Software Visualizations

In this section you can perform interactive software based experiments on gold nanoshells or take an interactive course on gold nanoparticles. With hands on interaction these visulizations illustrate various properties of gold nanoshells and particles in a way not possible by simply reading an article or watching a video. You can explore:

Gold Nanoparticles - Interactive Computational Animations on Nanomaterials

This class-like animation describes the unique optical properties of gold nanoparticles and how they are different from common gold such as that found in gold jewelry.

Diffraction by a Metal Nanoparticle

This interactive visualization illustrates the behavior of an optical pulse incident on a metallic nanoparticle. You can vary many of the parameters from the frequency of the light to the type of metal nanoparticle.