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Scaling the electromagnetic spectrum

Scaling the electromagnetic spectrum. Boxing out waves. The First Big Idea. Scale describes matter and predicts behavior . . The “Other” Big Ideas of Nano. Structure of Matter Forces and Interactions Quantum Effects Size-Dependent Properties. Other Big Ideas - continued. Self-assembly

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Scaling the electromagnetic spectrum

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  1. Scaling the electromagnetic spectrum Boxing out waves

  2. The First Big Idea • Scale describes matter and predicts behavior.

  3. The “Other” Big Ideas of Nano • Structure of Matter • Forces and Interactions • Quantum Effects • Size-Dependent Properties

  4. Other Big Ideas - continued • Self-assembly • Tools and Instrumentation • Models and Simulations • Science, Technology, and Society

  5. An Amazing Scale • More than you can see

  6. Wavelength is the Key What we see is much less than what we get. Opensource Handbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Illustration by KristianMolhave

  7. Nanoscale =1- 100nm 10-7 = 0.0000001 = 100 nm Visible Light 390-750nm

  8. 10-9 = 0.000000001 = 1 nm X-ray .01 to 10nm

  9. Waves • Transfer energy without transferring matter

  10. Electromagnetic Energy Determined by wavelength and frequency. • E = mc2 • c = 2.9979 x 108 m/s

  11. Dual Nature of Light • Light is also photons (particles) • Zero mass and zero rest energy • Can be destroyed and created • Can have particle-like interactions with matter

  12. Electricity and Magnetism • Magnetism and electricity move together in the EM spectrum. Diagram from Schneider, Remote Sensing and the Global Environment, http://www.geo.mtu.edu/rs/back/spectrum/

  13. Appearances May Deceive • Optical properties vary at the nanoscale. Image source: L. R. Hirsch, R. J.Stafford, J. A. Bankson, S. R. Sershen, B. Rivera, R. E. Price, J. D. Hazle, N. J. Halas, & J. L. West, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 100, 13549-13554 (2003).

  14. Blocking Out Signals • Faraday Cage

  15. Faraday Cage • How does it work?

  16. Blocking Signals Activities • Materials Needed • Cell phone or small radio • Small box with lid • Aluminum foil • Aluminum screen • Scissors • Tape and/or stapler • ruler

  17. Activity – Control Experiment 1. Turn on radio and set in box. 2. Place lid on box. 3. Turn off radio. 4. One (or more) group test with cell phone if available.

  18. Activity – Box the Signal • Wrap box and lid separately in aluminum foil (ensure snug fit). • Set radio in box. • Open box slightly (experiment with opening size). • One (or more) group test with cell phone if available.

  19. Activity – Screen the Signal • Make a cylinder with aluminum screen. • Leave one end open. • Make a prediction. • Place radio inside. • Close other end of cage. • Test with a cell phone if available.

  20. Wavelength and Frequency Activity • Wavelength • l = c/f • C = 3.0 x 108 m/s • Example l = (300,000,000m/s) / (540,000 Hz) = 55.6 m • Frequencies • AM radio: 540-1640 KHz • FM radio: 88-174 MHz • Cell: 850-1900 MHz

  21. What Size Mesh Do You Need? • Mesh size 1/10 the wavelength

  22. Activity: Building a Faraday Cage • Remove foil from top of box lid. • Cut several ½” strips of foil. • Make a grid of strips on the lid. • Experiment with size openings until a phone will not ring in box.

  23. Data Analysis and Conclusions • When using aluminum strips, what size openings worked to stop the radio? A cell phone? • Why does the opening size matter in a Faraday Cage? • What other materials could be used?

  24. Wavelength Matters • Locations where wireless equipment does not work • Protection from electronic spies • Space weather effects • EMP

  25. Thank You!

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