SciFri Radio: Nanotechnology

SciFri Radio: Using DNA To Shape Nanostructures
Chemist Chad Mirkin describes advances in using DNA molecules to shape nanoscale crystal structures.

SciFri Radio: Building a Nano-Yarn
Researchers describe a new way to create yarns containing exotic materials, from battery ingredients to catalysts to superconductors.

SciFri Radio: Physics Nobel for Graphene
Graphene, a thin sheet of carbon atoms, has been the focus of much attention in materials science. This week, the Nobel Prize in physics went to...

SciFri Radio: Isolating Atoms
Researchers report that they have captured a single atom of rubidium within 'optical tweezers' and held it in place long enough to snap a photo.

SciFri Radio: Happy Birthday, Buckyballs!
Twenty-five years ago this month, researchers first identified buckminsterfullerenes -- chemical structures shaped like tiny carbon soccer balls.

SciFri Radio: Building Up The Immune System -- In Plastic
Researchers have made plastic nanoparticles that can partially mimic the behavior of natural antibodies in the bloodstream of a living animal.

SciFri Radio: No Small Matter
How do you take pictures of objects that are too small to photograph? We'll talk with the authors of an image-heavy book about nanoscience.

SciFri Radio: Small Things Considered
We'll talk about recent developments and directions for research in the fields of nanomaterials and nanotechnology.

SciFri Radio: Building Functional Fibers
Researchers have been able to build a fabric-based camera out of a mesh of light-sensitive fibers. We'll talk about the wok and efforts to use...

SciFri Radio: Nobel Chemist Harry Kroto and Buckyballs
We'll talk with chemist Harry Kroto about his discovery of buckyballs in the 1980s, and about new nano applications today, such as buckypaper.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Nanotechnology

Newsbrief: Better Off Bumpy
At one atom thick, graphene is as thin as it gets, but it's not flat.

Newsbrief: A Material that Mends Itself
A new polymer, modeled after human skin, can repair itself when it breaks. It's all in the capillaries, the researchers say.

Newsbrief: Nanotech Cleans Up
Mopping up oil spills with nanopaper