It's time to take a look back and see what we have accomplished with IMNano! It's been a year since we released our first episode - but what has that done for the world? 

Is there any awesome research we didn't talk about in the lit updates?? Tune in as we take a brief look back, think forward and discuss some nano!

References: 

First quantum computer to pack 100 qubits enters crowded race

Xuezhi Ma, Qiushi Liu, Ning Yu, Da Xu, Sanggon Kim, Zebin Liu, Kaili Jiang, Bryan M. Wong, Ruoxue Yan, Ming Liu. 6 nm super-resolution optical transmission and scattering spectroscopic imaging of carbon nanotubes using a nanometer-scale white light source. Nature Communications, 2021; 12

Álvarez, Z., Kolberg-Edelbrock, A.N., Sasselli, I.R., Ortega, J.A., Qiu, R., Syrgiannis, Z., Mirau, P.A., Chen, F., Chin, S.M., Weigand, S. and Kiskinis, E., 2021. Bioactive scaffolds with enhanced supramolecular motion promote recovery from spinal cord injury. Science, 374(6569), pp.848-856.

Teaser for our upcoming episode where we reflect on the year, discuss some goals for 2022 and talk about papers that we wish we had time for lit updates but didn't get around to!

In this age of technology, we are generating a lot of data and there is a significant need to find a new way to store information more efficiently. Since the 1988, scientists tried to use nature's own information storage material, DNA, to store all of our digital information. In this episode, tune in how scientists from Microsoft and University of Washington are utilizing nanoscale electrode wells to improve the rate of real-time information translation to DNA!

References

Nguyen, B. H.; Takahashi, C. N.; Gupta, G.; Smith, J. A.; Rouse, R.; Berndt, P.; Yekhanin, S.; Ward, D. P.; Ang, S. D.; Garvan, P.; Parker, H.; Carlson, R.; Carmean, D.; Ceze, L.; Strauss, K. Scaling DNA data storage with nanoscale electrode wells. Science Advances 2021.

Takahashi, C. N.; Nguyen, B. H.; Strauss, K.; Ceze, L. Demonstration of End-to-End Automation of DNA Data Storage. Sci Rep 2019, 9, 1-5.

Extance, A. D N A. Nature 2016, 537, 22-24.

Settlemyer, L. I.,Bradley DNA: The Ultimate Data-Storage Solution. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dna-the-ultimate-data-storage-solution/ (accessed Dec 6, 2021).

Phosphoramidite Chemistry for DNA Synthesis. https://www.twistbioscience.com/blog/science/simple-guide-phosphoramidite-chemistry-and-how-it-fits-twist-biosciences-commercial (accessed Dec 6, 2021).

In this age of technology, we are generating a lot of data and there is a significant need to find a new way to store information more efficiently. Since the 1988, scientists tried to use nature's own information storage material, DNA, to store all of our digital information. In the upcoming episode, tune in how scientists from Microsoft and University of Washington are utilizing nanoscale electrode wells to improve the rate of real-time information translation to DNA!

In this lit update, we are discussing the formation of a nanostar that was imaged using scanning tunneling microscopy. The final product was made on the surface of Au and looks amazing!! 

References: 

Hieulle, J., Castro, S., Friedrich, N., Vegliante, A., Lara, F.R., Sanz, S., Rey, D., Corso, M., Frederiksen, T., Pascual, J.I. and Peña, D., 2021. On‐Surface Synthesis and Collective Spin Excitations of a Triangulene‐Based Nanostar. Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Teaser for our upcoming episode where we discuss nanostars!! Not found in the galaxy but on gold surfaces where researchers were able to image the star at the atom scale!

Reference (the lit work!):

Hieulle, J., Castro, S., Friedrich, N., Vegliante, A., Lara, F.R., Sanz, S., Rey, D., Corso, M., Frederiksen, T., Pascual, J.I. and Peña, D., 2021. On‐Surface Synthesis and Collective Spin Excitations of a Triangulene‐Based Nanostar. Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

As many of us know, meat consumption negatively impact the environment but eating meat is so engrained in our lifestyle that it's hard to switch to plant-based diet. Even with the rise of plant-based meat, it's still not the same thing. So how can we still consume meat without harming the environment? How about lab grown meat?! Many scientists around the world are currently working on this, and in this episode, let's learn how researchers at Osaka University tackle this challenging task!

Reference

Kang, DH., Louis, F., Liu, H. et al. Engineered whole cut meat-like tissue by the assembly of cell fibers using tendon-gel integrated bioprinting. Nat Commun 12, 5059 (2021). 

Mosa Meat

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As many of us know, meat consumption negatively impact the environment but eating meat is so engrained in our lifestyle that it's hard to switch to plant-based diet. Even with the rise of plant-based meat, it's still not the same thing. So how can we still consume meat without harming the environment? How about lab grown meat?! Many scientists around the world are currently working on this, and in this episode, let's learn in the upcoming episode how researchers at Osaka University tackle this challenging task!

So how can someone go from an education in nanoscience, to a Masters degree in pure mathematics to then being a software developer??

Tune into our latest interview with Ross Kett - who has certainly had quite the life journey! He shares his advice, ups and downs, and outlook on life that got him to the programming position he is in today!!

Please feel free to connect with him if you have any questions!! Ross' thesis can be found here

The professor Ross mentioned that was phenomenal was Dr Herb Kunze 

Stay curious!

Reference

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-021-01033-z?proof=t

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/07/26/nanotech-built-armor-could-replace-kevlar-steel-for-soldier-protection/

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