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When you have discovered something unusual, trust your instinct and pursue it with determination and enthusiasm, says Renren Deng.

Should inventors control the fate of their own inventions? In the US, most universities think not. But, as Emmanuel Dumont explains, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech in New York City bets otherwise.

By participating in activities organized by professional societies, PhD students can enrich their skills and extend their professional network, beyond what they can achieve in the lab, Yi-Hsin Lin explains.

Ennio Tasciotti describes an interactive video game app that helps children learn the concepts of nanomedicine, and hopes to expand it by attracting like-minded scientists, educators and investors.

Working in a small group allows you to interact closely with your advisor and your colleagues, and forces you to take a lot of initiative, says Huan Li.

Nanoscience is not simple for non-specialists. Aravind Vijayaraghavan explains how graphene can help.

Museums have become an important venue for scientists and the public to have conversations about nanotechnology, reports Ai Lin Chun.

Willingness to ask questions and having frank conversations with your collaborators can lead to many opportunities in translational research, reflects James E. Dahlman.

C. N. R. Rao describes the difficult situation that Indian education is facing and provides some suggestions on how things can get better.

Teaching a diverse field such as nanotechnology is far from easy. Doug Natelson provides a few pointers.