by Becky Rodriguez Representation in STEM is something that is incredibly important to me. Higher education isn’t filled with people like me – people of color. The more I advance in my career, the more …
Guest Blogs
Nanotechnology and cars, inside and out
by Giles Kirkland Vehicles of the near future will benefit greatly from nanotechnology and nanomaterials. The global expectations for lower emissions and fuel economy are creating huge demands for lightweight, durable, and low-cost materials to …
Will Ingesting Gold Nanoparticles Make Me Smarter?
by Hattie Ring “I want to ingest nanogold as an experiment to see if it really does turn your brain into a hyper processor.” – question submitted by a Sustainable Nano reader As a chemist, …
Scientists Gather in Minneapolis to Talk Nanoengineering in Biology
by Katie Hurley A couple weeks ago, over 300 scientists and engineers with an interest in nanotechnology met together in Minneapolis at the American Society for Mechanical Engineering Nanoengineering in Medicine and Biology meeting. If …
Publication Summary: Dark Field Microscopy Makes Nanoparticles Light Up
by Katie Hurley This post is part of our ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Katie Hurley and Nathan Klein, a …
Nano-Crystalline Metals and Sustainability
by Alex Bryant You’ve read a lot on this blog about how nanoparticles provide amazing opportunities for developing new materials. Over the next few years, we will have incredible advances in sustainable energy, biology, and …
A Science Journalist Ventures Into the Lab
Guest Post by Zachary Vasile It can be difficult to record exactly how a writer thinks. This is not to mystify the brain of a writer, but to say that we often reason in incredibly …
Nobel 2014: What makes super-resolution microscopy so super?
by Randy Goldsmith The awarding of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dr.s Betzig, Hell, and Moerner (my former research mentor) is a tremendous event! It is almost as tremendous as their scientific targets …
Nano-Sensors: Small size, big impact
by Laurel Hamers If you took high school chemistry, you might remember using pH indicator strips. You’d take a piece of the specially treated paper, dip it in your solution, and watch it change color …
Exhortations for Responsible Action*
by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Professor of Chemistry The William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea Director, Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison It was a privilege and a …