The first post: motivation.
I have two reasons for starting this blog.
1] I do research on nanoscale materials. Sometimes I find myself having a hard time explaining my work to folks outside the field, e.g., pretty much everyone else. But there’s nothing like an energetic song-and-dance number to make an esoteric topic more accessible!
The Nano Song from nanomonster on Vimeo. (thanks Justin and Ian)
My take: I am truly glad that someone attempted to bring nano to the uninitiated through a musical number, but the use of puppets would be best left to Sesame Street and Avenue Q.
2] Writing is one aspect of my work that I love. I don’t get to do it often enough. Writing is important to disseminate new breakthroughs, but writing—in general, communicating—about nanotechnology will be of even greater importance as the science makes its way into everyday-use devices. Think about politicians: they practically live for uninformed demagoguery in exchange for votes, especially when it comes to spoooky science-y stuff.
For now, I’ll write primarily about nano things I find interesting.
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