A blind photographer. This is seemingly oxymoronic. But, apparently, possible through the help of tech gadgets. Take for instance, Alex Dejong, featured photographer in Wired Magazine’s article, “Blind Photographers Use Gadgets to Realize Artistic Vision.” Dejong is a professional photographer who lost his eyesight due to a brain tumor. He, however, did not let this […]
Over these past two weeks, I have learned so many new things. Before coming to this program I had no idea what nanotechnology was and how it is being used in the world today.
Today, July 16, marks the 40th anniversary of the day the Apollo 11 rocket was launched into orbit. Its mission: to send three brave American astronauts to accomplish the impossible – walking on the moon. The New York Times Online did an awesome photo slideshow entitled, “Readers’ Moon Memories,” which documents through photo and words […]
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, […]
On Wednesday, 12am, I entered the theater drowsy and impatient. We were all off to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Let me begin by saying, I am not a Harry Potter fan. I never started any of the books and really had no interest. I remember encountering a girl in one of my […]
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 […]
We spent most of today working on our projects. It was pretty interesting seeing all of the different ideas that groups have: animation videos, movies, songs, newscasts, etc. I am excited to see everybody’s projects tomorrow. I think it will be a great expression of all of our artistic and scientific sides: thinking of new […]