{"podcast":{"title":"Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead","slug":"nanoscape-exploring-the-frontiers-ahead-6988860","podcast_index_feed_id":6988860,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/533877/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/533877","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/6/2/3/f623ef5013e65455e55e3c100dce7605/NANOSAPE.png","author":"Seth Zimmerman","episode_count":23,"summary":"In the field of nanotechnology, the future is small, and the possibilities are endless. From combating climate change to improving human health, \"Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead,\" introduces you to leading experts in the field who are uncovering nano-sized solutions to some of the most pressing issues impacting our world today. This podcast is produced by the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T14:18:25.241679+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nanoscape-exploring-the-frontiers-ahead-6988860"},"episode":{"title":"Bending Light at the Nanoscale with Matt Jones","slug":"bending-light-at-the-nanoscale-with-matt-jones","published_at":"2026-05-04T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nanoscape-exploring-the-frontiers-ahead-6988860/bending-light-at-the-nanoscale-with-matt-jones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nanoscape-exploring-the-frontiers-ahead-6988860","url":"https://4f9db048-11ae-4a1c-b59d-b1dfaf60b492.libsyn.com/bending-light-at-the-nanoscale-with-matt-jones","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4f9db048-11ae-4a1c-b59d-b1dfaf60b492/Nano_Matt_Jones.mp3?dest-id=4592637","summary":"In honor of Star Wars Day, this episode explores futuristic light technologies seen in science fiction—like invisibility cloaks or powerful directed energy— and how far away we are from such innovations. In this episode, Matt Jones , a chemist at Rice University and Northwestern alum, explains how scientists are learning to control light by engineering materials at the nanoscale and why when materials are reduced to billionths of a meter, they begin to exhibit entirely new optical properties—from color-changing nanoparticles to structures that interact with light in unexpected ways. The conversation explores the emerging field of metamaterials and how curiosity-driven, fundamental science lays the groundwork for innovations that may shape the future.","meta_description":"In honor of Star Wars Day, this episode explores futuristic light technologies seen in science fiction—like invisibility cloaks or powerful directed energ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1087,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nanoscape-exploring-the-frontiers-ahead-6988860/episodes/bending-light-at-the-nanoscale-with-matt-jones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nanoscape-exploring-the-frontiers-ahead-6988860/bending-light-at-the-nanoscale-with-matt-jones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}