Claritas Distinguished Speaker in the Sciences

Nanoparticles have opened up new worlds in science. Before their discovery, no one could have guessed that a material’s properties could radically change when reduced to the nanosize. Nanoparticles assume new, novel properties not seen in normal materials. Atoms can be easily manipulated into non-traditional arrangements, so-called “metastable phases,” which can lead to enhanced energy applications. Dr. Richard Robinson, award-winning associate professor of materials science at Cornell University, will present the key ideas behind colloidal nanoparticles and the impact they’ve made. This event is free and open to the public.