Nano Quest
"Energy Resources - Meeting the Global Demand"

2007 Teaser:

How do our personal energy choices to heat our homes, fuel our cars, charge our cell phones, power our computers, or even download music to our iPods impact the environment, economy, and life around the globe? Which resources should we use and why? Explore how energy production and consumption choices affect the planet and our quality of life today, tomorrow, and for future generations. Can FIRST LEGO League teams find the ultimate solution to this global Power Puzzle?

2006 Teaser:
There is a new frontier that will impact every facet of society, from medicine to computers to the environment.  As visionaries and scientists, the 2006 FIRST LEGO League teams will explore unimaginably amazing new technologies that start in the Nano world and lead to the things we do and use every day. 

Teams will discover the secrets of everyday stuff through this cutting edge field of research, where carbon Nanotubes, Buckyballs, molecular motors and quantum dots will be considered part of daily conversations.  Sure it sounds like science fiction, but the future has arrived!