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The SciShow has produced a short video on Graphene: The Next big (but Thin) Thing. The video describes some of the properties and applications of graphene.

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SEMI High Tech U has three programs for students and teachers interested in STEM, electronics, semiconductors, and high tech manufacturing. The programs will be held July 15-16, 2014 in Albany, NY for teachers, July 14-15, 2014 in New Hardford, NY for teachers, and July 17-18 & 21-22 in Albany, NY for students.

IOP Science has released the first issue of the 2D Materials Journal and it covers graphene and related 2D materials. Some of the articles are open access.

Instructables has posted instructions on building A Low Cost Educational Atomic Force Microscope. This AFM uses a DVD optical pickup unit and piezo watch buzzers for positioners. The total cost to build the unit is between $500 and $1000.

LEGO2NANO has posted a neat project describing how to build an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) with LEGOs and an Arduino controller. The website shows an overview for how to make the LEGO AFM but a lot of details appear to be missing. LEGO2NANO is a project taught in China-UK summer schools at Tsinghua University, Peking University, and the University College London.

Spintronics: Science, Circuits, and Systems course is being held July 23-25, 2014 at Purdue University. This course is a part of their summer school series and topics include:

• Spintronics and fundamental science,
• Experimental considerations,
• Device designs, and
• Circuit and system level applications.

The March 2014 issue of the MRS Bulletin focuses on Organic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Imaging.

The American National Standards Institute's Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP) operates the Nanotechnology Standards Database to facilitate nanotechnology standards development on health, safety, material properties, test and measurement, and characterization.

Brown University professor Nitin Padture discusses graphene on the PBS talk show White House Chronicle. The episode aired on March 9.