Science Spotlights

Fighting Cancer with Nanotechnology

Mar 9, 2012

Will advances in nanotechnology be a game changer for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer? Four pioneers in the field — Drs. Anna Barker, Mark E. Davis, James Heath and Michael Phelps — discuss where things stand and what the future holds.

Fighting Cancer with Nanoparticle Medicines ― Mark E. Davis

Mar 9, 2012

Why is there excitement about nanoparticle medicine (nanomedicines) for fighting cancer? In this video, Dr. Mark E. Davis presents the current understandings of why these engineered, nanosized medicines may provide game-changing ways to treat cancer.

Joanna Aizenberg Talks "Extreme Biomimetics" at TEDxBigApple

Mar 6, 2012

A TEDxBigApple video presentation of KIBST Co-Director Joanna Aizenberg, describing the full breadth of her bio-inspired research, which draws on the genius of nature to create the materials of the future.

Searching For The First Stars

Feb 22, 2012

As astronomers detect ever more distant galaxies, they are homing in on some of the first sources of light in the universe. Researchers hope new instruments and observational techniques will reveal how the first stars and galaxies brought the young universe out of its dark ages and into the light.