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Can nanotechnology help make a better COVID-19 test?

Did you know that scientists have used nanotechnology to develop a test for the MERS coronavirus? The results of the test

What is the color of “typical” carbons? As black as charcoal, or as clear as diamond (Fig. 1)? Can we

This post was co-authored by Arielle Mensch & Yi Cui We recently received a very intriguing question from a 12-year

Have you seen the movie Avatar? I remember being captivated by the colorful world of Pandora, where the Na’vi lived.

Fluorescence is a favorite topic here at Sustainable Nano – we’ve written about quantum dots, fluorescein in the Chicago River, glowing

Our last blog post featured lighting technology powered by algae, and this week is all about a different example of

The awarding of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dr.s Betzig, Hell, and Moerner (my former research mentor) is

One major type of output from university research labs is the publication of scientific results in scientific journals. When we

Synthesizing nanoparticles is sometimes a lot like baking cookies. You start with ingredients, mix them together, and put them in

Designing non-toxic nanomaterials requires that we understand how those nanomaterials interact with biological systems. Systems such as you me, and