Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Periodic Table: Nano-Style!
Did you know that 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table? We chemists in the Center for Sustainable
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Happy Mole Day: 2018 Edition
Nano is small. Yet we find that a few nanoparticles can have very large scale effects. How do we make
How can you calculate how many atoms are in a nanoparticle?
Two years ago, I wrote a blog post called Two Ways to Make Nanoparticles, describing the difference between top-down and bottom-up methods for making nanoparticles. In
Space Elevator: A Lasting Dream for a Sky-reaching Tree
Ever since the first human being looked up to the starry night, the dream of chasing the stars and space
The Atomic Difference Between Diamonds and Graphite
Everything is made of atoms. Usually these atoms are strongly connected to one another, in an amazing variety of configurations.
