Carbon’s diverse bonding configurations give rise to an exceptional range of nanostructures. These discoveries have inspired intensive research into carbon nanomaterials and their self-organization into functional architectures. This review traces the evolution of carbon nanomaterials and focuses on three representative structural units: fullerenes, carbon dots, and carbon nanotubes.

The use of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for cancer theranostics—combining diagnosis and therapy into a single system—has been one of the most promising nanoplatforms. Their tunable optical and surface features make it possible to transform light into heat for photothermal treatment, generate reactive oxygen species for photodynamic therapy, and carry chemotherapeutics or antibodies for immunotherapy.

Scintillators are widely known and used in various fields such as radiation detection, industry inspection, and specifically for their applications in the medical imaging field. Current scintillators such as Cs:TI possess promising features but have several drawbacks: the use of toxic elements, limited stability, time-consuming preparation processes, etc. With these issues, the advancement of X-ray imaging technologies demands scintillators that are not only highly efficient but also stable, flexible, and environmentally benign.

Surface-active organics (surfactants) have previously been measured in atmospheric aerosol particles to quantify their ability to reduce particle surface tension and influence the indirect effects of aerosol particles on the climate. However, surfactants have not been extensively studied in biomass burning aerosols (BBA), which could result in an underestimation when quantifying the contribution of surface tension on aerosol-cloud interactions.

Nosocomial bacterial infections are a prevalent issue due to pathogenic bacteria having easier access to invade the bloodstream.

Nowadays, ion mobility is getting more and more popular due to its ability to add an additional degree of separation when coupled with traditional techniques like liquid or gas chromatography along with providing key information for a molecule’s collision crosssection (CCS). CCS is a measurement of a molecule’s effective area when it is allowed to collide with a neutral gas such as Helium or Nitrogen under the influence of an electrical current.

In response to environmental stress, living organisms are known to actively alter their membrane lipid compositions in their cell membranes to maintain cellular function and integrity. Glycerophospholipids, a main component of bacterial and human cell membranes, consist of a phosphate headgroup, glycerol backbone, and two fatty acids chains attached at either the sn-1 or sn-2 positions.

Tissue-imitating scaffolds play an important role not only in tissue-engineering research but also in actual medical aplications. For example for treatment of severe burns. When seeded with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), such a MSCs/scaffold system can significantly accelerate healing, reduce fibrosis and scarring, promote angiogenesis and keratinization, and reduce inflammation [1-5].

Gamma-ray spectroscopy provides answers to the questions of What, How (much), and Where. These questions are answered via different types of detectors and using different techniques. Multiple detector systems and the reasons for developing those systems will be discussed.

Next an overview/quick history of the National Labs (Manhattan project to now) will be presented and current job / internships/ and other opportunities for collaboration with SRNL (or other National Labs) will be shared.