by Abby Stitgen What do silver nanoparticles have to do with snowflakes and crochet? Usually, not much! But recently, scientists have created methods to make snowflake-like shapes out of silver nanoparticles 1, and their methods …
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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 …
Recommended Reading: Polar Vortex Edition
by Miriam Krause Have you ever felt your nose hairs freeze? Many of us in the midwest and northeast regions of the United States are getting the chance this winter as severe cold weather has …
Bob’s Beautiful Blue Glacier
by Bob Hamers Recently I had the fortune to visit the state of Alaska. While there, I took a boat trip around the Kenai Peninsula, where there are glaciers moving from the Harding Icefield toward …
The Science of Snow
by Nicholas Niemuthedited by Alicia McGeachy In the CSN, we like to study and understand small things. Everyone knows the adage “no two snowflakes are alike,” but what actually goes into creating this variety of …