Ball State University – TechConnect Briefs

Visible and Infrared emission from Erbium Oxide nanoparticle, for optical and biomedical applications

Maqbool M., Ball State University, US

Light emitting nanoparticles are getting special attention due to their use in optical technology and biomedical applications. The present work reports light emission from Erbium Oxide nanoparticles. The nanoparticles, with 43 nm diameter, were obtained [...]

A Collaborative Approach to Architectural and Societal Issues in Nanotechnology

Elvin G., Woerner J., Ball State University, US

How will nanotechnology affect the way we design, make, and inhabit buildings? In the NanoSTUDIO, interdisciplinary groups of students from Ball State University’s Department of Architecture and the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Interprofessional Projects Program [...]

Nanotechnology and Design: The nanostudio project

Elvin G., Ball State University, US

Nanotechnology has the potential to transform the built environment dramatically. According to the Interagency Working Group on Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, nanotechnology “is likely to change the way almost everything - from vaccines to computers [...]