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Contact:
Marlene Bourne, President & Principal Analyst
Phone: 480-695-0521
Email: memsgrl@gmail.com
Fairfax County Middle Schools to Enhance Students’ Understanding
of Nanotechnology with Award-Winning Book
MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids teaches students that “small
is cool,” while illustrating the potential of today’s
most exciting emerging technologies.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., (PRWEB) June 10, 2008 – Bourne Research
LLC today announced that Fairfax County Middle School Science
has selected the award-winning book, MEMS & Nanotechnology
for Kids, to provide background knowledge on nanotechnology
for their middle school students. Recipient of a 2008 IPPY
Award for best juvenile/young adult non-fiction, the book was
written to inspire kids age 11-14 about the possibilities of
science and engineering.
“The book provides students with easy-to-understand
text and many visuals that will help them understand the basic
ideas pertaining to MEMS and nanotechnology,” said Linda
Peterson-Chin, Middle School Science Specialist for Fairfax
County Public Schools.
MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids provides an introduction
to today’s coolest technologies. The 32-page book explores
what we can find at the micro- and nano-scale, and then takes
a look at the most common MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems)
devices and nanomaterials; readers learn how they work and
why they're useful in all kinds of everyday products.
"The reaction to this book, from kids and adults alike,
has been phenomenal," said Marlene Bourne, President & Principal
Analyst of Bourne Research LLC and the book’s author. "It’s
so much fun to hear readers say ‘that’s cool’ and
to know that this ‘wow factor’ is increasing their
curiosity about next-generation science, technology and engineering.”
MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids (ISBN: 9780979550560; Price
$24.95) is available online at Amazon.com; signed copies of
the book are available for purchase from Bourne
Research. For
details about bulk discounts, please contact Bourne Research
at 480-695-0521.
About the Author
Marlene
Bourne is internationally recognized as one of the
leading experts on MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems),
and its convergence with nanotechnology. With nearly 15 years
of expertise as an industry analyst, she has provided quotes
about emerging technologies to many business and technical
publications, including BusinessWeek, The
Economist, Forbes,
Investor's Business Daily, and the Wall
Street Journal.
Marlene also produces and hosts a weekly talk radio show called
The Bourne Report, which explores the latest in nanotechnology,
MEMS and other emerging technologies. The program airs Sunday
afternoons on Independent 1310 KXAM in Phoenix and streams
live on the Internet to listeners across the US and around
the world.
About Bourne Research
Bourne Research LLC is a trusted source of business and market
intelligence for global leaders seeking strategic information
on emerging technology trends and their business impact. For
more information, please visit www.bourneresearch.com.
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