Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead

Can Tiny Sensors Change Water Security? with Sera Young

  What can an anthropologist teach us about designing better nanotechnology? Northwestern University Anthropology  professor Sera Young has dedicated her career to unde

Sneaking Past the Body's Most Locked Door with Emily Day

How do you design a medicine that can find the right cells in the body, navigating the body's natural defenses like the blood-brain barrier? Biomedical engineer Emily Day

The Soft Side of Nanotechnology with Todd Emrick

What does the soft side of nanotechnology look like? Todd Emrick, professor of polymer science and engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, explains how po

James Gaynor and the Race to Watch Electrons Move

Electrons move so quickly that, until recently, their motion was impossible to observe. In this episode, James Gaynor, an assistant professor of chemistry at Northwestern

Bending Light at the Nanoscale with Matt Jones

In honor of Star Wars Day, this episode explores futuristic light technologies seen in science fiction—like invisibility cloaks or powerful directed energy— and how far a

Soft Robotics Inspired by Nature | Building Artificial Muscles that Move and Sense with Ryan Truby

The future of robotics isn't just smarter software, but smarter materials. In this episode, Northwestern University's Ryan Truby explains how his lab is designing soft, b

Can Nanoscience Build Better Clothes? with Cécile Chazot

Understanding polymers at the nanoscale is helping scientists design stronger, more sustainable materials. In this episode, Cécile Chazot, the Julia Weertman Professor in

The RNA Multiverse with Julius Lucks

In this episode, Julius Lucks, takes us into the nanoscale multiverse of RNA and explains how tiny, dynamic molecules are being engineered into tools to tackle global cha

From Molecules to Metaphors: When Science Inspires Fiction with Julia Kalow

Sometimes nanotechnology sounds like science-fiction before it becomes science-fact. In this episode, Julia Kalow, a Northwestern University chemist, who is also trained

Building the Future, Atom-by-Atom, in the Nano Workshop with Robert Macfarlane

What if the next industrial revolution is happening molecule-by-molecule? In this episode we explore this idea with Robert Macfarlane, PhD, a Northwestern alumni and MIT

Can Bacteria Eat Our Plastic Problem? A Chat with Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde

Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde is an expert in environmental chemistry, environmental biochemistry, and bioengineering, but at the heart of it all is nanoscience. In this episode

The Scientist Who Thinks Like a Musician: Nicholas Peppas

Professor Nicholas Peppas has spent five decades defining the field of medical nanotechnology and shaping the very foundations of modern drug delivery. He has been awarde

Bankable Science: Turning Discovery into Durable Energy Tech with Ted Sargent

Ted Sargent is a global leader in nanoscience and materials engineering, and his research at Northwestern University is advancing the field of solar energy harvesting by

The Intersection of Nanoscience and Chemistry with Omar Farha, PhD

At the intersection of nanoscience and chemistry, Omar Farha, PhD, Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University, is opening up new frontiers in climate

Nanoscale Solutions to Gigaton Problem: Exploring Sustainability with Vinayak Dravid

Everyday items like tea bags and sponges are being reimagined in the lab of Northwestern University's Vinayak Dravid, who is using nanotechnology to tackle some of the wo

The Future of Organ Preservation: Nanoscience at Work with Jarad Mason

Once a postdoctoral fellow with Chad Mirkin here at Northwestern University, Jarad Mason now leads his own research group within the Department of Chemistry and Chemical

Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics with Roel Tempelaar, PhD

In this episode, Northwestern University chemist Roel Templaar, PhD, gives a glimpse into the intricacies of quantum mechanics and its applications in nanotechnology. He

Breaking Barriers in Nanomedicine with Priya Kumthekar, MD

In this episode, Northwestern Medicine neuro-oncologist, Priya Kumthekar, MD, discusses her pioneering work in nanomedicine on an early clinical trial in individuals with

Innovating Energy Solutions through Nanotechnology with Dayne Swearer

Moving the chemical and energy industries away from fossil fuel consumption is going to require effective and sustainable energy solutions. Northwestern University's Dayn

Revolutionary Healthcare Solutions through Nanomedicine with Nathan Gianneschi

Northwestern University nanoscientist Nathan Gianneschi, PhD, has been fascinated by the interaction of the organic and the synthetic since the start of his career. His l