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Sustainable Nano

Curious about nanotechnology, sustainability, and life in science? The Sustainable Nano podcast is produced by the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, a chemistry research center funded by the U.S.... Read more

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Ep 23. From Worm Genetics to Chocolate Cake: Art and Science with Dr. Ahna Skop

Ep 23. From Worm Genetics to Chocolate Cake: Art and Science with Dr. Ahna Skop

What does food blogging have to do with genetics research? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ahna Skop, an associate pro... Read more

8 Feb 2018

30mins

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Ep 27. The Constant Loop: How Nanoparticles and the Environment Affect Each Other

Ep 27. The Constant Loop: How Nanoparticles and the Environment Affect Each Other

Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO) is an important nanomaterial used in batteries, but little is known about what happens when i... Read more

2 Nov 2018

21mins

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Ep. 19 Scientists and Impostor Syndrome: Can We Do Anything About It?

Ep. 19 Scientists and Impostor Syndrome: Can We Do Anything About It?

You may have heard of "impostor syndrome" or "imposter phenomenon," when perfectly competent people have the feeling tha... Read more

20 Oct 2017

29mins

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Ep 29. Green is the Color of Chemistry

Ep 29. Green is the Color of Chemistry

Dr. Mary Kirchhoff is Executive Vice President of Scientific Advancement at the American Chemical Society and Director o... Read more

9 Jan 2019

21mins

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Ep 32. An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed?

Ep 32. An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed?

What if every seed you planted could include a sensor to monitor moisture and nutrients? What if every tissue had nanosc... Read more

30 Oct 2019

36mins

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Ep. 20 Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland and the Definition of Sustainability

Ep. 20 Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland and the Definition of Sustainability

What does "sustainability" mean? Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland is famous for serving three terms as the Prime Minister of No... Read more

3 Nov 2017

32mins

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Ep 30. Nanocomposites: Getting the Best of Two Worlds

Ep 30. Nanocomposites: Getting the Best of Two Worlds

What could be cooler than a technology that uses nanomaterials? How about one that combines two nanomaterials! Nanocompo... Read more

22 Feb 2019

25mins

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Ep 22. On Thin Films and Nobel Prizes: Margaret Schott Profiles Katharine Burr Blodgett

Ep 22. On Thin Films and Nobel Prizes: Margaret Schott Profiles Katharine Burr Blodgett

At last summer's American Chemical Society national meeting, Dr. Margaret Schott of Northwestern University took the unu... Read more

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Ep 21. Quantifying Effects of Gender Bias: There's an App for That

Ep 21. Quantifying Effects of Gender Bias: There's an App for That

Does gender bias matter? You can see for yourself thanks to an interactive app created by software engineer Penelope Hil... Read more

30 Nov 2017

21mins

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Ep 28. Who's Not In the Room and Why Not? Inclusivity and Bias Across Class Backgrounds in College Education

Ep 28. Who's Not In the Room and Why Not? Inclusivity and Bias Across Class Backgrounds in College Education

Alvin Chang, Senior Graphics Reporter for Vox, wrote and illustrated an article last year called "The subtle ways colleg... Read more

30 Nov 2018

32mins

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Ep. 33 It Just Didn't Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science

Ep. 33 It Just Didn't Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science

How often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these expe... Read more

26 Nov 2019

48mins

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Ep 24. Using MRI technology to study nanoparticles

Ep 24. Using MRI technology to study nanoparticles

How do we "see" nanoparticles when they're too small to view with a normal microscope? In this episode we interview Kell... Read more

16 Apr 2018

23mins

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Ep. 34 Winter Holiday Mini-Episode: Colorful Carbon Dots

Ep. 34 Winter Holiday Mini-Episode: Colorful Carbon Dots

Winter can get pretty dark, especially in northern latitudes, and many cultures have winter holidays that feature and ce... Read more

20 Dec 2019

8mins

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Ep 25. Finding the Next Fix for the World's Problems: More from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Ep 25. Finding the Next Fix for the World's Problems: More from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

In the second interview from our visit to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, graduate students Natalie Hud... Read more

28 Jun 2018

23mins

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Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement

Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement

Last November, Dr. Cat Hicks wrote an essay on Medium called "Reading vulnerable learners' applications to grad school: ... Read more

22 Mar 2019

48mins

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Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning

Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning

How are photons like toddlers? And what does that have to do with solar energy? Dr. Jillian Buriak has been researching ... Read more

19 Oct 2018

21mins

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Ep 18. Why Do We Care About Emerging Contaminants?

Ep 18. Why Do We Care About Emerging Contaminants?

As the Director of the Great Lakes Genomics Center in the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-M... Read more

5 Oct 2017

17mins

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Ep 16. Maybe Not the Next Industrial Revolution? Societal & Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology

Ep 16. Maybe Not the Next Industrial Revolution? Societal & Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology

A lot has changed in the last 10-15 years about our hopes and fears around nanotechnology. Ira Bennett and Jameson Wetmo... Read more

19 May 2017

25mins

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Ep 15. The Art of Beehives, Foam, & Bubbles: An Interview with Peter Krsko

Ep 15. The Art of Beehives, Foam, & Bubbles: An Interview with Peter Krsko

Artist Peter Krsko uses his background in physics and materials science to study and communicate about nature. He is des... Read more

31 Mar 2017

27mins

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Ep 14. What Does Nanotechnology Have to Do With Renewable Car Tires?

Ep 14. What Does Nanotechnology Have to Do With Renewable Car Tires?

What if car tires could be made from renewable resources instead of petroleum? In this episode of the podcast, we interv... Read more

15 Mar 2017

15mins

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