How often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these experiences affect their likelihood of staying in scientific fields? In this episode we talk with Majel Baker, …
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Ep 27. The Constant Loop: How Nanoparticles and the Environment Affect Each Other
Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO) is an important nanomaterial used in batteries, but little is known about what happens when it gets exposed to the environment. In this episode we interview Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology graduate …
Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning
How are photons like toddlers? And what does that have to do with solar energy? Dr. Jillian Buriak has been researching nanomaterials and renewable energy for over a decade, including work to improve solar panel …
Nanotechnology and cars, inside and out
by Giles Kirkland Vehicles of the near future will benefit greatly from nanotechnology and nanomaterials. The global expectations for lower emissions and fuel economy are creating huge demands for lightweight, durable, and low-cost materials to …
How do nanomaterials from e-waste transform in water? Computational chemistry helps find the answer
by Joe Bennett edited by Caley Allen The development of nanotechnology has been an exciting route to chemical innovation that has changed the way that we live. Fields as diverse as medicine, water treatment, and …
Have You Ever Heard a Lemon Sing? Music and Chemistry
by Alicia McGeachy edited by Merve Doğangün Have you ever used a poem or song to help yourself remember a complicated concept or a list that you were sure to forget? (Figure 1) As I …
What’s With All Those Flaming Cell Phones? A Primer on Battery Safety
by Bob Hamers By now you’ve probably heard about Samsung’s recall of all Galaxy Notes 7s. Several years ago the entire worldwide fleet of 787 “Dreamliners” was grounded due to onboard battery fires. You might …
Ep 3. Nanoparticles in Electric Car Batteries: How Do We Study Sustainability?
In this episode, we talk about a recent research study that looked at how one type of battery nanomaterial affects bacteria called Shewanella oneidensis. We interview Mimi Hang and Ian Gunsolus, who were co-first authors of the study as graduate students in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology.
Battery Behavior in the Biosphere: How We Probed Nanoscale Battery Materials Interacting with Bacteria
by Mimi Hang Along with eight colleagues (most from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology) I recently co-authored an article in the American Chemical Society’s Chemistry of Materials journal titled “Impact of Nanoscale Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt …
How Many AA Batteries Would it Take to Power a Mercedes?
by Miriam Krause edited by Mike Schwartz If you’re like me, you probably have a drawer full of AA batteries at home somewhere, just in case you need them. They’re not as ubiquitous as they …