Can We Make Nanoparticles More Sustainable?
Most of us are familiar with the concept of “side effects.” This is when something that is designed to be
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Combining the Old With the New: using nanotechnology to enhance ancient medicines
You walk past a body products store on a weekend shopping trip and are immediately overtaken by fragrance, your nose
Zack’s Nano Adventure
Some time ago, my labmates and I invented a character named “Nano Person” as a way of giving some frame
Nanoparticles can stick to bacteria, but does more nanoparticle sticking mean more toxicity?
Have bacteria ever made you sick? If you answer no I’m not going to believe you. When most of us
Ep 3. Nanoparticles in Electric Car Batteries: How Do We Study Sustainability?
In this episode, we talk about a recent research study that looked at how one type of battery nanomaterial affects bacteria called Shewanella oneidensis. We interview Mimi Hang and Ian Gunsolus, who were co-first authors of the study as graduate students in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology.
Bacteria in the Shell: A Nano-bio Hybrid for Solar Energy Capture
As a fan of sci-fi, I recently watched two classic movies: the original Star Wars (which you’re probably familiar with)
Battery Behavior in the Biosphere: How We Probed Nanoscale Battery Materials Interacting with Bacteria
Along with eight colleagues (most from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology) I recently co-authored an article in the American Chemical Society’s
Why do Scientists Care about Bacterial Replication?
Did you know that under the right conditions, bacteria can divide every 20 minutes?1 (That’s how bacteria reproduce – one
More Media Coverage for NMC Paper
Interested in learning more about the study on NMC nanomaterials and bacteria that was discussed in Monday’s post? We’ve had two more
Our Day of TV News Glory
Last Thursday, the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology had a brush with mainstream media exposure: A Twin Cities TV station, KMSP:
Sustainable Nano 