NanoDays 2013
Imagine, discover, and explore a world that's too small to see. NanoDays is a nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, and you're invited!
Play the "Sequencing Cancer Genomes | Watching Bacteria Build" audio
August 2011
Dr. Franziska Michor, a computational biologist from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, discusses her work with analyzing cancer genomes. Naveen Sinha then talks about how he is using applied physics to study bacterial biofilm formation.
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Play the "Sleeping in Space | New Nano Flame Retardent" audio
September 2011
Caroline Lowenthal from the Man Vehicle Lab at MIT talks about the importance of sleep on the International Space Station. Also, learn about a potential new flame retardant for clothing using nanotechnology.
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Play the "Engineering Cancer Drug Delivery" audio
July 2011
Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia from MIT describes how her team has improved delivery of chemotherapeutics to tumors by linking nanoparticles to our body's own blood clotting system.
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Play the "Gecko-Inspired Bio-Bandage" audio
March 2012
What do geckos have to do with medical bandages? Hear how Dr. Jeff Karp, a bioengineer who works in both Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, was inspired by gecko toepads to create medical tape for internal organs.
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Play the "New Solar Cells | Exercising Your Heart" audio
April 2008
This week we will hear about solar power research involving new solar cell design. Also, we will learn how the type of exercise you do can affect the shape of your heart.
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Play the "New Anthrax Vaccine | More Primate Confusion" audio
August 2007
This week, we'll look at what it takes to engineer a new vaccine for anthrax, and we'll hear about new confusion in the study of ancient primates.
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Play the "Pollution-Fueled Storms | Hydrogen Fuel From the Sun" audio
March 2007
Today we'll hear about a study showing that pollution from Asia is changing the weather as far away as Alaska, as well as a new way to make hydrogen for fuel using only water and sunlight.
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Play the "Going Solar at the Department of Energy | Regulating Nano in Our Backyard" audio
February 2007
Today we'll examine a step toward solar power being taken by the US government, as well as questions of "nano" safety right in the Boston area.
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Play the "Stem Cells and Lung Cancer | Better Solar Panels Through the Study of Bugs" audio
November 2007
This week we'll talk to a scientist who is examining the role of stem cells in lung cancer, and we'll hear about how researchers are taking a cue from insects to keep solar panels clean.
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