by Emily Caudill edited by Arielle Mensch My typical day (maybe like yours) involves waking up, taking a 10 minute shower, cooking breakfast, running the dishwasher if it’s full, going to work, eating dinner with …
Sustainable Nano
Carbon Nanotubes as Flame Retardants: Is the Cure worse than the Cold?
by Howard Fairbrother According to the US National Fire Protection Association, nearly 20 percent of home fire deaths between 2006 and 2010 occurred in fires where upholstered furniture was the first item to ignite.1 In …
Sunburns and Circuits: How Nanotechnology is Pushing the Boundaries of Computing
by John Van Gilder edited by Ian Gunsolus and Alicia McGeachy Last July, IBM announced that it had developed a new computer chip that could boost computer speeds by 50%.1 The company achieved this performance …
2015: Sustainable Nano Year in Review
by Miriam Krause It’s time for our 2015 year-end roundup for Sustainable Nano and the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. It’s been an exciting year for the CSN, culminating in September’s announcement that we were awarded Phase …
What Makes Sea Foam Foamy?
by Joel Pedersen Last week, a handful of scientists from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology had the chance to visit Hawai’i for a once-every-five-years chemistry conference called Pacifichem. A few of us had a chance to …
Digging Deep: Celebrating the Gem Beneath Our Feet
by Ian Gunsolus edited by Mimi Hang and Ariane Vartanian Did you know that there are nearly 70,000 different types of soil in the United States?1 With the abundance of natural beauty that we see …
December: Time to Think About Summer Research!
by Miriam Krause For many undergraduate students, winter break is the time to start thinking ahead about research opportunities for the coming summer. Hands-on research experience is a great way to supplement their coursework, and …
Turkeys and Photonic Crystals: Lots to Be Thankful For
by Mimi Hang edited by Joe Buchman and Ian Gunsolus Did you know that Americans consume a whopping average of 46 million turkeys at Thanksgiving? That’s about 1 turkey for every 7 Americans!1,2 With the …
What’s in a scientific publication’s name? One research article title explained
I recently had an article published in the journal Environmental Science: Nano along with seven co-authors from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. The title is “Formation of supported lipid bilayers containing phase-segregated domains and their …
Putting “Diversity, Innovation, Safety, and Communication” Front and Center in Scientific Research
by Christy Haynes There has been a recent upswing in promoting a “culture of safety” in academic chemistry departments and labs across the country.1,2 Industry labs have been heralding this as a much needed training …