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January 23, 2014 blog post

Nuclear Proliferation & Sustainability: the History of Nanodiamonds

Half a century ago, a Soviet scientist was tucked away in a top-secret facility. The results of his experiments are

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September 16, 2013 blog post

“Leaning In” — Scientists’ Thoughts on Gender Equity

Last week, we scientists from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, who usually use our weekly video conference calls to discuss

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July 24, 2013 blog post

Art as Inspiration for Science

What inspires people to do science? Perhaps you, Dear Reader, are interested in understanding how the physical world works.  Maybe

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June 17, 2013 blog post

Nanotechnology Through History: Carbon-based Nanoparticles from Prehistory to Today

Since our early ancestors first learned to make fires, humans have been producing carbon-based nanoparticles. The smoke and soot from

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May 28, 2013 blog post

A Giant of Nanotechnology Falls – Heinrich Rohrer

Heinrich (“Heini”) Rohrer, a nanotechnology pioneer, Nobel Prize winner, and personal mentor to me and many other scientists, has died.

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March 25, 2013 blog post

Nanoparticles Are All Around Us

You’re looking at an electron micrograph of gold nanoparticles; a snap shot of tiny gold crystals that are 1/10,000th the

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March 14, 2013 blog post

Science Discipline Drama – past and present

A Biologist and a Chemist Walk into a Lab…then they have to share space and tools and work together…(you thought

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