by Ese Ehimiaghe edited by Juli Troiano A few weeks ago I stumbled across an article about THINX, a new company that is innovating women’s underwear. They are using existing technologies to improve women’s underwear; …
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Will Ingesting Gold Nanoparticles Make Me Smarter?
by Hattie Ring “I want to ingest nanogold as an experiment to see if it really does turn your brain into a hyper processor.” – question submitted by a Sustainable Nano reader As a chemist, …
How do different kinds of bacteria interact with different kinds of nanoparticles?
by Vivian Feng This post is part of our ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Vivian Feng, a chemistry professor at …
The Green Nanotechnology Revolution
by Gustavo Dominguez edited by Ariane Vartanian When we talk about sustainability in chemistry, one thing we have to think about is how the chemicals we use in our experiments may affect the environment. The …
Sustainable Nano on Open Access Sustainably
by Rigoberto Hernandez This post is part of our ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez (one of the …
Light Can Do Way More Than Bend: Part 2
by Juli Troiano edited by Ariane Vartanian For the first post that I wrote for the blog 2 years ago, I discussed some of the cool things that focused, high intensity light from a laser …
Nanoparticles & Food Part 1: Vitamins
by Ese Ehimiaghe edited by Arielle Mensch For decades, Americans have spent billions of dollars on vitamin and mineral supplements,1 and despite concerns about effectiveness and safety,2 a 2013 Gallup poll found that half of Americans …
Publication Summary: Dark Field Microscopy Makes Nanoparticles Light Up
by Katie Hurley This post is part of our ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Katie Hurley and Nathan Klein, a …
Designing a Simple, Easy-to-Build Reactor for Making Nanoparticles
by Sam Lohse This post is part of our ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Sam Lohse, the first author on this …
The Atomic Force Microscope – Probing to “See” at the Nanoscale
by Arielle Mensch Take a look around – do you see a surface that looks a little bumpy? Now close your eyes, reach out your hand, and feel that surface. Got an idea of what …