This year the University of Maryland’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) is participating in NanoDays during the week of March 29 through April 6, 2008, and on April 26, 2008 at Maryland Day. NanoDays is a community-based educational outreach event organized by Nanoscale Information Science Education (NISE) Network to raise public awareness of nanoscale science and engineering in local communities across the U.S.