a blog by the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
How are photons like toddlers? And what does that have to do with solar energy? Dr. Jillian Buriak has been researching nanomaterials and renewable energy for over a decade, including work to improve solar panel technology. In this first episode of the Sustainable Nano Podcast's third season, we interview Dr. Buriak, who is a Professor …
Continue reading "Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning"
There are many ways to reduce our carbon footprint and move towards protecting the environment, but what if we could do this while also preventing automobile accidents, clearing snow without salt and plows, providing electricity, TV, and internet to businesses and homes, and providing clean water all with one new technology? Sounds like something too …
Continue reading "Solar Roads: the Science, Potential, and Lingering Questions"
"You've gotta give it a taste to know!" answered the long-haired, cowboy shirt-wearing distiller dude at Madison, Wisconsin'sĀ Old Sugar Distillery. He was responding toĀ my incessant questions about how long their liquors take to age. His answer was interesting, but I wanted numbers! After some more pointed questions, he told me that most of their liquors …
Continue reading "Liquor Aging, Tiny Barrels, and Next Generation Solar Cells"
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