Nanotechnology is clearly booming with numerous research opportunities emerging over the past few years. However, the field remains dominated by men, with upwards of 90% male researchers. The below video from Nova ScienceNow, follows nanotech researcher Naomi Halas…especially her struggles as a woman scientist.
Our next speaker, Dr. Tejal Desai, will be discussing her experience in the male dominated world of nanotech and her mentoring of young women into science.

Naomi Halas is a pioneering nanotechnologist bent on seeing practical applications for her work—and soon.

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In two weeks, we will discuss nanotechnology in medicine, an area of research that is BOOMing. Just thinking about it at a high level has me wonder, what the heck would that look like? How would it possibly work? And frankly why?
And apparently, 99% of most medicinal treatment don’t reach there designated targets. It’s like a giant game of darts.
Making a tiny device to navigate the bodies defenses to a specific target is hard to visualize. Luckily for us, someone took care of that problem.

About a year ago, Berkeley became the first city in the nation to regulate nanoparticles. The legislation requires any manufactured nanoparticle to be reported to the city. The law is aimed at small nanotechnology startups that are springing up all over the Bay Area. To be clear, this law only requires companies to report the development on nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are used in a myriad of products, everything from sunscreen to solar cells.
The motivation? Nanoparticles can pass directly into cells, with potential harmful effects.
How dangerous are these little particles? No one …