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Kids Learn About Nanodiamonds and I Learn About Kids
“Hey do you guys want to see some fluorescent nanodiamond water?!” I eagerly yelled out as two little boys walked by. Honestly, they probably had no idea what I was talking about, but they still...
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The Atomic Difference Between Diamonds and Graphite
Everything is made of atoms. Usually these atoms are strongly connected to one another, in an amazing variety of configurations. But atoms are so tiny, how can we possibly understand the structure of...
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Turning Plastic Bags into Carbon Nanotubes
I was surprised to learn recently that plastic bags can be turned into a new material called carbon nanotubes. Prior to this, all I had heard about plastic bags was about the environmental threat that...
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Space Elevator: A Lasting Dream for a Sky-reaching Tree
Ever since the first human being looked up to the starry night, the dream of chasing the stars and space has never stopped. A long way back, in ancient Northern European mythology, the world tree,...
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It’s National Chemistry Week!
Yes, it’s late October and that means National Chemistry Week! It’s the 30th anniversary of NCW, and this year’s theme is “Chemistry Rocks!” (image from ACS) It may not seem like this theme has a lot...
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Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Periodic Table: Nano-Style!
Did you know that 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table? We chemists in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology are happy to celebrate this all year long! A particularly delicious...
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Pokémon Carbon Chemistry: Carbink and Diancie
For our Halloween blog post back in 2017, I used chemistry to figure out how many moles of gas are in a Gastly, a gaseous ghost/poison-type Pokémon. (Because Pokémon are fantastical creatures, it’s no...
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