by Lee Bishop While a tablespoon of pond water might look quite devoid of life, a closer look reveals quite the opposite. Though they may be difficult to spot with the naked eye, that doesn’t …
Year: 2014
La moraleja de DDT- Biomagnificación, bioacumulación y la motivación de nuestra investigación
Blog original en inglés por Laura Olenick Traducido por Mercedes Ruiz. Corregido por Elvin A. Morales. En el Centro de Nanotecnología sostenible hacemos una gran variedad de experimentos, algunos te los puedes imaginar (hacer nuevas nanopartículas), …
What is Color and How Can It Help Kill Cancer Cells?
by Mimi Hang Spring is officially here and I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to welcome back COLOR: the bright rays of sunshine, the baby blue sky, the lively green grass, and of …
Scientific Lessons from Bread Baking
by Marco Torelli Every day chemists enter their laboratories, intent on making or studying something. For me, my daily task is to think about nanoparticles. At the end of the day the thinking process is …
Space Elevator: A Lasting Dream for a Sky-reaching Tree
by Autumn Qiu Ever since the first human being looked up to the starry night, the dream of chasing the stars and space has never stopped. A long way back, in ancient Northern European mythology, …
The Mysterious Inspiration of Future Scientists
by Christy Haynes Anyone who has watched CSI, Bones, or Breaking Bad on television has had the opportunity to see how chemistry can be important in solving (or committing) a crime. The popularity of forensics …
Un niño y su átomo: La película más pequeña del mundo. Video de los viernes.
Blog original en ingles por Lee Bishop Traducido por Mercedes Ruiz. Corregido por Elvin A. Morales. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLr4rt4HaGA&w=560&h=315] Esta asombrosa película se hizo utilizando un microscopio que puede observar átomos, logrando una magnificación de 100 millones …
Fungus Amongus – the Nanoparticle Producers
by Jared Bozich Recent discoveries continue to highlight the many uses of that wonderful kingdom of life, fungus. Penicillin, a group of antibiotics that changed medicine forever, is derived from the Penicillium fungi (taken from …
Turning Plastic Bags into Carbon Nanotubes
by Merve Dogangun I was surprised to learn recently that plastic bags can be turned into a new material called carbon nanotubes. Prior to this, all I had heard about plastic bags was about the …
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre magnificación y resolución? El perro de la ciencia nos explica.
Blog original en inglés por Tom Keuch Traducido por Mercedes Ruiz. Corregido por Elvin A. Morales. Ver objetos pequeños no será una tarea simple pero si es esencial para los científicos de diversas ramas como …