Category Archives: Misc Ramblings

Faking Science

A portion of this topic was covered in the April 2018 blog, but enough additional material has surfaced that this information needs to be covered again.  The reproducibility [..]

Misc Ramblings, Science

Augmented Reality

Previously, I have mentioned how Augmented Reality (AR) could be employed to evaluate nanomaterial properties through being able to switch from 3-D images containing three different parameters to [..]

Misc Ramblings, Science

Changes in Nanotechnology Perspectives

There are announcements about new findings or new concepts in nanotechnology that may not appear a “big” changes.  Typically, the definition of nanomaterials is: For a material to [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

Is Nano too large?

Are we starting to see device developments at the atomic level?  During 2017, there have been many stories on graphene and other two-dimensional materials.  Various companies have started [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

Coming Attractions?

It is always a challenge to write an end-of-year blog.  The question is what to focus on. Highlights of 2017? Or possible coming items in 2018?  Or maybe [..]

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Nano Material Properties and the need for multi-dimensional representations

Material properties are “well” defined.  If one goes to a reference source, the various properties of a pure material can be found.  For example, the atomic number of [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

Are we missing the important capability of nanomaterials?

Particles with a dimension that is 100nm or less in size are considered nanomaterials.  But, size is not what provides the unique nanomaterial properties that are being observed. [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

Science Fiction continues to become Science Fact

This blog is an update of a topic from my November 2014 blog.  In those comments, I mentioned the science fiction of the Star Trek programs that have [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

The State of Nanotechnology

It is always interesting to look forward into the rest of the year.  Nanotechnology will continue to grow and have more applications.  While there is strong and continuing [..]

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2016 Year End Thoughts on Nanotechnology

Without any question, there is a significant amount of research ongoing.  I thought it would be a good time to look back at 2016 and identify progress and/or [..]

Misc Ramblings