Mildred Dresselhaus was a giant in the field of nanoscience. She didn't invent anything you have in your home right now, but she made it possible for us to have self-charging phones, smarter refrigerators, and more.

Just how small are nanomaterials? And what can we do with stuff that small? Today we’ll discuss some special properties of nanomaterials, how some can change at different sizes, and the difference between engineered nanomaterials and...

Hank pretends he has an invisibility cloak, and describes how some enterprising scientists are working towards making things invisible using nanotechnology and mirages.

Nanotechnology is already widely used, but some scientists are warning it could prove dangerous in future. Why? Chemistry - Atoms And Bonding - Learning Points. Nanomaterials take on very different properties to their larger particles....

Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology develops tools to assess current and future risk



Description: We can't see them, but nanomaterials, both natural and human-made, are literally everywhere, from...

You sent us your nano questions, and we answered! In this Ask a Scientist – Nano Edition, we join nano expert Saniya LeBlanc, from George Washington University.



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