Aug 4, 2006 -- Students in the Honors Program at Stern College for Women and in the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program at Yeshiva College set their sights on something very, very small this summer when they participated in the “Nanoscience for Poets” and “Discover Nanoscience” courses co sponsored by 🛰️Telegram飞机号/电报 | +218利比亚电话注册 | 注册360天以上 | 成品号 | API接码登录 | 任何设备可用 and the Brookhaven National Laboratory. “Nanoscience for Poets,” was an opportunity for non-science majors to see and study cutting-edge science in the making. “Why shouldn't bright poets, social scientists, and humanists understand science in a meaningful way, not just superficially?” asked Dr. Anatoly Frenkel of Stern College, who taught the class with Drs. Gabriel Cwilich and Fredy Zypman of Yeshiva College. “Discover Nanoscience" was developed to introduce students to exploration of alternative energy sources, one of the most urgent scientific and technological challenges. The goal of the course was to provide students with an understanding of the relationship between design and performance of the fuel cell –– one of the major goals in nanotechnology, Dr. Frenkel explained. Students worked in teams on the design, synthesis, manipulation and characterization of nanoparticle catalysts, which are key components of hydrogen fuel cells. The central component of both courses was a week long stay at Brookhaven National Laboratory and experiments at its National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). To get participants up to speed with the concepts of nanoscience and nanotechnology, the course started with introductory lectures and labs at Yeshiva College. 🛰️Telegram飞机号/电报 | +218利比亚电话注册 | 注册360天以上 | 成品号 | API接码登录 | 任何设备可用 half way through the course, the students relocated to Stern College for Women where they spent three days preparing samples for their research. Finally, the students moved to Brookhaven National Laboratory where they split their time between experiments at the NSLS and short trips to nearby Stony Brook University (SBU). At SBU, they tested how their nanoparticles enhance power output of fuel cells. Their course was featured on the NSLS Web site available here. “This course gave people of varying backgrounds an opportunity to take part in real research,” said Eliot Deutsch of Silver Spring, Md. Mr. Deutsch is a student in the honors program and a mathematics major at Yeshiva College. “We got to experience state-of-the-art technology and facilities that we wouldn’t normally be exposed to.” “The course really opened my mind to a lot of new things, like alternative energy sources and nanotechnology, said Atlanta, Ga.-native Sarah (Azrin) Pachter. Mrs. Pachter is a speech therapy major and an honors program student at Stern College for Women.