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Sensors and Control Systems
- Wikipedia—Topics on Sensors, Control Systems, and Distributed Control, and Wikibook on Control Systems (www.wikipedia.org)
- “Nanotechnology Enabled Sensors: Possibilities, Realities, and Applications” (www.sensorsmag.com/sensors/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=361237)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab—Sensing and Measurement Technology Research (www.pnl.gov/research/sensing.asp)
- Nanoelectricalmechanical Systems—(NEMs) (physicsweb.org/articles/world/14/2/8)
- Smart Transducer Interface Standards (ieee1451.nist.gov)
- “Nanosensors and Privacy” (www.earthsky.org/article/50772/christine-peterson-interview)
Nanotechnology
- Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (qt.exploratorium.edu/nise-resources)
- Foresight Institute—Advancing Beneficial Nanotechnology (www.foresight.org)
- NASA Ames Center for Nanotechnology (www.ipt.arc.nasa.gov)
- U.S. Department of Energy nanotechnology efforts (www.science.doe.gov/nano/index.htm)
Information Geared for K–12 Students
- IEEE Virtual Museum (www.ieee-virtual-museum.org)
- National Nanotechnology Initiative Education Center (www.nano.gov/html/edu/home_edu.html)
- Nanooze—Nanotechnology Newsletter for Kids (www.nanooze.org)
- National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Education Portal (www.nnin.org/nnin_edu.html)
- University of Wisconsin Educator Resources on Nanotechnology (mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/IPSE/educators/index.html)
- How Stuff Works—Nanotechnology (science.howstuffworks.com/nanotechnology.htm)
- Nanozone (www.nanozone.org)
Key Words and Terms To Look Up
- Control Systems
- MEMs
- Nanocontrollers
- Nanosensors
- Nanotechnology
- NEMs
- Sensors
- Sensors and Controls
- Smart Buildings
- Smart Structures
- Structural Health Monitoring
