بهترین پادکست های Nanovation (2024)

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60: Michael Filler - That's all folks 48:04

3+ y ago48:04

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Nanovation comes to an end. In a fitting farewell, Charlie Bennett returns to interview Mike. They talk about what Mike originally set out to do, what worked, what didn't work, what surprised him along the way, and what may be on the horizon. Thank you to the show’s listeners for their curiosity and kindness. Thank you to the show’s guests for thei…

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59: Ruud van Ommen - How do you do the impossible? 54:50

4y ago54:50

54:50

The ability to coat large quantities of small particles — powders — via atomic layer deposition (ALD) has opened new vistas for battery materials, chemical catalysis, 3-D printing, and more. On this episode of the Nanovation podcast, Ruud van Ommen from TU Delft talks everything powder ALD. In this context, Ruud and Mike focus on the why and how of…

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58: Malancha Gupta - How do you put a coating on a liquid? 55:44

4y ago55:44

55:44

Malancha Gupta from the University of Southern California gives a primer on initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD). iCVD is a relatively new processing technique for the deposition of functional polymer thin films. Because polymer properties are readily tunable, iCVD can impart a nearly limitless number of surface functionalities. Perhaps most …

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57: Sang Han - How can a roof stay cool in the New Mexico sun? 1:00:49

4+ y ago1:00:49

1:00:49

Sang Han from the University of New Mexico has spent his career developing advanced electronic and photonic materials. In this episode of the Nanovation podcast, Sang and Mike discuss radiative cooling technology, which promises to cool surfaces, such as the exteriors of homes and buildings, even in direct sunlight. They talk about the physics of r…

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56: Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb - Is our technology future paved with complex oxides? 1:08:06

4+ y ago1:08:06

1:08:06

Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, joins Mike to talk about complex oxides. Complex oxides are multi-component materials that yield a bevy of exotic properties. Much of the podcast centers on ferroelectricity, the ability of certain materials to exhibit an internal polarization that can be switched with an…

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55: Michael Filler - An electronic circuit on every seed? 36:50

4+ y ago36:50

36:50

What if every seed you planted could include a sensor to monitor moisture and nutrients? What if every tissue had nanoscale electronics to check for viruses when you blew your nose? In this bonus episode from the Sustainable Nano podcast (an outstanding production of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison…

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54: Andrew Hunt - How do you start a nanotech company? 47:33

4+ y ago47:33

47:33

If you’ve ever thought about starting a nanotech company, this is the episode for you! Andrew Hunt tells the story of Engi-Mat (formerly nGimat), the nanomaterials company he founded in 1993. Andrew and Mike discuss Engi-Mat’s core manufacturing technology, what motivated Andrew to start the company, the pros and cons of the U.S. patent system, and…

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53: John Hart - Why isn't there a Home Depot for nanomaterials? (R) 1:09:46

4+ y ago1:09:46

1:09:46

What do you get when you combine politics and nanotechnology? NanoBama, a carbon nanotube based picture of the 44th President of the United States. John Hart, the leader of the Mechanosynthesis Group at MIT, joins the podcast to talk about his love of nanomanufacturing and science communication. We talk about the challenge of developing “code” for …

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52: Bob Sutor - Where can you test drive a quantum computer? 1:02:25

4+ y ago1:02:25

1:02:25

Bob Sutor, the Vice President of IBM Q Strategy and Ecosystem, talks about IBM's unique approach to quantum computing. With the IBM Q Experience, they allow anyone on the Internet to access and program a quantum computer. Bob and Mike also discuss how to build a quantum computer, when quantum computers might be better than classical computers, wher…

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51: Matthew Realff - Why do we overlook process innovation? 1:19:29

5y ago1:19:29

1:19:29

The modern story of technological innovation is usually told as a story of scientific discovery followed by translation and commercialization. What if there is a broad class of technological innovations that do not follow this narrative? What if, despite being frequently overlooked or misunderstood, these innovations have revolutionized society in …

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50: Daniel Whiteson - Sorry folks, we used up all the science 53:53

5y ago53:53

53:53

Daniel Whiteson, a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UC Irvine, is the guest on this fun, free-wheeling 50th episode of the Nanovation podcast. Daniel talks about the connection between Lego and particle physics, how a cell phone can detect high energy particles physicists don't think should exist, and the role of nanotechnology in the discover…

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49: Kate Plass - Shake and bake 1:03:15

5y ago1:03:15

1:03:15

Kate Plass is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Franklin and Marshall College where her lab specializes in the synthesis of nanoparticles, especially those with unique near-infrared optical properties. On this episode of Nanovation, Kate not only discusses her lab’s research but also talks about life at primarily undergraduate institutions (PU…

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48: Josh Caldwell - Bend light the wrong way 1:01:57

5y ago1:01:57

1:01:57

Josh Caldwell from Vanderbilt University, and formerly the United States Naval Research Laboratory, talks about his pioneering work in infrared polaritonics. Polaritons are quasiparticles that couple photons to the motion of electrons or atoms in a material, and allow you to squeeze and manipulate light in nanoscale volumes. In the infrared, this c…

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47: Greg Parsons - Knife fight 1:13:05

5y ago1:13:05

1:13:05

Greg Parsons from North Carolina State University is the guest on this episode of the Nanovation podcast. Greg is an expert on atomic layer deposition (ALD), the process by which thin films or coatings are deposited atomic layer by atomic layer. Or, as Greg explains, almost. We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of ALD. While Greg has explored…

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46: Insplorion - Collective oscillations 50:27

5y ago50:27

50:27

Patrik Dalqvist and Elin Langhammer are the CEO and Founder/Technical Director, respectively, of Insplorion AB, a Sweden-based company working to commercialize nanoplasmonic sensing for the environmental monitoring and automotive markets. They joined Mike to talk about the company's birth, the science behind their nanoplasmonic sensor technology, t…

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45: Fred Rascoe - Coalition Smarty-Pants 52:25

5+ y ago52:25

52:25

Fred Rascoe from the Georgia Tech Library returns to the show to talk about the changing roles of libraries and scholarly publishing in the 21st century. Fred and Mike discuss why scholarly publishing has been so resistant to, really insulated from, change in the Internet era. They bat around ideas for business models that do not involve universiti…

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44: North Avenue Lounge - Nanovation in practice 1:02:14

5+ y ago1:02:14

1:02:14

On this special episode of Nanovation, Mike and Andrew are interviewed on WREK’s North Avenue Lounge. They spoke with host Charlie Bennett about the origin of Nanovation, why they started it, why they keep working on it, where they hope to go, and more. Nanovation will be back with a regular episode in a few weeks. Show details: • Recorded at WREK …

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43: Bob Hamers - Do you want to start a company? 56:31

5+ y ago56:31

56:31

Bob Hamers is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin—Madison and co-founder of Silatronix, a company that is commercializing a new electrolyte for Li ion batteries. On this episode of the Nanovation podcast, Bob shares the story of Silatronix's founding and the scientific twists and turns that lead them to their current electrolyte…

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42: Sebastien Lounis - It's a pretty sweet deal 54:46

5+ y ago54:46

54:46

Sebastien Lounis is the co-founder of Cyclotron Road, a fellowship program that supports entrepreneurial scientists as they start down the road of translating a scientific discovery into a commercially viable technology. On this episode of the Nanovation podcast, Sebastien overviews Cyclotron Road, what drove him and his co-founder to start it, how…

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41: Kira Barton - Not just a good talker 58:57

5+ y ago58:57

58:57

Kira Barton from the University of Michigan joins the podcast to share her experience being a professor. At a tier-one research institution like Michigan, the job of professor is so much more than teaching undergraduate students. However, the show starts with a discussion of additive manufacturing, how it's already changing the way we make stuff, a…

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40: Swami Rajaraman - Electroactive and excitable 1:09:15

5+ y ago1:09:15

1:09:15

Swami Rajaraman from the University of Central Florida joins the podcast to talk MEMS. MEMS, or microelectromechanical systems, combine miniaturized structures, sensors, actuators, and microelectronics into a single device. Swami’s laboratory develops new MEMS fabrication methods for the advancement of human health and personalized medicine. In thi…

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39: Lars Pleth Nielsen - Why not try something new and better? 58:11

6y ago58:11

58:11

Lars Pleth Nielsen is the director of the Tribology Centre at the Danish Technological Institute. His team works with customers to invent, advance, and industrially deploy coating technologies. Coatings are thin layers that cover most of the materials made today. They can offer protection from the environment, impart different surface properties, a…

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38: Emily Weiss - When they’re smushed, they get mad 1:05:40

6y ago1:05:40

1:05:40

Emily Weiss from Northwestern University joins the podcast for a wide ranging discussion. We start by asking a deep question: "What is good science?" The answer takes us from the discovery of Neptune to the marriage of basic and applied science that made Bell Labs so great. We then discuss her lab's interest in the interactions between light and qu…

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37: Victor Breedveld - That's why they pay chemical engineers the big bucks 1:14:26

6y ago1:14:26

1:14:26

Victor Breedveld from Georgia Tech joins the podcast to discuss "Process Principles for Large-Scale Nanomanufacturing," a perspective piece that he and I co-authored with Sven Behrens and graduate student Maritza Mujica. We overview the state-of-the-art in terms of nanomanufacturing, the pros and cons of modular and integrated manufacturing paradig…

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36: Anna Fontcuberta i Morral - I’m grateful that I am naïve 44:50

6y ago44:50

44:50

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland joins the podcast to talk about compound semiconductors and their nanostructures. These more exotic relatives of silicon excel in charge transport and light emission/absorption, which makes them useful in technologies ranging from wireless commun…

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35: Elizabeth Nance - Why I’m fascinated by diffusion 1:12:51

6y ago1:12:51

1:12:51

Elizabeth Nance from the University of Washington talks about the use of nanoparticles to treat neurological diseases. We discuss what makes nanoparticles such interesting vehicles for delivering drugs to the brain, how her lab interrogates this process, and why laboratory success so often fails to translate into people. Elizabeth also shares her p…

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34: Matt McDowell - Fancy Latin words 43:54

6y ago43:54

43:54

Matt McDowell is an expert in electrochemical materials and devices. On this episode, we talk about everything batteries — how they work, the state-of-the-art, what still needs to be improved, and what options are on the table for future technologies. We also discuss Matt and his students’ use of in situ experiments — those able to make measurement…

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33: Andrew Cannon - He's one of those scientists 54:01

6+ y ago54:01

54:01

Andrew Cannon started 1900 Engineering to commercialize a microcontact printing-based technology to map strain in high performance materials. His technology helps engineers understand when and how parts fatigue, knowledge that is critically important for industries ranging from aerospace to automotive. We talk about how 1900 Engineering's technolog…

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32: Stacey Bent - A Ph.D. thesis in Russia 23:59

6+ y ago23:59

23:59

Stacey Bent from Stanford University joins the podcast to talk about Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), a technique used to modify the composition and properties of surfaces. Since a large fraction of the atoms in nanostructures exist on the surface, ALD has become a quintessential tool for nanotechnologists. In this micro-episode, Stacey explains how …

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31: John Randall - The way I ended up being a nanofabricator 1:07:32

6+ y ago1:07:32

1:07:32

John Randall, the President of Zyvex Labs, joins the podcast to discuss his far reaching vision for nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing. We discuss what he calls Digital Atomic Scale Fabrication, the future products it might enable, the critical need for error correction, and why today's semiconductor manufacturers are unlikely to lead the way. Jo…

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30: Eric Furst - A crystalline solid of yummy, delicious chocolate 52:01

6+ y ago52:01

52:01

Eric Furst from the University of Delaware is an expert in self-assembly -- the Harry Potter-esque ability of materials to assemble themselves into well-defined structures. We talk about where we are, where we are going, and what makes controlling self-assembly so hard. A variety of topics make cameos, including M&Ms, NASA's Vomit Comet, flying sol…

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29: Lynn Loo - You've just stepped on my soapbox 52:07

6+ y ago52:07

52:07

Lynn Loo from Princeton University joins the podcast to talk about organic semiconductors -- Si and GaAs's far more tunable and flexible siblings -- and the applications where they shine. We also touch on the value of industry/academic partnerships and the challenges faced by minorities in technical fields. Show details: • Hosted by Michael Filler …

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28: Dennis Hess - That's a big big number 1:20:53

7y ago1:20:53

1:20:53

Dennis Hess from the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech joins the podcast to talk about the early days of the semiconductor industry. We discuss the birth of Fairchild Semiconductor, the so-called "traitorous eight," and their groundbreaking process innovations that still underlie integrated circuit manufacturing. Show de…

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27: Bara Cola - Naive is not a strong enough word 51:52

7y ago51:52

51:52

Bara Cola makes an encore appearance on the podcast to chat about Carbice, a company he founded to commercialize next generation heat transfer materials for cooling electronic devices. We discuss the value and challenge of maintaining business relationships, how competition from abroad is changing the playing field for technology start-ups, and the…

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26: Jen Dionne - The light at the end of the tunnel 54:22

7+ y ago54:22

54:22

Jen Dionne from Stanford University is the first guest of 2017! We focus on optical metamaterials -- engineered materials whose nanoscale architecture enables exotic interactions with light. We explore technological possibilities ranging from improved drug manufacturing to computing with photons (instead of electrons). We also learn what motivates …

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25: Vivian Ferry - What constraints are really constraints? 57:08

7+ y ago57:08

57:08

On this quadranscentennial episode of Nanovation, Vivian Ferry from the University of Minnesota joins the podcast to talk about nanophotonics -- the ability to squeeze light into and manipulate it with nanoscale objects. We talk about the use of nanophotonics in applications ranging from solar energy harvesting to catalysis and cover the litany of …

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24: Jim Pfaendtner - Our science is at HD 47:40

7+ y ago47:40

47:40

Jim Pfaendtner is a chemical engineer at the University of Washington in Seattle. He joined the podcast to talk about data — the flood of it from modern experiments and simulations, the challenge of dealing with it, and its potential to transform the practice of science and engineering. Other critical topics include the Tacoma Aroma, Swiss army kni…

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23: Eray Aydil - Go to the lab and make "accidents" happen 1:01:44

7+ y ago1:01:44

1:01:44

Eray Aydil from the University of Minnesota joins the podcast to discuss surfaces — the boundaries between two phases. We talk about what they are, how they're interrogated, and why they’re important. Along the way, we touch on the changing relationship between academia and industry, the importance of serendipity in scientific discovery, and how ma…

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22: Alphabet Energy - That’s a useless thermoelectric material 1:00:59

7+ y ago1:00:59

1:00:59

John Reifenberg, Jeff Weisse, and Tapan Patel from the start-up company Alphabet Energy join the podcast to discuss something all around us: heat. Alphabet Energy is trying to harvest waste heat and, in doing so, increase the energy efficiency of cars, chemical plants, refrigerators, and much more. We focus on thermoelectrics — devices that convert…

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21: Chris Toumey - Writing is a lot of hard work 58:20

7+ y ago58:20

58:20

Chris Toumey is an anthropologist who specializes in the societal and cultural issues surrounding nanotechnology. We cover a lot of ground in our discussion, including the origins of nanotechnology, how its potential to fundamentally impact the human condition make it ripe for individual interpretation, how different religious groups view nanotechn…

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20: Mark Hersam - You get a phone call out of the blue 45:50

7+ y ago45:50

45:50

Mark Hersam is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant winner. He's a pioneer in the area of nanomaterials separations, the processes by which nanomaterials are purified. We chat about the impact of his lab’s breakthrough demonstration of carbon nanotube purification, the p…

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19: Doug Natelson - Look, I'm a physicist, I have met people like Sheldon 1:05:23

7+ y ago1:05:23

1:05:23

Doug Natelson is a different kind of geek. He's an expert in the physics of nanoscale materials, but he’s also a world-class science communicator. Doug authors the blog Nanoscale Views, where he writes about a range of general interest and technical topics. We talk about his lab's studies of heating at the nanoscale, his love of blogging, and his r…

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18: Ivan Oransky - It would be both inadvisable and highly illegal for me to treat any patients 49:31

7+ y ago49:31

49:31

Ivan Oransky is the co-founder (with his colleague Adam Marcus) of Retraction Watch, a website that tracks retractions in the scientific literature. This episode was recorded during Ivan's visit to Georgia Tech to give the Phillips 66 / C.J. "Pete" Silas Program in Ethics and Leadership lecture. We discussed his motivations for starting Retraction …

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17: Taylor Harvey - I’m not going to give you any money to do it, but you should do it 1:02:08

7+ y ago1:02:08

1:02:08

Taylor Harvey is the co-founder of Lucelo Technologies, a company working on low cost solar cell manufacturing. We chat about what’s really needed in the solar market, the often frustrating challenge of raising capital, and how an initially niche product can eventually disrupt incumbent players. Somehow skiing, autocorrect, Chuck E. Cheese, and the…

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16: Mark Styczynski - The yeast are just as smart as before I got them 1:14:55

8y ago1:14:55

1:14:55

Mark Styczynski is a systems biologist and Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. He knows very little about nanotechnology, but that's the point. We discuss what biotechnologists and nanotechnologists don't understand about each other and how they might collaborate in the future. Show details: • Hosted and edit…

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15: Jordi Arbiol - Anyone can do TEM 1:02:06

8y ago1:02:06

1:02:06

Jordi Arbiol from the Catalan Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Barcelona, Spain joins the podcast to talk about electron microscopy and its remarkable ability to visualize nanomaterials in atomic-level detail. Show details: • Hosted and edited by Michael Filler (@michaelfiller) • Recorded on July 19, 2016 • Show notes are available a…

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14: Matthew Realff - There's no free lunch 1:08:20

8y ago1:08:20

1:08:20

Special guest Matthew Realff from the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech joins the show. We chat about wind energy, carpet recycling, coke bottles, sucking carbon dioxide out of the air, and the "chemical engineering-ification" of nanomaterials manufacturing. Show details: • Hosted and edited by Michael Filler (@michaelfi…

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13: John Hart - The Home Depot for nanomaterials 1:09:40

8y ago1:09:40

1:09:40

What do you get when you combine current events and nanotechnology? NanoBama, a carbon nanotube based picture of the 44th President of the United States. John Hart, the leader of the MechanoSynthesis group at MIT, joins the podcast to talk about his love of nanomanufacturing and science communication. We talk about the challenge of developing “code…

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12: Charlie Bennett - Heat the bonkers out of it 1:10:42

8y ago1:10:42

1:10:42

Charlie Bennett is back! We start by chatting about the joys and challenges of hosting Nanovation. Then, within the context of the movie Terminator Genisys, which is truly awful, we discuss self-replicating nanomachines. We overview their original articulation, the scientific arguments for and against their ultimate realization, and how, in the nea…

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11: Brian Korgel - Even the simple things are hard 1:08:02

8y ago1:08:02

1:08:02

Brian Korgel from the University of Texas at Austin joins the podcast to reminisce about nano's past and ponder its future. We chat about his formative years as a graduate student, the giants whose shoulders he has stood upon, and a (long forgotten) time when it was necessary to convince your colleagues of the value of nanoscience. We also discuss …

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