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"No relevant medical problem of the 21st century will be solved without a truly interdisciplinary approach, simply because the underlying nature of disease does not know disciplines." - Dr Bruno  Dr Bruno Scocozza accomplished his PhD at the Max Plank Institute in biophysics. He specializes in bridging together nanophysics and synthetic biology. He has a talent for entrepreneurship, philosoph...

Part 2 of our interview with Dr Bruno Referenced paper - PhDs: The tortuous truth by Chris Woolston (Nature) Extended version will also be released 

"No relevant medical problem of the 21st century will be solved without a truly interdisciplinary approach, simply because the underlying nature of disease does not know disciplines." - Dr Bruno Dr Bruno Scocozza accomplished his PhD at the Max Plank Institute in biophysics. He specializes in bridging together nanophysics and synthetic biology. He has a talent for entrepreneurship, philosophy and...

"No relevant medical problem of the 21st century will be solved without a truly interdisciplinary approach, simply because the underlying nature of disease does not know disciplines." - Dr Bruno Scocozza Teaser for our upcoming nanolife interview!

We've heard of microplastics and their effects on the environment, how about nanoplastics? How do they affect the environment?  References: Li Z, Feng C, Pang W, Tian C, Zhao Y. Nanoplastic-Induced Genotoxicity and Intestinal Damage in Freshwater Benthic Clams ( Corbicula fluminea ): Comparison with Microplastics . ACS Nano. 15 , 6 (2021) Microplastics https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyc...

Teaser for our next episode about nanoplastics! References: Li Z, Feng C, Pang W, Tian C, Zhao Y. Nanoplastic-Induced Genotoxicity and Intestinal Damage in Freshwater Benthic Clams ( Corbicula fluminea ): Comparison with Microplastics . ACS Nano. 15 , 6 (2021) Microplastics https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/microplastics/ Nanoplastic should be better understood. Nat. Nanotechnol. 14,...

In today's lit update, we talk about how nanotechnology, specifically graphene, can help in keeping artwork intact with all its vibrant colors!  References: Kotsidi, M., Gorgolis, G., Pastore Carbone, M.G. et al. Preventing colour fading in artworks with graphene veils . Nat. Nanotechnol. (2021). Check out the supplemental information section for their video promoting the work!! Its super fun...

Teaser for our upcoming episode!  Lit update!  Kotsidi, M., Gorgolis, G., Pastore Carbone, M.G. et al. Preventing colour fading in artworks with graphene veils . Nat. Nanotechnol. (2021). Check out the supplemental information section for their video promoting the work!! Its super fun! Article highlights and additional coverage " A graphene cloak keeps artworks’ colours ageless " " Invis...

In this lit update, we are discussing research from Tsinghua University, and Guangdong University of Technology. Polymers were combined with TiO2 nanoparticles – this combination was shown to break down molecules when exposed to sunlight, and can be used for removing pharmaceuticals that are found in our water supply. Why are there pharmaceuticals in our water?? we discuss that too!!  Referen...

Teaser for our upcoming episode - great lit update ;)  Work we are discussing Zhang, Qianxin, et al. " Efficient degradation of typical pharmaceuticals in water using a novel TiO2/ONLH nano-photocatalyst under natural sunlight ." Journal of Hazardous Materials 403 (2021): 123582.

Summer's here and that means insects are out and about, including geckos and frogs. Even though they can be annoying, they are marvelous creatures that can defy gravity by sticking on walls, sometimes even holding themselves upside down just by using their toes! Can we make something that can help us defy gravity, and potentially make Spiderman a reality? Learn all about how scientists from The In...

Have you ever wanted to defy gravity and climb on walls? Scientists have developed nano-adhesives inspired by geckos' and frogs' toes! Tune in to the next lit update to learn more about it! References: Liu, Q., Tan, D., Meng, F., Yang, B., Shi, Z., Wang, X., Li, Q., Nie, C., Liu, S., Xue, L., Adhesion Enhancement of Micropillar Array by Combining the Adhesive Design from Gecko and Tree Frog. Small...

People often think that pursuing a PhD means that you must pursue an academic career but it prepares you for more than that! Tune in to hear about  Dr. Rob Liang's story on how he co-founded two Nanotechnology companies after finishing his PhD.  Check out his work and companies! - Google Scholar - Elizion - WaterPuris Intro/Outro music: Music by minwbu from Pixabay Background music:&nbsp...

People often think that pursuing a PhD means that you must pursue an academic career but it prepares you for more than that! Tune in to hear about  Dr. Rob Liang's story on how he co-founded two Nanotechnology companies after finishing his PhD.

In today's lit update, we discuss exciting research that has shown to make graphene in 0.01 seconds!! So fast!! The other amazing thing about this is the graphene can be made from pellets that come from garbage! Such as used water bottles and tires, to various other sources of food wastes. As long as the source has carbon, it can be made into graphene using this technique! Truly incredible science...

Teaser for the upcoming lit update from work on making graphene...really fast and from almost any starting material!! From :  D. X. Luong et al., “ Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis ,” Nature, vol. 577, no. 7792, pp. 647–651, 2020. 

Remember Iron Man's Mark 50 suit from Avengers: Infinity War? Tony said that it's nanotech, but in reality current nanotechnology is not yet able to make this suit. Recent research by Sun S. and colleagues can potentially be a step towards it! Lit Paper: Sun, S., Yang, S., Xin, H.L. et al. Valence-programmable nanoparticle architectures. Nat Commun 11, 2279 (2020) .  Intro/Outro music: Music...

Tune in to ep 14 to learn about current advancements to making the Iron Man Mark 50 suit a reality! Credits: Iron man clip art from ClipartKey

Welcome to a LIT UPDATE! How can gold nanoparticles be used in contact lenses? And why? Today's research: Salih, A. E., et al. (2021). " Gold Nanocomposite Contact Lenses for Color Blindness Management ." ACS Nano 15(3): 4870-4880. Showcases that the gold NPs can be used to mitigate color vision deficiencies! Truly amazing what nanotechnology can do! Other References:  https://sitn.hms.harvar...

Teaser for our upcoming LIT UPDATE based on research from: ACS Nano 2021, 15, 3, 4870–4880 

In this special episode, we have a double interview with Gillian Guo, a Nanotech Engineer (Waterloo, '19) and Cam Dean (class of '23), a student right in the middle of the same degree! Both will be talking about their ups and downs of doing a co-op Nanotech Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada! Listen now to learn more about nanotech, engineering, co-op, and overall college...

Teaser for our upcoming interview with Gillian and Cam!!  Learn about what its like to do a degree in Nanotech Engineering - should you do co-op? what do you learn? what happens after?? 

References: Meder, F., Thielen, M., Mondini, A., Speck, T., Mazzolai, B., 2020. Living Plant‐Hybrid Generators for Multidirectional Wind Energy Conversion. Energy Technology 8, 2000236   Meder, F., Must, I., Sadeghi, A., Mondini, A., Filippeschi, C., Beccai, L., Mattoli, V., Pingue, P., Mazzolai, B., 2018. Energy Conversion at the Cuticle of Living Plants. Advanced Functional Materials 28, 18...

Teaser for episode 11 - lit update 

LIT UPDATE - where we dissect a current science article and why it is important and relevant to the nano-field. According to the WHO, cardiovascular diseases (also known as heart diseases) is the #1 cause of death globally. We need to take care of our heart and continuously monitor for signs of heart disease. In this episode, we look into work from Xiangjiao Xia and colleagues who developed microg...