by Curtis Green Spring is here! We’re very excited for the weather to warm up and for our flowers to bloom (we’ve got several planters of tulips and hyacinths on their way!). We’ve also got …
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Snowballs and… Nanoparticles?
by Curtis Green With winter and our first snowfall right around the corner where I live in Wisconsin, I am really looking forward to playing in the snow! One of my favorite activities is to …
The NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology uses art and story to make the nano world relatable
This post was originally published on the Lifeology blog on March 25th, 2021. Here at Lifeology, we’ve recently been honored to collaborate with The NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology (CSN)! Together we’ve now created two Lifeology “flashcard” …
Podcast Ep 35. Photographing the Unphotographable
How do you photograph the unphotographable? In this podcast episode we interview MIT research scientist Felice Frankel, who specializes in visualizing science, using pictures to draw audiences in and help scientists more deeply examine their …
Nanotechnology and Modern Agriculture
by Yu Shen A brief introduction of nanoparticle applications in agriculture from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station There are currently about 7.67 billion people on Earth, and by 2050 the population is expected to increase …
Nanotechnology for Younger & Healthier Skin?
by Christopher Martinez-Tiruedited by Stephanie Mitchell Guess what? Your skin is the biggest organ in your body, with an area of 2m2 (pretty much the size of a beach towel)! Skin plays an important role in …
How do we measure the size of nanoparticles in a solution?
by Hyunho Kang The size of the materials in nanotechnology is one of the most important factors that power and define the properties of the nanomaterials. But there are many different techniques for measuring that …
What gives gold nanoparticles their color?
by Meng Wu edited by Natalie Hudson-Smith In a previous post, Can gold melt at room temperature? Melting temperature depression!, we talked about how the color of gold changes from shiny yellow to dark red …
Combining the Old With the New: using nanotechnology to enhance ancient medicines
by Larissa Davis You walk past a body products store on a weekend shopping trip and are immediately overtaken by fragrance, your nose saturated with floral, sugary and tropical scents. Intrigued by the promise of …
The Copper Touch
by Seth Frandedited by Joe Buchman When you hear “copper,” is the first thing that comes to your mind “medicine”? Probably not. You likely think of pennies (which are actually composed of mostly zinc here …