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September 27, 2018 blog post

From Beer Bubbles to Nanoparticles: What is Nucleation?

Yes folks, we’ve done it. You probably didn’t think we could, but we found another way to talk about beer

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November 4, 2015 blog post

A Chemist Abroad: Dispatch #1

University of Minnesota undergraduate student Kadir Hussein is studying abroad this fall in Freiburg, Germany. This is the first of

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March 31, 2015 blog post

Designing a Simple, Easy-to-Build Reactor for Making Nanoparticles

This post is part of our ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members

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August 12, 2014 blog post

How Some Nanoparticles are Like Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

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June 10, 2014 blog post

Two Ways to Make Nanoparticles

In Marco’s previous post, you can read how making nanoparticles is like baking – different proportions of ingredients and different

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April 8, 2014 blog post

Scientific Lessons from Bread Baking

Every day chemists enter their laboratories, intent on making or studying something. For me, my daily task is to think

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March 12, 2014 blog post

Fungus Amongus – the Nanoparticle Producers

Recent discoveries continue to highlight the many uses of that wonderful kingdom of life, fungus.  Penicillin, a group of antibiotics

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September 26, 2013 blog post

A Scientific Car Salesperson Visits the Factory Floor

Imagine yourself as a “scientific car salesperson.” Your job is to study how to get people to buy your cars.

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July 17, 2013 blog post

Nanoparticles With Your Coffee? A Java-Infused Science Experiment!

Many of us couldn’t make it through a day without a cup or two of our favorite caffeinated beverage. I

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