It’s been a tiring two weeks, but I guess as a whole, it’s been well worth it. I’ve accomplished many things all at the same time–participating in this program has helped me knock down numerous birds with one stone. Bird bowling. In any case, it started with my being able to visit UCLA and live […]
Today started out with a lecture from Victoria Vesna. She talked about art and how it had influenced her life, taking her places all over the world to pursue different ideas. Some of her works seemed pretty revolutionary to me because I had never seen anything like them before in any museum that I had […]
Today was our last real day at the Sci|Art NanoLab Summer Institute. We mostly just worked on our “Imagine the Impossible” projects, which we are presenting tomorrow. However, this morning we had a quick lecture by Professor Jim Gimzewski, who had just returned from being inducted into the Royal Society. Professor Gimzewski talked about […]
So today is the last day of the sci | art nanotechnology summer program! It’s weird to think about the fact that after tomorrow, i will be leaving the place I’ve called home for two weeks. I’ve learned so much from this program, learned about so many relevant topics, and experienced hands-on so many technologies that […]
I had a unique experience at Sci|Art. From living in doors, to performing experiments, and even the people, I have gained a lot of indescrible knowledge by attending this program-it all went by so fast. My perspective of the science did not change, nor did it change for the arts, but rather I was able […]
Today was the most relaxed day of the program. I forgot what the daily introduction was about because I fell asleep. However, I was awake for the lecture about sound which I found fascinating. I found it interesting how some substances responded to the sound vibrations. After the lecture our group got together and started […]
As I once mentioned in another blog entry, it seems like we’ve observed Sci|Art through all the senses in the past two weeks. In fact, just this Wednesday, we had Mr. Tyler Adams talk to us about sound and hearing. Additionally, we went to the anechoic chamber, which was quite the unique experience. First […]
Today was another one of the better days as we did some hands-on experiments, in addition to the daily introduction that included some many concept technologies that may be coming in the future. I found Nokia’s morph a great example of innovation and creativity as it was a convenient device that served many purpose. Another […]
Coming back from a decent weekend, the second week started off with a kick. I actually enjoyed the lecture on Space-time and gravity. I still fail to understand the concept of the earth rotating on a dip-like structure in space. There was also some talk on fluid movement in air and water and as an […]
So, today is the last day of this wonderful program, and I am quite sorry to realize this fact. The dorm rooms are experiencing a high degree of chaos, people are running past our door at around one person per five seconds, and nobody seems to plan on sleeping. Of course the universal plan is […]