by Curtis Green With winter and our first snowfall right around the corner where I live in Wisconsin, I am really looking forward to playing in the snow! One of my favorite activities is to …
Year: 2021
Lipid Nanoparticles in COVID Vaccines
by Yinhan Wang Now that children from 5 to 11 years old are eligible to receive COVID vaccines, many people are wondering again about exactly how they work. You may have heard that both Moderna …
Nanotechnology and the Military
by Shreyasi Senguptaedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith If you’ve read our blog before, you probably remember that nanotechnology is the study and manipulation of matter at incredibly small sizes. It is used across all scientific fields, …
Ep 40. This Is the Future
Episode Summary It’s the first episode of season 6! We interview Olivia Geneus and Jarriaun Streets about founding #BlackinNanotech, how they got into science, and the challenges of communicating about nanotechnology. To listen to this …
Why is October 9 Nano Day? (And what does it have to do with scientific notation?)
by Andrew Northwick Happy Nano Day, Everyone! Though you might be looking at me weird if you use the dd/mm dating system, tomorrow (10/9 in the U.S.) is the day to celebrate the scale that’s …
Anxiety can make graduate school feel like an Olympic balance beam
by Laura Satterfield Even if you didn’t watch the Olympics this summer, chances are you heard something about gymnast Simone Biles dropping out of the team and individual all-round competition. I won’t rehash any of …
Artivism in Chemistry
by Christy Haynes How can creative output at the nexus of art and science help with the much-needed efforts to promote diversity in science? In this post, I’m excited to tell you about one initiative …
Porqué las abejas nunca piden direcciones
Originalmente publicado en inglés por Chris CastilloPublicado el 16 de julio del 2021Traducido por Chris Castillo, Editado por Juan Pablo Giraldo Viviendo en el siglo 21 (XXI), estamos acostumbrados a los artefactos electrónicos que hacen nuestras …
Why Honeybees Never Ask for Directions
by Chris Castilloedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith Living in the 21st century, many of us are used to electronic gadgets that make our lives a little easier. I am still in awe that my smartphone can …
Protein folding, artificial intelligence, and impacts on sustainable nanotechnology
by Qiang Cui Back in 2016 you might have read about a computer called AlphaGo that beat some of the best Go players in the world (I even wrote a blog post about it). At …