The article below has originally been written by Will Soutter and originally posted on AZoNano. I decided to re-post it here, because I applaud the researchers who continue to discover new frontiers in the science of Nanotechnology. Nanotech is a relatively young field and we are still coming up with new applications for it. In this case Nanotechnology can b used to help diagnose cancer, a very worthy cause, because what can be more important than curing diseases that ruin lives, separate loved ones, and turn children into orphans (not to mention the actual physical pain and suffering they cause)? Diagnostics is a start but I firmly believe that cure for cancer can and will be found in Nanotechnology.
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Paulina and Bridget - City Colleges of Chicago Interns at NanoProfessor

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the whole NanoProfessor team for giving Bridget and myself the amazing opportunity to learn about nanotechnology from the best – James M. Hussey, the CEO of NanoInk, Dean Heart, the CCO, John Ireland, Ph.D., Aleta Hagman, Ph.D., Tad Daniel, Ph.D., Troy Blume, and the whole of NanoInk! Thank you for making this not only a great educational experience but also a fun and enjoyable Summer!

I’d like to also thank Bridget Basan – my “internship-mate” and my professor Raymund Torralba, Ph. D. who suggested that I try for this program in the first place.

The culmination of the internship program was a presentation of the lab we created for future nanotechnology students. The lab is called 3D Printing Photopolymerization, a revolutionary form of nanolithography used in the most modern fabrication techniques to speed up the production process. Stay tuned for more on this subject!

Photo Courtesy of NanoProfessor, http://www.nanoprofessor.net/, a division of NanoInk - http://nanoink.net/

Abstract:
Kansas State University researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and optoelectronics.

Manhattan, KS | Posted on May 17th, 2012 (source: Nanotechnology Now)

Vikas Berry, William H. Honstead professor of chemical engineering, has developed a novel process that uses a diamond knife to cleave graphite into graphite nanoblocks, which are precursors for graphene quantum dots. These nanoblocks are then exfoliated to produce ultrasmall sheets of carbon atoms of controlled shape and size.
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Paulina Kociszewski with the NanoProfessor Team

I’m pleased to announce that I have recently been selected, as one of two science students from the seven City Colleges of Chicago, to take part in a Nanotechnology internship program offered by NanoProfessor, a division of NanoInk.

Below is a content of the Press Release re-posted by Nonotechnology Now about the program:

Two City Colleges of Chicago Students Selected for Internship at NanoProfessor: Students will receive valuable hands-on training with nanotechnology instrumentation at global nanotechnology leader
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