by Caroline Anastasia (written with help from Ravithree Senanayake) Leading up to our Fall 2023 CSN All-Hands meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a group of CSN students, post-docs, and faculty arrived at Deer Creek Intermediate School …
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Podcast Ep 35. Photographing the Unphotographable
How do you photograph the unphotographable? In this podcast episode we interview MIT research scientist Felice Frankel, who specializes in visualizing science, using pictures to draw audiences in and help scientists more deeply examine their …
Can nanotechnology help make a better COVID-19 test?
by Nikki Hoangedited by Stephanie Mitchell Did you know that scientists have used nanotechnology to develop a test for the MERS coronavirus? The results of the test can be seen by the naked eye within …
Nanotechnology for Younger & Healthier Skin?
by Christopher Martinez-Tiruedited by Stephanie Mitchell Guess what? Your skin is the biggest organ in your body, with an area of 2m2 (pretty much the size of a beach towel)! Skin plays an important role in …
What gives gold nanoparticles their color?
by Meng Wu edited by Natalie Hudson-Smith In a previous post, Can gold melt at room temperature? Melting temperature depression!, we talked about how the color of gold changes from shiny yellow to dark red …
It’s National Chemistry Week! What do Marvelous Metals have to do with nanotechnology?
by Miriam Krause Happy Mole Day! On October 23 we celebrate Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 1023), an important unit of measurement in chemistry. Every year, the American Chemical Society promotes the week that includes Mole …
Can We Make Nanoparticles More Sustainable?
by Joe Buchman Most of us are familiar with the concept of “side effects.” This is when something that is designed to be helpful ends up having some harm that goes along with it. For …
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Periodic Table: Nano-Style!
by Cathy Murphy Did you know that 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table? We chemists in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology are happy to celebrate this all year long!
Life is S’more Fun with Nanoscience
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 …
Engineered gold nanoparticles can be like ice cream scoops covered in chocolate sprinkles
by Rigoberto Hernandez There are many ways to interrogate molecular phenomena. You might think that this is restricted to physical measurements such as direct observation with a microscope, a laser, or more seemingly arcane observation …