Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small Flashcards
Each of these “somethings” is perfect for a different job.
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Paper
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Scientists call them materials.
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It would melt!
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Imagine a book made of chocolate
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Glass would be too delicate.
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To find out, you need to study them very closely.
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You need to look right inside them.
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You would discover that the world is made from tiny* building blocks called atoms.
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Stop: read the last sentence again
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And each and every living thing, including YOU.
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Molecules can be made from just one kind of atom or from multiple kinds.
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“Tiny” does not just mean “little” it means more than a quintillion times smaller than a grain of sand.
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And each and every living thing.
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Sea Salt
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Mountain Rock
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There are more than a hundred different kinds of atoms
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Human beings are made from eleven different elements
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The way they are mixed together affects how they look and feel.
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Carbon is very important Element
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You probably have some graphite in your schoolbag - it’s used to make the lead in your pencils
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Graphite is soft and smudgy
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An elephant could walk along it without breaking it
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And even so, it’s taken years - and lot of failed experiments
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Windowpanes that wash themselves using only sunlight
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stronger, lighter airplanes that need less fuel to stay in the sky-
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Thinner, lighter phones with brighter colors…
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and medicines that doctors can steer through your body so that they end up in exactly the right place.
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There’s plenty more in store
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Small enough to trap even the tiniest specks of salt and dirt.
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These super Sieves could make seawater safe to drink
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If new materials are safe to use - to be certain they won’t hurt us or our planet
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This would make it possible to plant nanochip inside the eye of someone who is blind and connect it to a special pair of video glasses.
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They are conducting experiments making some not so nano mistakes and discovering more about atoms.
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There are so many secrets left for scientists to unlock
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They might want a material that’s tough and strong
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You!
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This book is made from paper
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