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Author: Chiungwei Huang

Chiung-Wei is a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at UNC. She studies nanomaterials using microscopic and spectroscopic methods in the Atkin Lab.

Blog / The laureate prize hidden in your electronic gadgets

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 / Chiungwei Huang /

The batteries that power everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles have changed our lives, especially in the current age of a global pandemic. The technology of lithium-ion batteries are built on decades of studies and a variety of expertise around the world, and will progress in the days to come.

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Blog / Chemists shine a new light on safer pigments, by accident

August 5, 2019October 2, 2019 / Chiungwei Huang /

A new non-toxic blue pigment in two centuries has just been discovered. Now the team of chemists set out to find a safer red pigment.

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Chemistry color Science News synthetic

Blog / Science communication drives away my graduate anxiety

August 14, 2018 / Chiungwei Huang /

I did not know graduate depression was a thing almost a decade ago when I studied for my Master’s degree. I experienced a period of depression symptoms but I did…

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Blog / Like It or Not, Your Internet Trail is Inevitable

October 25, 2017 / Chiungwei Huang /

I love online shopping. On the Internet I can ponder over one pair of shoes a thousand times without any store clerk getting impatient. For that my mom isn’t quite comfortable…

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Everyday Questions Not so Frivolous science communication

Blog / Nanotechnology in Your Sunscreen: Doing More Harm than Good?

August 14, 2017August 15, 2017 / Chiungwei Huang /

While soaking in the sunshine may feel good, and you may have heard about solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation harm, you may not be aware of what’s in your sunscreen. Lee…

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