Nano technology program This two week nano technology program was really fun. We had a lot of interesting lectures and got to see a lot of mind boggling science fiction movies. My favorite movies were Children of men and Blade Runner. I liked it because every day we did something new, it was really cool. My favorite […]
Two days ago, we got to make Ferro fluids in a beaker. Ferro fluids are magnetic so we got to manipulate the liquid. When we put a bar magnet underneath the beaker the Ferro fluid got stuck to the bottom of the glass. When we moved that magnet around spikes of Ferro fluid would move […]
Yesterday, we went to a room where the room reflects no sound. When the door is closed you cant hear even the loudest train passing by. This place was called the anechoic chamber. The is built specifically so no outside noise can be heard. The floor was made of suspended mesh so the floor did […]
Nano Bots for Cancer Nano bots have many different uses within the body. A very useful nano bot is the one they use to deliver cancer medication directly at the source of the cancer. This makes delivering the cancer medication much more effective. When one has cancer, most of the time they use a […]
Nano Silver Nano silver is used in everyday society to keep things clean and fresh. Nano silver is used in socks to keep them from not stinking as much. They also put in toothpaste to aid in plaque clean up! In my project we thought of putting nano silver inside casts to keep bacteria […]
The Nandage Our project idea for the final was the Nandage. The Nandage is a very portable, convenient bandage that can be used treat sprains and breaks quickly and efficiently. The Nandage is great for sports accidents or if you badly injure yourself and you need something to keep the bone in […]
Many things are too small to see with the human eye, yet are all around us. Things at the nanoscale where only thought in theory before the first microscopes were invented. In 1609, Galileo Galilei made the first compound microscope with a convex and concave lens to look at things much smaller […]