by Rigoberto Hernandez There was a time when book stores and libraries were the places where you met others. Like in today’s universities, in which librarians can’t get rid of books fast enough, students still …
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The Science of Snow
by Nicholas Niemuthedited by Alicia McGeachy In the CSN, we like to study and understand small things. Everyone knows the adage “no two snowflakes are alike,” but what actually goes into creating this variety of …
From Leap Year to Frogs to Nanotechnology
by Caley Allen edited by Ian Gunsolus In case you hadn’t noticed, today is February 29! That means this is a leap year. Occurring once every four years, leap years have 366 days rather than …
Adrift in a Sea of Chemicals, Toxicology Throws Us a Line
by Becky Curtis edited by Alicia McGeachy and Arielle Mensch How do we stay safe in a world full of chemicals? Everywhere we look, we find chemistry – both natural and synthetic – at work …
Nanomaterials in bicycles???? Part 2
by Margy Robinson edited by Joe Buchman In Tuesday’s post, I told you about the impressive properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and how they can increase strength and reduce weight in bicycle frames compared to …
Nanomaterials in bicycles???? Part 1
by Margy Robinson edited by Joe Buchman I like bicycles. As a kid, bikes were part of carefree, blue-skied summer days endlessly circling the neighborhood cul-de-sac with friends until the street lamps turned on and …
More Media Coverage for NMC Paper
by Miriam Krause Interested in learning more about the study on NMC nanomaterials and bacteria that was discussed in Monday’s post? We’ve had two more opportunities to discuss this Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology research with …
Our Day of TV News Glory
by Miriam Krause Last Thursday, the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology had a brush with mainstream media exposure: A Twin Cities TV station, KMSP: Fox 9, did a story about a recent CSN publication for the …
Nanotechnology and Climate Change: Finding Connections
by Cathy Murphy A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to go the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (“HWK”) in Delmenhorst, Germany, for a round-table discussion called “Finding Common Ground: Interdisciplinary Teaching of …
How Green is Iceland?
by Juli Troiano edited by Arielle Mensch and Eric Melby Before I travelled to Iceland for the first time in August the only thing I really knew about the country was “Iceland is green and …