On the black table, the fluorescent cubes sat, captivating everyone’s attention. Everyone in the crowd sat and stared, wide-eyed, jaws locked. Shining on everyone’s faces different hues, the man explained how the objects worked and how they could help science. Everyone kept watching the glowing shapes, unable to release their attention. So, it wasn’t that […]
Today, as I sat in my seat, waiting, I learned something amazing that blew my mind. During the Nanotechnology lessons, I realized that Nanotechnology affects many subjects and broadens the subjects. One of the main things nanotechnology affects greatly is medicine. In a field called nanomedicine, nanotechnology allows scientists and doctors to understand new things, […]
I must approach today from an artistic agenda due to the events that took place. Dr. Vesna’s biography of her life showed how an individual with creativity and wit could achieve any career goal. Learning how an artist can hook his or her way in to the science world always fascinates me and I wish […]
The visit to the lab of Dr. Yang Yang fascinated me. It made me realize the importance of color. When we learned about quantum dots it was explained that the color they appear is because of their size. Then seeing the algae in Dr. Yang Yang’s lab and how it gave off a blue color […]
Friday, July 9, 2009 Today we first learned about Victoria Vessia. She talked to us about her life, but what really attracted my attention was Blue Morph. This is truly art and science mixed together. What they did was use nanoscale images and sounds, yes sounds, of the metamorphosis of a butterfly. Pure creativity. We […]
Dimensions that never end. Anatomy. Vision of flows. Visualization and treatment. Toxicology. Michael Jackson and Obama. 6 separate degrees of life. This made me think. What are 6 degrees that are part of my life of course, that relate to science of art. My first degree. 1992. Rudolph A. Marcus. He was the 1992 Nobel […]
Microscopes Microscopes Where are thee. Show me the images I like to see. Microscopes Microscopes.
Thursday, July 9, 2009 Today we had a guest speaker named Giacomo Chiari who talked about art conservation. It is devoted to conserving and even restoring art for the preservation of cultural heritage. Chiari works at the Getty Museum, a famous art museum in Los Angeles. It was a real eye opener for the techniques […]
Basic knowledge of scientific processes can be very useful to possess. However, one can only glean so much from such rudimentary “textbook’ learning. In the case of many sciences, particularly those pertaining to the medical field, such knowledge needs to be applied in the real world. The scientific world’s response to this necessity has […]
“Its on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly” said Monet, the renowned artist. This quote is applicable to both the scientific mind and the artistic capacity. The brilliant mind of Isaac Newton […]