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Nanomaterials Making Their Way into Fireworks

Posted on July 22, 2013

by Gustavo Dominguez For many people the celebration of the 4th of July is not totally complete without a good aerial fireworks show. A good firework show needs to have two essential components to deliver …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged applications, explainer, fire, fireworks, Gustavo Dominguez, light, nano, pollution, size, stability

Friday Videos: How Small is a Nanometer?

Posted on July 19, 2013

by Lee Bishop Introducing the Friday Video series! This one will melt your mind!

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged explainer, Friday Video series, Lee Bishop, nano, size, video

Laser Science. Light Can Do Way More Than Just Bend

Posted on May 14, 2013

by Julianne Troiano You’ve heard about how lasers work, but what does this mean for science?! We see everyday how light interacts with matter. Ever wonder how a rainbow is formed? Or why your straw …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged animation, equipment, explainer, Julianne Troiano, lasers, light, nonlinear, prism, rainbow, refraction, science, size, spectroscopy3 Comments

“How do Lasers Work?” or “Not your father’s lightsaber”

Posted on March 6, 2013

by Franz Geiger When Luke Skywalker receives his father’s lightsaber from Obi Wan in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, he learns that it is “not as random or clumsy as a blaster; an …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged analogies, consumer products, discovery, explainer, food, Franz Geiger, history, lasers, light, nobel prize, spectroscopy2 Comments
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