On this episode of the Sustainable Nano podcast, we talk about one example of how nanotechnology is changing something many people use every day: bikes! Margy Robinson, a graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology and a competitive cyclist, explains how carbon nanotubes and graphene are currently being incorporated into some high-end bicycles.
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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 …
A Chemist Abroad: Dispatch #1
by Kadir Hussein University of Minnesota undergraduate student Kadir Hussein is studying abroad this fall in Freiburg, Germany. This is the first of what we hope will be a series of updates from him throughout …