by Margy Robinson edited by Joe Buchman In Tuesday’s post, I told you about the impressive properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and how they can increase strength and reduce weight in bicycle frames compared to …
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Sunburns and Circuits: How Nanotechnology is Pushing the Boundaries of Computing
by John Van Gilder edited by Ian Gunsolus and Alicia McGeachy Last July, IBM announced that it had developed a new computer chip that could boost computer speeds by 50%.1 The company achieved this performance …
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 …
Gold Nanotechnology Featured on Academic Minute
by Cathy Murphy Last month, I was featured on The Academic Minute, a segment produced by radio station WAMC in the northeastern US. The Academic Minute presents 300-word essays by professors and academics around the …
Scientists Gather in Minneapolis to Talk Nanoengineering in Biology
by Katie Hurley A couple weeks ago, over 300 scientists and engineers with an interest in nanotechnology met together in Minneapolis at the American Society for Mechanical Engineering Nanoengineering in Medicine and Biology meeting. If …
Nano in the Movies
by Cathy Murphy Science and engineering topics appear in many movies – think of the gadgets in the James Bond series. Star Trek, Star Wars, and other long-standing science fiction series, of course, are full …
Keeping Our Food Safe – Nanomaterial Style
by Laura Olenick edited by Ariane Vartanian From reading this blog, you may know that nanomaterials are becoming more and more prevalent in the products that we use on a regular basis. What you may …
Teeny Tiny Motors That Fit in Your Body
by Merve Doğangün Imagine tiny gadgets wandering around in your bloodstream, travelling into your cells to seek out infections and fight diseases… Does it sound too fantastic to be true? Let’s explore just how close …
Nano-Sensors: Small size, big impact
by Laurel Hamers If you took high school chemistry, you might remember using pH indicator strips. You’d take a piece of the specially treated paper, dip it in your solution, and watch it change color …
Nano Contaminants: How Nanoparticles Get Into the Environment
by Sam Lohse Nanoparticles and the Environment Series, Part I (click here for part II) More than a year ago on this site, I talked to you about how nanoparticles were already all around us, …