a blog by the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
How often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these experiences affect their likelihood of staying in scientific fields? In this episode we talk with Majel Baker, a counseling psychologist who investigated these questions in her doctoral dissertation. Spoiler alert: sexism is bad. But there are ways …
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Happy Mole Day! On October 23 we celebrate Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 1023), an important unit of measurement in chemistry. Every year, the American Chemical Society promotes the week that includes Mole Day as National Chemistry Week (NCW). This year, NCW is October 20-26, and the theme is Marvelous Metals. There are local events being …
By now youāve probably heard about Samsungās recall of all Galaxy Notes 7s. Several years ago the entire worldwide fleet of 787 āDreamlinersā was grounded due to onboard battery fires. You might be wondering, āWhy are all these batteries catching on fire? Are lithium ion batteries safe?ā To answer this, letās look at how a …
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If youāre like me, you might already have a pile of old electronics in your basement, waiting for you to figure out what to do with them. You havenāt put them out with the trash, because you know itās a good idea to keep them out of landfillsā¦ But why is that?Ā Researchers have known …
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