by Jaya Borgatta edited by Natalie Hudson-Smith Can you imagine being able to look at a body that is 2,700 years old and know what that person had for dinner? Many people are familiar with …
Month: October 2018
El cuento cauteloso del DDT: biomagnificación, bioacumulación y motivo de investigación
Originalmente publicado en inglés por Laura Olenick Publicado el 17 de Diciembre 2013 Traducio por Andrea Bruno, Editado por Curtis Green En el Centro de Nanotecnología Sostenible realizamos muchos diferentes tipos de experimentos, algunos de …
Happy Mole Day: 2018 Edition
by Rigoberto Hernandez Nano is small. Yet we find that a few nanoparticles can have very large scale effects. How do we make sense of these disparate scales? Several previous blog posts — such as …
Nanotecnología y automóviles, por dentro y por fuera
Blog original en inglés por Giles Kirkland Originalement publicado el 31 de agosto del 2018 Editado por Becky Rodriguez Los vehículos del futuro no muy lejano se beneficiarán enormemente de la nanotecnología y de los …
Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning
How are photons like toddlers? And what does that have to do with solar energy? Dr. Jillian Buriak has been researching nanomaterials and renewable energy for over a decade, including work to improve solar panel …
An engineer as President??
by Joe Bennett edited by Emily Caudill Have you ever been to a presidential library? Each site is located in the home state of the president and they are maintained by the National Archives and …
Podcast Preview: Season 3
It’s National Nanotechnology Day, and Season 3 of the Sustainable Nano Podcast is coming soon! Here’s a quick preview of a few of our upcoming episodes, including interviews with Dr. Mary Kirchhoff, Alvin Chang, & Dr. Jillian Buriak.
How do scientists determine the texture of cells?
co-authored by Arielle Mensch & Yi Cui We recently received a very intriguing question from a 12-year old reader, Olivia, who asked, “How do scientists figure out the texture of cells?” This is a great …
¿Por qué no deberíamos tirar baterías de iones de litio a la basura?
Blog original en inglés por Merve Doğangün Publicado el 24 de Septiembre 2015 Traducio por Mariah Dooley, editado por Curtis Green Si eres como yo, es posible que ya tengas un montón de aparatos electrónicos …