by Dan Hofmann edited by Mimi Hang As Kermit the Frog says, “It’s not easy being green.” But for plants and exuberant celebrators of March 17, it is very natural. The color green becomes very …
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What Does Nanotechnology Have to Do with Chocolate?
by Liz Laudadio edited by Mimi Hang A few days from now is Valentine’s Day, a day to take time to appreciate what matters the most in life… chocolate! I’m sure you’ve seen the tiny, …
Does Eating Turkey Make You Sleepy? (Answer: No, but tryptophan can teach us about nanotoxicology!)
by Stephanie Mitchell edited by Mimi Hang and Ariane Vartanian Every Thanksgiving we gorge ourselves on delicious food and become very sleepy. Inevitably at that point, someone volunteers that it’s the turkey that’s made you …
Bacteria in the Shell: A Nano-bio Hybrid for Solar Energy Capture
by Autumn Qiu edited by Mimi Hang As a fan of sci-fi, I recently watched two classic movies: the original Star Wars (which you’re probably familiar with) and Ghost in the Shell (a post-cyberpunk Japanese …
How to search for a needle in a haystack: Spotting really tiny signals from the edge of the universe
by Catherine Alvarez edited by Mimi Hang As a chemistry graduate student I don’t normally take classes outside of the chemistry building, but this semester I happened to have an optics course in the physics …
Battery Behavior in the Biosphere: How We Probed Nanoscale Battery Materials Interacting with Bacteria
by Mimi Hang Along with eight colleagues (most from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology) I recently co-authored an article in the American Chemical Society’s Chemistry of Materials journal titled “Impact of Nanoscale Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt …
Digging Deep: Celebrating the Gem Beneath Our Feet
by Ian Gunsolus edited by Mimi Hang and Ariane Vartanian Did you know that there are nearly 70,000 different types of soil in the United States?1 With the abundance of natural beauty that we see …
Turkeys and Photonic Crystals: Lots to Be Thankful For
by Mimi Hang edited by Joe Buchman and Ian Gunsolus Did you know that Americans consume a whopping average of 46 million turkeys at Thanksgiving? That’s about 1 turkey for every 7 Americans!1,2 With the …
What is Color and How Can It Help Kill Cancer Cells?
by Mimi Hang Spring is officially here and I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to welcome back COLOR: the bright rays of sunshine, the baby blue sky, the lively green grass, and of …
What do People Think of Science?
by Mimi Hang As an emerging scientist, I often can’t help but conclude that the public must think science is a bad thing. After all, that’s the view I get every time I do my …