(Via Ricardo). nanoHUB is a beautifully designed resource for nanotechnology, primarily out of Purdue, with a focus on electronics, nanofluidics and biological applications of nanotechnology. There are some familiar names in the participants list as well, including some heavyweight corporate backing.
As someone who has flirted with nanotech a few times over the past 15 years, it’s a “field” that I love to hate. I always feel it’s way overhyped, but on the flip side I feel that its real utility is not hyped enough. I also use the word “field” with some trepidation, because nanotech is not really one field, but a variety of applications of nanoscale science and engineering. But we are getting into semantics here.
From the nanoHUB About page
The nanoHUB is a rich, web-based resource for research, education and collaboration in nanotechnology. The nanoHUB hosts hundreds of resources which will help you learn about nanotechnology, including Online Presentations, Courses, Learning Modules, Podcasts, Animations, Teaching Materials, and more. Most importantly, the nanoHUB offers simulation tools which you can access from your web browser, so you can not only learn about but also simulate nanotechnology devices. Resources come from hundreds of contributors in the nanoscience community, and are used by thousands of users from all over the world. Most of our users come from academic institutions and use nanoHUB as part of their research and educational activities. But we also have users from national labs and from industry.
The nanoHUB was created the NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN). The NCN is a network of universities with a vision to pioneer the development of nanotechnology from science to manufacturing through innovative theory, exploratory simulation, and novel cyberinfrastructure. NCN students, staff, and faculty are developing the nanoHUB science gateway while making use of it in their own research and education. Collaborators and partners across the world have joined the NCN in this effort.
Someone clearly appreciates the power of the web. You can do virtual simulations, look at online presentations, learning modules, and check out a podcast 
. As you can see, they have the tag thing down as well.
The geeks amongst us might find the details about the middleware interesting.
Technorati Tags: nanoHUB, Nanotechnology, Website, Resource
nanoHUB – Nanotechnology on the web and it looks good too
(Via Ricardo). nanoHUB is a beautifully designed resource for nanotechnology, primarily out of Purdue, with a focus on electronics, nanofluidics and biological applications of nanotechnology. There are some familiar names in the participants list as well, including some heavyweight corporate backing.
As someone who has flirted with nanotech a few times over the past 15 years, it’s a “field” that I love to hate. I always feel it’s way overhyped, but on the flip side I feel that its real utility is not hyped enough. I also use the word “field” with some trepidation, because nanotech is not really one field, but a variety of applications of nanoscale science and engineering. But we are getting into semantics here.
From the nanoHUB About page
Someone clearly appreciates the power of the web. You can do virtual simulations, look at online presentations, learning modules, and check out a podcast
. As you can see, they have the tag thing down as well.
The geeks amongst us might find the details about the middleware interesting.
Technorati Tags: nanoHUB, Nanotechnology, Website, Resource