Lab to Market to Classroom - Smart Functional Materials and Beyond

Explore the innovative Lab-to-Market-to-Classroom concept in this 23-minute conference talk from the Materials Research Society. Delve into a novel educational approach that brings emerging technologies and scientific phenomena directly into classroom environments, even before they are fully understood. Learn how this ecosystem bridges the gap between laboratory research, market applications, and educational curricula, particularly focusing on the development of smart functional materials like refreshable, photoactuatable tactile displays for the visually impaired. Discover how this approach aligns with the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) framework and addresses longstanding debates in science education. Gain insights into the potential benefits of involving students as stakeholders in curriculum development and technology feedback, leading to increased consumer acceptance and sustainable scientific, technological, and curricular advancement.

Intro
From Nanotechnology to Materials by Design
Nanotechnology and Lab to Market
Nanotechnology: the need for Lab to Market
NOMS: Nano Opto Mechanical Systems
NOMS Accomplishments
The Interest: Tactile Displays
Learning in Informal Settings: Recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences
Conclusions: Lab to Market by Disseminating Science in Informal Settings
Education Implications of the MGI
Introduction: The need of lab to classroom
Lab-to-Market and Lab-to-Classroom
Classroom as third element in the MGI conceptual framework
Data as third element in the MGI content framework
Introducing the Theory-Experiment-Data intersection and the Lab-to-Market-to-Classroom continuum.
At the K-12 segment,...
At undergraduate, and especially graduate segments
Future Work