by Julianne Troiano You’ve heard about how lasers work, but what does this mean for science?! We see everyday how light interacts with matter. Ever wonder how a rainbow is formed? Or why your straw …
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How Do Scientists in Four Different States Work Together?
by Lee Bishop Science doesn’t always look like this: Sometimes it looks like this! We have scientists in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and even Washington! Every week we get together for a videoconference to coordinate all …
Nature’s Nanomachines Harnessed to Enable Healthier Delicious Ice Cream
by Kurt Jacobson To me, one of the most interesting aspects of nanotechnology is how close in size the nanoparticles we can make are to the nano-sized components of living organisms. These nano sized proteins, …
Surfing Particles: taking a ride using living cell machinery
by Galya Orr Some cells in our body have elongated structures or microvilli at their surface. These microvilli have many functions that help the cell to survive, and some features that make them act like …
Fluorescent Nanodiamonds – the movie!
by Chang-Soo Lee Nanodiamonds are far too small to be seen by the naked eye, but everything changes if you make them glow! We at the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology have developed a new way …
Beer and Nano-sustainability
by Adam Nikolaus Beer. It’s one of humanity’s finest inventions and is the topic of several blogs on its own. There is a lot that beer can teach us. For example, recently a group of …
In which my Mom questions the size of my nanoparticles
by Lee Bishop I was talking to my mom the other day, about nanoparticles of course, and she said: “Wait a second! Are there different sizes of nanoparticles?? I thought nano was just nano! You know?” Thanks …
To Label or Not To Label
by Christy Haynes I love a good dystopian novel where technology has gotten out of hand and changed some futuristic society into a place none of us would want to live – think Brave New …
Nanoparticles Are All Around Us
by Sam Lohse You’re looking at an electron micrograph of gold nanoparticles; a snap shot of tiny gold crystals that are 1/10,000th the diameter of a human hair. Nanoparticles just these like may soon transform …
Drama entre disciplinas científicas – Pasado y presente.
Blog original en inglés por Ben Meyer Traducido por Elvin A. Morales. Editado por Mercedes Ruiz. “Un biólogo y un químico entran a un laboratorio…luego tienen que compartir espacio y herramientas para trabajar juntos… (¿Pensaste …