by Jenny Orbeckedit by Emily Caudill My favorite rain jacket is bright blue. So bright, in fact, that my first semester chemistry professor was able to point it out in a class of 300 people …
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Zack’s Nano Adventure
by Zack Jonesedited by Alicia McGeachy Some time ago, my labmates and I invented a character named “Nano Person” as a way of giving some frame of reference for the nano-scale. Nano Person fights nano-crime …
Ep 7. What Do Glaciers Have to Do With Nanoscience?
Why do glaciers sometimes look blue? Hint: it’s not for the same reason we see blue as the color of the sky!
On this episode of the podcast, we have an interview with Dr. Robert Hamers, following up on his recent blog post. Bob is the Director of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, and he tells us about a recent family trip to Alaska that got him wondering about why some glaciers have an amazing blue color.
Animated Ladybug Super Zoom-In
by Tom Kuech Here is the underside of a ladybug. Click the image to enlarge. You won’t regret it! In this post I hope to help you appreciate just how small “nano” is, using the …
Nanomaterials Making Their Way into Fireworks
by Gustavo Dominguez For many people the celebration of the 4th of July is not totally complete without a good aerial fireworks show. A good firework show needs to have two essential components to deliver …
Friday Videos: How Small is a Nanometer?
by Lee Bishop Introducing the Friday Video series! This one will melt your mind!
In which my Mom questions the size of my nanoparticles
by Lee Bishop I was talking to my mom the other day, about nanoparticles of course, and she said: “Wait a second! Are there different sizes of nanoparticles?? I thought nano was just nano! You know?” Thanks …
To Label or Not To Label
by Christy Haynes I love a good dystopian novel where technology has gotten out of hand and changed some futuristic society into a place none of us would want to live – think Brave New …
Nanoparticles Are All Around Us
by Sam Lohse You’re looking at an electron micrograph of gold nanoparticles; a snap shot of tiny gold crystals that are 1/10,000th the diameter of a human hair. Nanoparticles just these like may soon transform …
“Why all the nano-hype?” or “Do nanoparticles fall in love?”
by Stephanie Walter Today we’ve got some important things to talk about. I’m not talking about the how or why we’re here on this planet, or settling the great cake vs. pie debate (because clearly …