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 …
Month: October 2019
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 …
#NationalNanoDay Linkfest
by Miriam Krause Happy National Nanotechnology Day! The National Nanotechnology Initiative chose October 9 (10/9) for this festival of all things nano in honor of the nanoscale, which is 10-9. In other words, a nanometer …
Seeing the Invisible
by Xiaoxiao Yaoedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith Human beings have been trying to figure out the elementary composition of the universe since the era of ancient Greece. Democritus, an ancient Greek philosopher, created atomic theory. In …