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Blog 8: wheeeee

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Blog 1 Visualizing the Invisible

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Blog 7 Harry Potter: magic or just really really really very advanced technology?

In Harry Potter, the term they use to describe the force that allows them to do so many amazing things and that powers their devices is referred to as magic. But what exactly is magic? Is it a mystical force? Or is it something so technologically advanced that we cannot hope to comprehend it at […]

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Day #3 Materials

For all of human history, the eras have been defined by the most important materials used as tools and building materials. The human race has progressed from the Stone Age to the Bronze, Iron, and Steel Ages. We are currently in what is widely regarded as the Information Age. With the invention of the Internet, […]

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#5 shape and plasma and aboriginals

Today our lecture talked about shape and function. It turns out that the shape of an object is equally as important, if not more so, than the materials that make up the object. For example, graphite and diamonds are chemically identical, and the only thing that is different between the two is the how the […]

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#6 risks and benefits of nanotechnology

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Day #3: Art, science and nature

Nanotechnology is one of today’s fastest growing fields. It has enormous potential. Nanotechnology can either revolutionize our world in ways that no one can possibly predict or it can lead to our destruction if it is not properly controlled and regulated. Nanotechnology is powerful because of it’s small size, but that size, thousands of times […]

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