by Autumn Qiu Ever since the first human being looked up to the starry night, the dream of chasing the stars and space has never stopped. A long way back, in ancient Northern European mythology, …
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The Mysterious Inspiration of Future Scientists
by Christy Haynes Anyone who has watched CSI, Bones, or Breaking Bad on television has had the opportunity to see how chemistry can be important in solving (or committing) a crime. The popularity of forensics …
Un niño y su átomo: La película más pequeña del mundo. Video de los viernes.
Blog original en ingles por Lee Bishop Traducido por Mercedes Ruiz. Corregido por Elvin A. Morales. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLr4rt4HaGA&w=560&h=315] Esta asombrosa película se hizo utilizando un microscopio que puede observar átomos, logrando una magnificación de 100 millones …
Fungus Amongus – the Nanoparticle Producers
by Jared Bozich Recent discoveries continue to highlight the many uses of that wonderful kingdom of life, fungus. Penicillin, a group of antibiotics that changed medicine forever, is derived from the Penicillium fungi (taken from …
Turning Plastic Bags into Carbon Nanotubes
by Merve Dogangun I was surprised to learn recently that plastic bags can be turned into a new material called carbon nanotubes. Prior to this, all I had heard about plastic bags was about the …
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre magnificación y resolución? El perro de la ciencia nos explica.
Blog original en inglés por Tom Keuch Traducido por Mercedes Ruiz. Corregido por Elvin A. Morales. Ver objetos pequeños no será una tarea simple pero si es esencial para los científicos de diversas ramas como …
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 …
The Atomic Difference Between Diamonds and Graphite
by Cathy Murphy Everything is made of atoms. Usually these atoms are strongly connected to one another, in an amazing variety of configurations. But atoms are so tiny, how can we possibly understand the structure …
Beneficios de la Nanotecnología en la Acuacultura
Blog original en inglés y traducido por Gustavo A. Dominguez Imagínese comiendo un jugoso filete de pescado o un delicioso ceviche de camarón. Tal vez es posible que se sorprenda saber que hay una gran variedad …
Nanotechnology in the Aquaculture Industry
by Gustavo Dominguez Picture yourself eating a juicy fish filet or a delicious shrimp cocktail. You might be surprised to discover the diverse array of technologies that are used to raise the fish or shrimp …