Blog original en inglés por Robert Hamers Traducido por Ulises Rangel Heinrich (“Heini”) Rohrer, un pionero de la nanotecnología, ganador del Premio Nobel, y mentor personal para mí y muchos otros científicos ha fallecido. El …
Month: May 2013
A Giant of Nanotechnology Falls – Heinrich Rohrer
by Bob Hamers Heinrich (“Heini”) Rohrer, a nanotechnology pioneer, Nobel Prize winner, and personal mentor to me and many other scientists, has died. The field of nanotechnology was largely enabled by Heini’s co-invention of the …
Kids Learn About Nanodiamonds and I Learn About Kids
by Arielle Mensch “Hey do you guys want to see some fluorescent nanodiamond water?!” I eagerly yelled out as two little boys walked by. Honestly, they probably had no idea what I was talking about, …
Laser Science. Light Can Do Way More Than Just Bend
by Julianne Troiano You’ve heard about how lasers work, but what does this mean for science?! We see everyday how light interacts with matter. Ever wonder how a rainbow is formed? Or why your straw …
How Do Scientists in Four Different States Work Together?
by Lee Bishop Science doesn’t always look like this: Sometimes it looks like this! We have scientists in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and even Washington! Every week we get together for a videoconference to coordinate all …
Nature’s Nanomachines Harnessed to Enable Healthier Delicious Ice Cream
by Kurt Jacobson To me, one of the most interesting aspects of nanotechnology is how close in size the nanoparticles we can make are to the nano-sized components of living organisms. These nano sized proteins, …