a blog by the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
Today is the first day of our Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology “Phase IIb” renewal! This means that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed our grant funding so the Center can continue for another five years. As the Director of the CSN, I have given a lot of thought to the legacy of our work …
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In this episode, we interview the three high school student finalists from NSF's Generation Nano contest about their amazing nanotechnology-based superheroes.
On this first episode of our brand new podcast, we talk with the Director of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, along with students, faculty, and a few complete strangers about some questions related to our Center's research: What is nanotechnology? What is sustainability? And what does it mean when we put the two terms together?
Want to show off your science style and support Sustainable Nano students in the process? Now's your chance with our brand new Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology t-shirts! As our regular readers may already know, Sustainable Nano is produced by the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, a multi-institute chemistry research center funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. …
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My recent visit to Washington, D.C. to receive the PECASE award was amazing, overwhelming, unbelievable, such an honor… My visit to Washington, D.C. started on Wednesday, May 4th with a ceremony at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Twenty-one of the 105 awardees who were in DC to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering …
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For many undergraduate students, winter break is the time to start thinking ahead about research opportunities for the coming summer. Hands-on research experience is a great way to supplement their coursework, and summer is often the only time that students have more than a few hours a week available to spend time in the lab. …
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Over the last 10 years the world has seen revolutionary changes in how we see, how we communicate, and how we move. That new hybrid vehicle you’re driving? Its batteries are made possible by the ability to control the nanostructure of new kinds of materials. That new laptop or e-reader display? The light you see …
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