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Kurt Jacobson

Explainer: How does an LED work?

Posted on November 18, 2013

by Kurt Jacobson An acronym you have probably seen a whole lot of in recent years is LED, or Light Emitting Diode.  Long used only for low-intensity illumination (think of the blinking lights on the …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged analogies, electricity, electrodes, electronics, energy, explainer, Kurt Jacobson, led, light, lighting, materials, semiconductors, technology

Nature’s Nanomachines Harnessed to Enable Healthier Delicious Ice Cream

Posted on May 7, 2013

by Kurt Jacobson To me, one of the most interesting aspects of nanotechnology is how close in size the nanoparticles we can make are to the nano-sized components of living organisms. These nano sized proteins, …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged applications, consumer products, fish, growth, ice cream, Kurt Jacobson, micro, nanomachines, nanoparticles, nature, proteins, size, surface

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