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Nanotechnology in our everyday lives

Nanotechnology in our everyday lives

Tweet We have talked about the use of nanotechnology in consumer products in this blog before. It seems that “nano” is transitioning from a catchy marketing buzzword to a long-lasting industrial sector. To better understand how nanotechnology is … Continue reading →

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Marina Vance · 1 Comment

The Virginia Science Festival, Blacksburg: Nanotechnology with fun!

The Virginia Science Festival, Blacksburg: Nanotechnology with fun!

Tweet About the author: Rui Filipe Serra Maia is a PhD student in Geosciences at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page.   Do you think nanotechnology is so complicated that only scientists can use it? If so, you … Continue reading →

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Marina Vance · Leave a comment

Atomic Force Microscopy: application in nanoscience

Atomic Force Microscopy: application in nanoscience

Tweet About the author: Rui Filipe Serra Maia is a PhD student in Geosciences at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. Today I am going to tell you about the importance of Atomic Force Microscopy in nanoscience … Continue reading →

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Marina Vance · 1 Comment

Engineered versus incidental nanoparticles in the atmosphere

Engineered versus incidental nanoparticles in the atmosphere

Tweet About the author: Dr. Linsey Marr is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia and part of of VTSuN. Take a deep breath. You just inhaled about 1 million … Continue reading →

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Marina Vance · 1 Comment

Raman Spectroscopy in Nanotechnology

Raman Spectroscopy in Nanotechnology

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 →

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Marina Vance · Leave a comment

What is graphene?

What is graphene?

Tweet About the author: Rui Filipe Serra Maia is a PhD student in Geosciences at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. Have you ever imagined winning a Nobel Prize by using the most powerful particle accelerator? Probably … Continue reading →

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Marina Vance · Leave a comment

Nanocellulose – A Novel Support for Nanoparticles

Nanocellulose – A Novel Support for Nanoparticles

Tweet About the author: Haoran Wei is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. We are very familiar with cellulose, which is the primary component of the paper we … Continue reading →

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Marina Vance · Leave a comment

Can we make Nanomedicine Sustainable?

Can we make Nanomedicine Sustainable?

About the author: Laura Reese is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Check out her profile on the VTSuN student page. Tweet If you know how chemotherapy works, then you are probably aware that … Continue reading →

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Marina Vance · 2 Comments

Monitoring silver nanoparticles in a wastewater treatment plant

Monitoring silver nanoparticles in a wastewater treatment plant

About the author: Ron Kent is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. Tweet In a magnificently illustrated post on the VTSuN blog, Jacob … Continue reading →

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Marina Vance · 4 Comments

Nanoparticles in A Soccer Ball?

Nanoparticles in A Soccer Ball?

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 →

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Marjorie Willner · 3 Comments
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