by Natalie Hudson-Smith For our Halloween blog post back in 2017, I used chemistry to figure out how many moles of gas are in a Gastly, a gaseous ghost/poison-type Pokémon. (Because Pokémon are fantastical creatures, it’s …
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It’s National Chemistry Week!
by Miriam Krause Yes, it’s late October and that means National Chemistry Week! It’s the 30th anniversary of NCW, and this year’s theme is “Chemistry Rocks!” It may not seem like this theme has a …
Two Ways to Make Nanoparticles
by Cathy Murphy In Marco’s previous post, you can read how making nanoparticles is like baking – different proportions of ingredients and different processing conditions (time and temperature) can turn your batter into a pancake, …
Space Elevator: A Lasting Dream for a Sky-reaching Tree
by Autumn Qiu Ever since the first human being looked up to the starry night, the dream of chasing the stars and space has never stopped. A long way back, in ancient Northern European mythology, …
The Atomic Difference Between Diamonds and Graphite
by Cathy Murphy Everything is made of atoms. Usually these atoms are strongly connected to one another, in an amazing variety of configurations. But atoms are so tiny, how can we possibly understand the structure …
Kids Learn About Nanodiamonds and I Learn About Kids
by Arielle Mensch “Hey do you guys want to see some fluorescent nanodiamond water?!” I eagerly yelled out as two little boys walked by. Honestly, they probably had no idea what I was talking about, …
Fluorescent Nanodiamonds – the movie!
by Chang-Soo Lee Nanodiamonds are far too small to be seen by the naked eye, but everything changes if you make them glow! We at the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology have developed a new way …