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Test Your Nano IQ

Take the quiz to test your Nano IQ!

Note: The iPod Nano IQ contest closed at 12AM EST February 25, 2008. Winners announced here!

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1. Which of these is at the nanoscale (between 1 and 100 nanometers)? *

a. the head of a pin b. DNA c. a red blood cell d. a hydrogen atom e. a snowflake

2. What are "bucky balls"? *

a. a new form of elemental carbon, similar in structure to a geodesic dome b. new, nano-enhanced soccer balls to be used at the 2010 World Cup c. an annual gala for nanotechnologists d. an extremely unstable nanoscale sphere that, due to quantum mechanics, moves about erratically

3. Which of these products might contain nanotechnology? *

a. sunscreen b. an iPod c. a teddy bear d. tennis rackets e. a pair of slacks f. all of the above

4. What type of nanomaterial is used in the widest variety of nanotechnology products on the market today, according to the Project's Consumer Products Inventory? *

a. silicon b. silver c. carbon d. titanium dioxide e. gold

5. Which are POSSIBLE risks of nanotechnology today? *

a. nanomachines might devour the world and turn everything into a "gray goo" b. nano-robots could take pictures of secret documents and relay them to foreign agents c. scattered nanoparticles may recombine in nature to form new elements and chemical compounds that are highly reactive and toxic d. waste nanomaterials may end up in groundwater, rivers, and lakes where they kill off fish and other wildlife

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