Nanotechnology Now: Open House Showcases Growing Field

Make your mark in a field that’s growing by leaps and bounds! By 2015, the nanotechnology industry will require two million workers and approximately six million supporting positions worldwide. Get a head start in this innovative profession at a free open house hosted by Oakton Community College on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Visit Oakton’s state-of-the-art nanotechnology lab at Skokie’s Illinois Science + Technology Park (IS+TP), 8045 Lamon Avenue, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.

On the cutting edge of science, nanotechnology plays a significant role in biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, and physics – from building microprocessors and delivering anti-cancer drugs efficiently to making clothes more stain resistant and improving sunscreen absorption.

Learn more about the College’s nanotechnology offerings and tour the lab, which features atomic force, scanning electron, and fluorescence microscopes. Refreshments will be served.

Register at http://ne3i.eventbrite.com. For more information, call (847) 376-7042 or e-mail jcarzoli@oakton.edu.