel to learn about different scales of measurement. Get a really close look at amazingly small things such as viruses, blood cells, and more. Watch and listen to exciting demonstrations on nanotech devices that may help you and your family in the future!
What in the World Is It?
Test your nanoscale knowledge by identifying familiar objects photographed under high-powered microscopes.
Save Ratty
Poor Ratty’s cells aren’t working right. Have computer-game fun as you use nanotechnology to fix what’s wrong.
Solve The Case of the Green Milk!
Yuk! Some cows on Farmer Darrell’s farm are giving green milk. Use nanotech in a computer-game setting to sleuth out which cows are the culprits.
Explore the nanoZone at LHS and the nanozone.org website to learn more.
nanoZone was made possible with support from the National Science Foundation, the Ehrman Foundation, and the Hedco Foundation.
