Joe Kullman

Nanotechnology has the potential to affect our freedom, privacy, health and safety in both positive and negative ways. David Guston, director of ASU's Center for Nanotechnology in Society, talks about social concerns related to nanotech and how we can address them. --by Joe Kullman

Students who have ideas for improving health care technology now have a way to make them reality. --by Joe Kullman

"Smart" nanomaterials allow scientists to investigate biological interactions within the body's cells at the molecular level. This could lead to new diagnostic tools and customized therapy and prevention. (part 3 of 3) --by Joe Kullman

The world can get fantastically bizarre when you wander mentally out to the edge of the theoretical dimensions of physics. In fact, thinking about the nanoscale universe is mind bending. (part 2 of 3) --by Joe Kullman

Nanotechnology is a world of the minuscule. By manipulating matter at atomic and molecular levels, scientists have the potential to radically change consumer technology, health care, energy, and national security.
(Part 1 of 3) --by Joe Kullman

ASU engineering students are designing and assembling medical devices for disabled villagers in Malawi. --by Joe Kullman

Greenhouse gases aren't the only factors that contribute to climate change. New research on brown carbons--nanoscale particles released by combustion engines--may help predict the effects of climate change more accurately. --by Joe Kullman

Butterfly wings, peacock feathers, opals and pearls are some of nature's jewels that use nanostructures to dazzle us with color. It's accomplished through the way light reaches our eyes after passing through the submicroscopic mazes within these materials. Now, a group of researchers has found a simple method for creating this effect. --by Joe Kullman

ASU computing experts are using satellite images to help humanitarian organizations provide disaster relief to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar. The images could help determine if aircraft could land in an area or if roads are blocked, for example. --by Joe Kullman

We've all heard that playing video games can improve your hand-eye coordination--usually from kids trying to evade mom's order to go play outside. But those kids may be on to something. New research shows that playing a video game on the Nintendo Wii can help medical students become better surgeons by improving hand dexterity. --by Joe Kullman