Small Things Considered (broadcast Friday, September 4th, 2009)

A single suspended sheet of graphene imaged with the TEAM 0.5 transmission electron microscope shows individual carbon atoms on the honeycomb lattice. Courtesy Zettl Group, LBL.

We'll talk about recent developments and directions for research in the fields of nanomaterials and nanotechnology.

Guests

James Gimzewski
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Scientific Director, UCLA Art-Sci Center
Director, Nano and Pico Characterization Core Facility
California Nanosystems Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Mark Ratner
Professor, Chemistry
Director, Initiative for Sustainability and Energy
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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