by Miriam Krause Many trainees and faculty from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology spent this past week at the 253rd American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting. While we’re recovering, we hope you’ll enjoy a collection of interesting …
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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 …
2016: Sustainable Nano Year in Review
by Miriam Krause Happy New Year, everyone! 2016 was a very busy year for Sustainable Nano and the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Researchers in the Center had nine papers published in scientific journals and have a …
What Does the U.S Election Mean for Science?
by Miriam Krause There’s no getting around it: the President of the United States always has the potential for profound effects on scientific research and science-related policy and legislation in this country. And because of …
National Chemistry Week – Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry
by Miriam Krause It’s National Chemistry Week! This year’s theme is “Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry,” so today we have a roundup of past blog posts about how nanotechnology is used in forensics.
How to Understand Nobel Science? Food!
by Miriam Krause Every year the Nobel Prizes bring some extra attention to science in the award categories of medicine, physics, and chemistry. This is a great opportunity for the general public to hear about …
CSN t-shirts are here!
by Miriam Krause Want to show off your science style and support Sustainable Nano students in the process? Now’s your chance with our brand new Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology t-shirts!
Fluorescence is Awesome: New CSN Videos!
by Miriam Krause Fluorescence is a favorite topic here at Sustainable Nano – we’ve written about quantum dots, fluorescein in the Chicago River, glowing bacteria, and many other topics, but one of our most popular blog posts …
It’s time for the 2016 Reader Survey!
by Miriam Krause Who are you, dear Sustainable Nano readers? We’d like to learn a little bit about you and what you think of our blog! Instead of reading a new blog post this week, please …
Field Trip to the Minnesota Nano Center
by Miriam Krause Ever wondered what it’s like to go into a “clean room”? A couple weeks ago a group of students from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology (CSN) got to find out during a tour …