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March 10, 2016 blog post

Nanoparticles – 5 Ways These “Little Fighters” Are Making a Big Impact in the War on Terrorism

The term “terrorism” is becoming quite ubiquitous in our everyday lives. It seems that you can hardly watch a news

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September 5, 2013 blog post

Nano-Koosh-balls: What They’re Good For and How I Made Them.

We talk a lot about nanoparticles, which are nano-sized and nearly spherical. But, the shapes accessible in the nano-world are

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July 22, 2013 blog post

Nanomaterials Making Their Way into Fireworks

For many people the celebration of the 4th of July is not totally complete without a good aerial fireworks show.

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May 7, 2013 blog post

Nature’s Nanomachines Harnessed to Enable Healthier Delicious Ice Cream

To me, one of the most interesting aspects of nanotechnology is how close in size the nanoparticles we can make are

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April 16, 2013 blog post

Beer and Nano-sustainability

Beer. It’s one of humanity’s finest inventions and is the topic of several blogs on its own. There is a

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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 8, 2013 blog post

“Why all the nano-hype?” or “Do nanoparticles fall in love?”

Today we’ve got some important things to talk about. I’m not talking about the how or why we’re here on

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January 29, 2013 blog post

Why are Nanomaterials so Special and What is the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology?

Now that you’ve somehow gotten to this blog, you’re probably wondering, “Where am I? What is this ‘Center for Sustainable

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Welcome to our newest CSN member, Lee! Lee is one of many kinds of nanomaterials that help improve our technology and consumer goods. Lee in particular has a helpful role in powering battery materials due to their nano-size. But what happens if Lee gets released into the environment? Check our Lifeology course (link in the bio) to learn about nanomaterials and the importance of recycling! Boundless thanks to @lifeologyapp and @elfylandstudios for helping us make Lee come to life!
Our CSN team just after our big Reverse Site Visit presentation to NSF last week.
A few weeks ago, Diamond and Blake, grad students at the University of Iowa, visited the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign on a lab exchange. Because we as a center are geographically separated (spanning from Boston, MA in the east to Richland, WA in the West), lab exchanges allow us to connect with our collaborators and work more smoothly together.
Gordon Research Conference pictures Volume II: Some CSNers went for a hike on a particularly foggy day in Newry, Maine. All of the above photos are being considered as options for album art for the CSN mixtape

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