Episode Summary Winter can get pretty dark, especially in northern latitudes, and many cultures have winter holidays that feature and celebrate lights. For our last episode of 2019 we decided to talk about the bright …
Year: 2019
It’s December – time to apply for summer research!
by Miriam Krause Are you an undergraduate student, or do you know any undergraduate students? If the answer is yes, this blog post is for you! Believe it or not, many summer research programs have …
Ep. 33 It Just Didn’t Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science
How often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these experiences affect their likelihood of staying in scientific fields? In this episode we talk with Majel Baker, …
What gives gold nanoparticles their color?
by Meng Wu edited by Natalie Hudson-Smith In a previous post, Can gold melt at room temperature? Melting temperature depression!, we talked about how the color of gold changes from shiny yellow to dark red …
Nanostructures in butterfly wings
by Jaya Borgatta A few weeks ago (before it started snowing!) I went on a walk in the garden across the street from the University of Wisconsin chemistry building and saw an abundance of beautiful …
¿Qué tiene que ver la nanotecnología con el chocolate?
Originalmente publicado en inglés por Liz Laudadio Publicado el 09 de febrero del 2017 Traducido por Elix M. Hernández Figueroa y Cecilia G. García Morales, Editado por Mariah Dooley Dentro de unos pocos días es el …
How science helped me overcome my fear of death
by Natalie Hudson-Smith Do you remember the first time you saw a dead body? I do, and it isn’t a very pleasant memory. I remember approaching a casket to view the body of a man …
Ep. 32 An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed?
What if every seed you planted could include a sensor to monitor moisture and nutrients? What if every tissue had nanoscale electronics to check for viruses when you blew your nose? Our fourth season of …
It’s National Chemistry Week! What do Marvelous Metals have to do with nanotechnology?
by Miriam Krause Happy Mole Day! On October 23 we celebrate Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 1023), an important unit of measurement in chemistry. Every year, the American Chemical Society promotes the week that includes Mole …
¿Cómo hace la química a nanoescala que las luciérnagas brillen intensamente?
Blog original en inglés por Laura Kesner Originalmente publicado 10 de Julio 2018 Traducio por Mariah Dooley; editado por Curtis Green Los Estados Unidos celebró el Día de su Independencia la semana pasada, y la …