by Miriam Krause I feel a mix of celebration, sadness, and defiance as I sit down to write about Pride Month here on the Sustainable Nano blog. Given the current administration’s attacks on people with …
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How can nanotechnology preserve stone cultural heritage sites?
by Alyssa Deline Note: There has been much public discussion recently around preservation of public monuments. This blog post is about how science can play an important role in preserving historical monuments. Although people, including …
What is Aqua Regia, and what makes it royal?
by Liz Laudadio edited by Joe Buchman Aqua regia, latin for “royal water”, is a fascinating, dangerous, and useful liquid that some of us in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology use on a regular basis. …
An engineer as President??
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 …
Celebrating Black History Month with Science
by Miriam Krause Happy February, everyone! It’s the month of Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day, but most importantly for this blog post, it’s Black History Month. Here at Sustainable Nano, we’re celebrating with …
Teeny Tiny Motors That Fit in Your Body
by Merve Doğangün Imagine tiny gadgets wandering around in your bloodstream, travelling into your cells to seek out infections and fight diseases… Does it sound too fantastic to be true? Let’s explore just how close …
Girls-in-STEM Programs & My Single-Sex Education Experience
by Alicia McGeachy Attending Spelman College helped me to realize my potential as a scientist and as a scholar. Sitting in a room full of women, the pressure of impressing members of the opposite sex …
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 …
Nuclear Proliferation & Sustainability: the History of Nanodiamonds
by Bob Hamers Half a century ago, a Soviet scientist was tucked away in a top-secret facility. The results of his experiments are critical to our work here the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Find it …