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Author: Lee Bishop

April 24, 2014 blog post

Hidden Life in Pond Water

While a tablespoon of pond water might look quite devoid of life, a closer look reveals quite the opposite. Though

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December 27, 2013 blog post

A Boy and His Atom: The World’s Smallest Movie – Friday Video

This amazing movie was made using a microscope that can visualize atoms at 100 million times magnification. This microscope, known

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December 21, 2013 blog post

New Nanomaterial for Increased Energy Efficiency – Friday Video

A research group at Drexel University has developed a set of material that show promise in increasing the energy storage capacity

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November 20, 2013 blog post

Kadir Hussein Wins a Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity Award

The University of Minnesota’s Office for Equity and Diversity awarded Kadir Hussein with their Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) Award.

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November 14, 2013 blog post

Scientists work to prevent a nano-crisis

This post is written by Anna Bisaro and originally appeared on Medill Reports, a project of Northwestern University graduate journalism

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October 28, 2013 blog post

Hewitt School Adventures in the Nano Zone!

Adventures In the Nano Zone! That is the title of the internet presentation that scientists from the Center for Sustainable

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October 25, 2013 blog post

The Strange New World of Nanoscience – Friday Video!

Awesome video, no further comments necessary.  Happy Friday!   🙂

October 4, 2013 blog post

Friday Video: Gravity vs Nano!

Inside the nano zone, gravity doesn’t really matter!

August 13, 2013 blog post

Liquor Aging, Tiny Barrels, and Next Generation Solar Cells

“You’ve gotta give it a taste to know!” answered the long-haired, cowboy shirt-wearing distiller dude at Madison, Wisconsin’s Old Sugar Distillery.

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August 9, 2013 blog post

Friday Video: Does Every Silver Lining Have a Cloud?

Happy Friday! That was a video by our friends at the Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology at Duke University.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, grant number CHE-2001611. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this web site are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the participating institutions.

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