This is why I was very excited to hear that a lecture addressing nanotoxicology would be delivered. Finally, answers to all my waiting questions. Would nanotechnology be so dangerous to the environment that bioaccumulation and biomagnifications could be involved? Were there processes that already existed to deal with […]
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, […]
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 […]
We began the day with an opening lecture made by John and Carlin. They were basically talking about how art and science have a symbiotic relationship with each other- one could not move forward without the other. most of the powerpoint consisted of videos that showed latest innovations, both concepts and realities. One invention was […]
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 […]
This two week summer program truly changed my life in just that short amount of time. It not only taught me hundreds of things I had no clue about, but also prepared me for a much more diverse, independent environment on a college campus. Every morning, waking up early for lectures were a […]
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 we presented our mid-term presentations which were an interesting way to experience the different ways of thinking of science and art. Each group thought of very different and unique idea that proved to have artistic importance as well as scientific. My group had trouble thinking up a topic in the previous days but finally […]
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 started off the day with an opening lecture that continued what John and Carlin touched upon yesterday. Today’s intrduction lecture discussed the more controversial side of scrience which is its application and restrictions. Basically, when scientists make any sort of discovery, they must debate all the benefits versus costs of that discovery. For example, […]