Tweet We are pleased to see that two papers authored by VTSuN members have made it into the 2015 Most Downloaded Articles for the new journal Environmental Science: Nano (also known as ES:Nano). The first article was … Continue reading
Tweet We are proud to announce that VTSuN has partnered with The Virginia Tech Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Facility (NCFL) at ICTAS to form a brand new federally-funded research center: Virginia Tech National Center … Continue reading
Tweet At VTSuN, we perform research on a very special category of nanomaterials: viruses. Viruses are biological particles that can be as small as some nanomaterials and they, like the usual type of nanomaterials, exhibit some interesting … Continue reading
Tweet About the author: Dr. Weinan Leng is a research scientist in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile in the VTSuN page. Just like human fingerprints – a … Continue reading
Tweet We are currently in the midst of the largest international men’s soccer tournament: The 2014 FIFA World Cup. I’ve been watching the matches from Glasgow and enjoying the electrifying atmosphere. Let’s go USA!! There … Continue reading
Tweet For many Ph.D. students there is nothing more fun than going to a hands-on science museum. Especially when the technology and science presented is AWESOME. Recently I got the chance to visit the National Museum … Continue reading
Tweet Look someone in the eye and breath in. Walk around the room and explore your surroundings. Touch and feel. Form the letter P without speaking. These are not the activities you’d expect from a Communicating … Continue reading
Tweet For the last year, I have been a member of the Virginia Tech Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology — affectionately known as VTSuN. Check out our awesome website here and an explanatory blog post here. VTSuN is (also) … Continue reading
Tweet Have you ever gone to the store to buy a new hair drier and noticed all their new fancy descriptions? Now you don’t just buy a hairdryer, you buy a “Nano Titanium Hair Drier“, … Continue reading
Tweet http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/12/nobel-winner-boycotts-glamor-mags/ So people who knows me understand that I’m generally against boycotts. Recently a Nobel laureate announced that he will no longer published in ultra-high impact journals such as Nature, Science, and Cell. His … Continue reading