by Chaoyi Deng As the world’s population grows and climate change messes with how plants grow, scientists are diving deep into ways to make plants healthier and help them grow better. They’re all about finding …
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Play the Game of Nanopoly!
by Chris Castilloco-written by Marena Rivera Dopazo & Hye-In Kim After having recently attended the 2023 Environmental Nanotechnology Gordon Research Conference, I was blown away by the different types of applications nanoparticles were being used …
Electrifying the night: supporting solar energy conversion in the dark
by Alicia Tripp The dwindling supply of non-renewable energy sources (I’m looking at you, fossil fuels!) and their impact on the environment have driven the pursuit for more sustainable energy sources. 1 According to the …
Can We Make Nanoparticles More Sustainable?
by Joe Buchman Most of us are familiar with the concept of “side effects.” This is when something that is designed to be helpful ends up having some harm that goes along with it. For …
How Click Chemistry is Like Playing with LEGOs
by William Beimersedited by Stephanie Mitchell LEGO blocks may be one of the simplest but most genius toys ever created, as evidenced by their popularity. Taking such simple building blocks that are modular and being …
Ep 29. Green is the Color of Chemistry
Dr. Mary Kirchhoff is Executive Vice President of Scientific Advancement at the American Chemical Society and Director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. Her career has spanned a variety of experiences related to sustainability in …
Podcast Preview: Season 3
It’s National Nanotechnology Day, and Season 3 of the Sustainable Nano Podcast is coming soon! Here’s a quick preview of a few of our upcoming episodes, including interviews with Dr. Mary Kirchhoff, Alvin Chang, & Dr. Jillian Buriak.
Podcast Ep. 20 Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland and the Definition of Sustainability
What does “sustainability” mean? Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland is famous for serving three terms as the Prime Minister of Norway and chairing the World Commission on Environment and Development — the Brundtland Commission — which …
Recycling: A Strategy for Sustainable Nanotechnology?
by Howard Fairbrother These days we are all familiar with the concept of recycling, which for most of us involves the weekly ritual of placing waste materials such as bottles, cans, and cardboard into oversized, …
Podcast Ep 17. Putting Science to Work for Society: A Visit to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Chemistry at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ranges from testing how nanoparticles help plants grow to determining what kind of poison was placed in someone’s coffee. In this episode, we interview Dr. Jason White, Vice …