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Sustainable Nano

Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, Elfy Chiang

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. National Science Foundation.

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Ep 9. Seven Stages of Technological Adaptation

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2016/11/22

This episode of the podcast features an interview with University of Minnesota graduate student Peter Clement, discussing the book The War on Science by Shawn Otto. We focus on Otto’s explanation of the Seven Stages of Technological Adaptation — an observation that how our society adapts new technology has generally repeated the same sequence of steps over and over, from discovery through crisis and adaptation, especially since the mid-20th Century. (image from

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Ep 8. How Nanomaterials Can Build Better Bikes

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2016/11/10

On this episode of the Sustainable Nano podcast, we talk about one example of how nanotechnology is changing something many people use every day: bikes! Margy Robinson, a graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology and a competitive cyclist, explains how carbon nanotubes and graphene are currently being incorporated into some high-end bicycles. Floyd Landis racing on a carbon fiber bike in 2006 (photo by Michael David

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Ep 7. What Do Glaciers Have to Do With Nanoscience?

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2016/10/25

Why do glaciers sometimes look blue? Hint: it’s not for the same reason we see blue as the color of the sky! On this episode of the podcast, we have an interview with Dr. Robert Hamers, following up on his recent blog post. Bob is the Director of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, and he tells us about a recent family trip to Alaska that got him wondering about why some glaciers have an amazing blue color. CSN Director Bob Hamers in front of Holgate Glacier (photo by Bob

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Ep 6. Happy National Nanotechnology Day!

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2016/10/11

October 9, 2016 was the first ever National Nanotechnology Day (10/9 = 10-9 for nano!). On this episode of the Sustainable Nano podcast, we talk with Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Deputy Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, about National Nanotechnology Day, activities like #100BillionNanometers, the Nobel Prize, and this year’s Generation Nano superhero contest. image by the Hinkle Group https://sustainablenano.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/ep6-nationalnanotechday.mp3 Stay tuned

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Ep 5. What’s the Deal With Triclosan?

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2016/09/27

As you may have heard, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently announced a ban on using the antibacterial agent triclosan (and 18 other substances) in soaps, and then last week the issue of antibacterial resistance was discussed at the UN General Assembly. In this episode of the Sustainable Nano podcast, we talk with scientist Eric Melby about different types of antibacterial chemicals and why we should care about triclosan in the environment. Soap with triclosan? Not any more! (image by

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Ep 4. Nano Superheros: At the Interface of Art and...

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2016/09/15

Welcome to episode 4 of the Sustainable Nano podcast! In this final new episode of our launch week, we interview the three high school student finalists from NSF’s Generation Nano contest about their amazing nanotechnology-based superheroes. image credit: Vegas Bleeds Neon https://sustainablenano.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/generationnano.mp3 Stay tuned for future episodes coming every other week this fall. You can find them here on the blog, or subscribe on iTunes. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Related

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Ep 3. Nanoparticles in Electric Car Batteries: How Do...

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2016/09/14

Welcome to episode 3 of the Sustainable Nano podcast! In this episode, we talk about a recent research study that looked at how one type of battery nanomaterial affects bacteria called Shewanella oneidensis. We interview Mimi Hang and Ian Gunsolus, who were co-first authors of the study as graduate students in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. The Nissan Leaf is one example of an electric car that uses NMC in its batteries (image by

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00:19:22

Ep 2. Viruses: Biology’s Nanoparticles

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2016/09/13

Welcome to episode 2 of the Sustainable Nano podcast! In this episode, we talk with scientist M.G. Finn about how viruses are like (and unlike) nanoparticles, and some of the ways researchers want to use viruses to fight disease. A virus-like nanoparticle. (image adapted with permission from Pokorski et al. (2011), copyright American Chemical Society) https://sustainablenano.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/viruses-82516-4-57-pm.mp3 We still have two more new episodes coming up this week! You can

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00:18:05

Ep 1. Why Do We Care About Sustainable Nanotechnology?

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2016/09/12

What does “Sustainable Nano” even mean? On this pilot episode of our brand new podcast, we talk with the Director of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, along with students, faculty, and a few complete strangers about some questions related to our Center’s research: What is nanotechnology? What is sustainability? And what does it mean when we put the two terms together? https://sustainablenano.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/pilot-sept6-9616-4-40-pm.mp3 We’ll be posting new episodes of the

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00:02:24

It’s the Sustainable Nano Podcast Preview!

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2016/09/09

That’s right, Sustainable Nano is about to become a podcast! Podcast cover art! This new audio version of Sustainable Nano is launching next week. You can get a brief sample of what we have in store with this 3-minute preview episode: https://sustainablenano.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/preview-9916-9-20-am.mp3 Don’t worry, the Sustainable Nano blog that you know and love isn’t going anywhere! Although next week the blog will be dominated by podcast episodes, starting the week of September 19th

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