by Cathy Murphy As we come to the end of Black History Month for 2022, I find myself contemplating the banner that hangs year-round in front of Noyes Chemistry Lab to celebrate one of the …
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What is the USA Science and Engineering Festival?
by Miranda Gallagher edited by Arielle Mensch “Whoa!” “We didn’t have anything like this when I was a kid!” “This is awesome!” I heard these three phrases repeated while attending the USA Science and Engineering …
Solar Eclipse 2017 – A Multi-Sensory Experience
by Caley Allen As many of you may have witnessed, on August 21st there was a total solar eclipse (where the view of the sun was entirely blocked by the moon) across much of the …
¡Feliz Día del Mol 2016!
Blog original en ingles por Gene Chong Traducido por Joel Hernandez Editado por Becky Rodriguez ¡El Centro de Nanotecnología Sostenible le desea un feliz Día del Mol! Ésta es nuestra tercera publicación anual para el …
National Chemistry Week – Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry
by Miriam Krause It’s National Chemistry Week! This year’s theme is “Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry,” so today we have a roundup of past blog posts about how nanotechnology is used in forensics.
Fluorescence is Awesome: New CSN Videos!
by Miriam Krause Fluorescence is a favorite topic here at Sustainable Nano – we’ve written about quantum dots, fluorescein in the Chicago River, glowing bacteria, and many other topics, but one of our most popular blog posts …
How to Survive Your First Professional Conference
by Thu Ha Nguyen Now that spring semester is coming to an end, a lot of scientists are getting ready to go to scientific conferences over the summer. During spring break I had the opportunity …
Recommended Reading: Spring Break Edition
by Miriam Krause It’s Recommended Reading Day here at Sustainable Nano! There’s so much great stuff out there on the internet that it’s impossible to catch it all, so we thought we’d offer you a little …
Los espacios comunales en la comunidad de químicos
Blog original en inglés por Rigoberto Hernandez Traducido por Jane Moye-Rowley Había una vez en que las librerías y bibliotecas eran los lugares para encontrar a otros. Como las universidades de hoy, donde los bibliotecarios …
Chemistry’s Community Spaces
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 …