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The Chemistry of Color Tests

Posted on September 27, 2020

by Stephanie Mitchelledited by Paige Jarreau Autumn is here, which means summer colors are beginning to fade and many leaves are starting to change from green to red and yellow. Although it’s all around us, …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged acid, butterflies, butterfly, cabbage, color, demonstrations, electromagnetic spectrum, flowers, lichen, litmus, Paige Jarreau, pigment, Stephanie Mitchell

Seeing the Invisible

Posted on October 4, 2019

by Xiaoxiao Yaoedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith Human beings have been trying to figure out the elementary composition of the universe since the era of ancient Greece. Democritus, an ancient Greek philosopher, created atomic theory. In …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged art, diffraction, electromagnetic spectrum, light, microscopes, microscopy, Natalie Hudson-Smith, publication summary, TEM, x-rays, Xiaoxiao Yao1 Comment

From Plants to St. Patrick’s Day, It’s Hard to Avoid the Color Green

Posted on March 17, 2017

by Dan Hofmann edited by Mimi Hang As Kermit the Frog says, “It’s not easy being green.” But for plants and exuberant celebrators of March 17, it is very natural. The color green becomes very …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged color, Dan Hofmann, electromagnetic spectrum, Mimi Hang, nanoparticles, photosynthesis, plants, St. Patrick's Day

Liposuction and Gold Nanoparticles

Posted on September 9, 2014

by Hilena Frew Scientists have discovered that tiny particles of gold injected into fat tissues can offer a new and potentially safer way to carry out liposuction procedures. Liposuction by definition is the process of …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged electromagnetic spectrum, gold, Hilena Frew, light, medicine, nanomedicine, nanoparticles2 Comments

What is Color and How Can It Help Kill Cancer Cells?

Posted on April 15, 2014

by Mimi Hang Spring is officially here and I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to welcome back COLOR: the bright rays of sunshine, the baby blue sky, the lively green grass, and of …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged absorption, color, drawings, electromagnetic spectrum, explainer, light, Mimi Hang, nanomedicine, reflection, transmission2 Comments

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