by Juli Troiano 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. Julianne Troiano, a doctoral student at …
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The Science Behind Deflate-Gate
by Bob Hamers The football community is abuzz about the latest scandal to hit football – deflate-gate! The New England Patriots are accused of intentionally using footballs with pressure lower than that allowed by the …
Imitando la nanotecnología de la naturaleza: del Ala de una mariposa a las tecnologías para la prevención de la falsificación
Blog Original en inglés por Merve Dogangun Traducido por María Fernanda Cardinal Editado por Gustavo A. Dominguez ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado de dónde viene la inspiración detrás de las nuevas tecnologías? No es necesario indagar demasiado …
Mimicking Nature’s Nanotechnology: From a butterfly wing to anti-counterfeit technologies
by Merve Doğangün edited by Ariane Vartanian Have you ever wondered where the inspiration behind new technologies comes from? We don’t have to go too far to find out; it is enough to just look …
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 …
How Do Scientists Understand the Cell Membrane?
by Lisa Jacob edited by Arielle Mensch One of the primary goals of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology is to understand what happens when nanomaterials are exposed to biological systems like organisms or even cells. …
2014: Sustainable Nano Year in Review
by Miriam Krause It seems like everyone in the world is cranking out a year-end summary today, and we at the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology and Sustainable-Nano.com are no exception! WordPress compiled a handy annual stats report …
Charge and Gold Nanoparticle Toxicity
by Jared Bozich This post is the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Jared Bozich, …
There’s plenty of room at the bottom… for ART!
by Autumn Qiu edited by Arielle Mensch What do you need if you want to create an art piece that is not visible to our bare eyes? For ages, visual artists have invented tools for …
Nanorobots can play nanosoccer and a whole lot more
by Jared Bozich edited by Juli Troiano In the excitement of the FIFA World Cup last summer, I found myself asking, “does soccer relate to nanotechnology in any way?” After doing some research, my honest …