Today we took the time to work and finalize our projects. We are proposing a paint that contains nanobots that assemble themselves by means of nano radio receivers. These nanobots behave similarly to nanoclusters called opals. These opals reflect specific wavelengths proportional to their spacing that produce colors based on their orientation and size. However, […]
Ethics in science has long been an essential aspect to the scientific community. This was the topic of this morning’s lecture. Whether scientific knowledge and discoveries are used for better or for worse, scientists must take into consideration the possible outcomes of their findings. Nuclear fission, for example, can be used either for destruction (as […]
Today was all about the hands on portion of nanoscience. We had the opportunity to work with ferrofluids (a liquid with magnetic properties) and photo lithography (the process by which wires are translated onto circuit boards). I know I grasp concepts better with hands on experiments. Textbooks are useful but hands on labs work the […]
The plasma lab was a place of awe. Filled with loud machines, steel, and concrete, the facility was the real McCoy. Capable of reaching temperatures exceeding 200 million degrees centigrade, the sun is dwarfed by this machine. The facility is certainly an investment consuming nearly enough energy to completely power Westwood. But what are the […]
Today was our midterm project. We were given the task of developing our own original application of nanotechnology. Our goal of our proposals was to break into a realm of impossibility beyond our visions of the future. I was impressed by what everybody was able to come up with. It seems as if we all […]
Giacomo, from the Getty Research Center, was here today to speak to us about art preservation. Having a long time career in this field, Giacomo was able to tell us how the technology in art preservation and atomic analysis has evolved over the years. The high tech gadgets of his trade, as with any other […]
Today we made the connection between nanotechnology and its practical applications to life and health care. This morning’s lecture began with six degrees of separation where we made the correlation between technology, nanoscience, and pop culture (books and movies). The similarities between art and science are beginning to come together. Following our morning lecture, we […]
“Seeing the Invisible” was the topic of the day. This morning started with an introduction to the perpetual cycle facilitated by art and science begat by the Renaissance. From the coordinate plane to the camera, perspective became an essential part to the physical and artistic world. Louis Pasteur opened up the door to the microscopic […]