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Emily Caudill

Nanostructures in chameleons, damselflies, and peacocks (oh my!)

Posted on August 2, 2019

by Jenny Orbeckedit by Emily Caudill My favorite rain jacket is bright blue. So bright, in fact, that my first semester chemistry professor was able to point it out in a class of 300 people …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged animals, bubbles, chameleons, color, damselflies, Emily Caudill, insects, iridescence, Jenny Orbeck, light, nano, peacocks1 Comment

Are transistors getting too small? (How small is too small?)

Posted on June 27, 2019

by Diamond Jonesedited by Emily Caudill Did you know that the world’s first computers filled entire rooms? Now we can carry even more computing power than those early machines in the palm of our hands, …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged computers, Diamond Jones, electron tunneling, electronics, electrons, Emily Caudill, Moore's Law, nanomaterials, nanotechnology, quantum mechanics, transistors

Life is S’more Fun with Nanoscience

Posted on April 19, 2019

by Stephanie Mitchelledited by Emily Caudill It’s hard to turn down an opportunity to share how cool nanoscience is with the public, and especially with children. Back in February, a group of CSN affiliated women …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged demonstrations, Emily Caudill, ferrofluid, food, gold, lithography, marshmallows, nanotechnology, outreach, Stephanie Mitchell, video

Spider-Man or Suction Cup Man?

Posted on March 8, 2019

by Curtis Greenedited by Emily Caudill Like many people, I fantasized about being a super hero when I was younger. How cool would it be to save the day from a criminal mastermind who’s out …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged adhesive, Curtis Green, Emily Caudill, gecko, nanotechnology, spider-man, spiders, suction cups, superheroes, vacuum

An engineer as President??

Posted on October 12, 2018

by Joe Bennett edited by Emily Caudill Have you ever been to a presidential library? Each site is located in the home state of the president and they are maintained by the National Archives and …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged Emily Caudill, engineering, history, Joe Bennett, President Hoover, public policy, science

From Beer Bubbles to Nanoparticles: What is Nucleation?

Posted on September 27, 2018

by Stephanie Mitchell edited by Emily Caudill Yes folks, we’ve done it. You probably didn’t think we could, but we found another way to talk about beer and nanoparticles! Have you ever pondered why bubbles …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged beer, bubbles, Emily Caudill, gold, ice, nanoparticles, nucleation, Stephanie Mitchell, synthesis1 Comment

Carbon Nanotubes: the Next Generation of Global Water Purification?

Posted on January 20, 2016

by Emily Caudill edited by Arielle Mensch My typical day (maybe like yours) involves waking up, taking a 10 minute shower, cooking breakfast, running the dishwasher if it’s full, going to work, eating dinner with …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged Arielle Mensch, carbon nanotubes, desalination, Emily Caudill, water, water stress1 Comment

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