Creating Nanomaterials through Sustainable Design – Hutchison Hosts ACS Webinar

UO Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty Jim Hutchison will host an  ACS webinar on how to Create nanomaterials through sustainable design.

Nanomaterial Design Guided by the Principles of Green Chemistry

Thursday, May 18, 2017 @ 2-3pm ET

For more information and to register, visit http://bit.ly/2qnNfF5

 

 

 

News from the Jasti Lab

UO chemist Jasti aims to put his nanohoops into future devices

When Ramesh Jasti set out to make tiny organic circular structures using carbon atoms, the idea was to improve carbon nanotubes for use in electronics or optical devices. He quickly realized, however, that his technique might also roll solo.

Read more at AroundtheO

Product from Professor Hutchison’s Startup Takes the Stink out of Athletic Clothing

DeFUNKit, a laundry product designed to keep athleticwear smelling fresh through multiple workouts, is making a big splash in the media.

DeFUNKit was developed by Dune Sciences, a nanotechnology and UO spinoff company co-founded by Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty Jim Hutchison and scientist John Miller.

See more video coverage and read more articles at: https://www.facebook.com/defunkit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=CVmWWMAiCaI

 

Nazin Lab in the News!

photo: G. Nazin

UO Chemistry and Biochemistry George Nazin‘s research lab uses a specially built microscope to visualize traps in carbon nanotubes that can disrupt the flow of electrons.

The ability to get a detailed view of these nanoscale electronic traps could potentially lead to improved charge-carrying devices.

Ready more at bit.ly/1uB2QYi

 

UO Alum and Faculty Jim Hutchison featured in UO Alumni News

Nice article about UO Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Jim Hutchison, class of ’86, and his nanotechnology research.

Prof. Hutchison will be the featured speaker at the Portland Science Night on November 5, discussing just how nanotechnology can shape the future.

Read more at http://bit.ly/1wiUjxD

Richmond Lab in the News

UO and Berkeley researchers unveil new nano-sized synthetic scaffolding technique

The creation of peptoid nanosheets that mimic complex biological mechanisms and processes have applications that could lead to improved chemical sensors and separators, and safer, more effective methods of drug-delivery.

Read more at: http://ht.ly/AZSnt

UO Chemistry and Biochemistry Alumni Josh Razink in the News!

UO Chemistry and Biochemistry graduate Josh Razink’s work with the high-resolution transmission electron microscope in CAMCOR  has helped provide strong evidence for the theory that a cosmic explosion triggered the ice age 12,800 years ago that  resulted in the extinction of numerous species of plants and mammals.

Read more at http://bit.ly/1zNx2m0