Bending Light at the Nanoscale with Matt Jones
In honor of Star Wars Day, this episode explores futuristic light technologies seen in science fiction—like invisibility cloaks or powerful directed energy— and how far away we are from such innovatio...
4 Maj 18min
Soft Robotics Inspired by Nature | Building Artificial Muscles that Move and Sense with Ryan Truby
The future of robotics isn't just smarter software, but smarter materials. In this episode, Northwestern University's Ryan Truby explains how his lab is designing soft, bio-inspired robots powered by ...
14 Apr 35min
Can Nanoscience Build Better Clothes? with Cécile Chazot
Understanding polymers at the nanoscale is helping scientists design stronger, more sustainable materials. In this episode, Cécile Chazot, the Julia Weertman Professor in Materials Science and Enginee...
16 Mars 28min
The RNA Multiverse with Julius Lucks
In this episode, Julius Lucks, takes us into the nanoscale multiverse of RNA and explains how tiny, dynamic molecules are being engineered into tools to tackle global challenges in human health, water...
9 Feb 32min
From Molecules to Metaphors: When Science Inspires Fiction with Julia Kalow
Sometimes nanotechnology sounds like science-fiction before it becomes science-fact. In this episode, Julia Kalow, a Northwestern University chemist, who is also trained in creative writing, helps us ...
12 Jan 14min
Building the Future, Atom-by-Atom, in the Nano Workshop with Robert Macfarlane
What if the next industrial revolution is happening molecule-by-molecule? In this episode we explore this idea with Robert Macfarlane, PhD, a Northwestern alumni and MIT materials scientist who is pio...
15 Dec 202524min
Can Bacteria Eat Our Plastic Problem? A Chat with Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde
Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde is an expert in environmental chemistry, environmental biochemistry, and bioengineering, but at the heart of it all is nanoscience. In this episode of Nanoscape Atistilde talks ...
3 Nov 202537min
The Scientist Who Thinks Like a Musician: Nicholas Peppas
Professor Nicholas Peppas has spent five decades defining the field of medical nanotechnology and shaping the very foundations of modern drug delivery. He has been awarded the 2025 Kabiller Prize in n...
6 Okt 202532min
