Todays topic was Shape in Nature. The lecture started out describing how atoms were arranged in a specific packing sequence, this of which gives items certain properties such as ductility, hardness, and electronic and optical properties. This fact fascinates me in a way that if atoms are somehow manipulated, they can produce a different substance […]
Last night (technically this morning) we watched the midnight screening of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. We went to a theatre in Westwood and stood in line for two hours for the opportunity to see a highly anticipated movie first. While the Harry Potter series is known for its use of magic and […]
Of course the memorable event of today was our seeing the 6th Harry Potter movie, a film that although it may not seem so at first glance, this is a movie that has a lot to do with the scientific and artistic concepts that we so often discuss. A striking fictional element within the […]
Last night we went down into Westwood to see the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the half-blood prince. The first thing we noticed was the massive line wrapping two blocks. Everyone went into the movie expecting to see everything from the book on the big screen. For this reason most people came out disappointed […]
My dad is a US patent examiner and he mainly works with companies like Honda, Toyota, and Mazda when they submit patents for things such as electro-hydraulic power steering. As a result, his vast knowledge of cars has rubbed off on me quite a bit since he often takes me along to different car shows […]
A mind game that uses a brain-scanning headset to measure brainwaves and levitate a ball. A phone that changes shape depending on the task and is self-cleaning. A car whose wheels turn 90 degrees and cabin 360 degrees so the driver faces forward at all times. These are just some of the fascinating futuristic […]
Today we did two pretty fun science experiments. Generally, the word “fun” isn’t associated with the words “science experiments” but this time it’s an exception. I mean, I only thought that science experiments would be fun with Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus. It was a childhood dream to ride on that thing. Anyhow, […]
07.14.09 “They stole our idea!!!” I whispered vehemently to Amy, who was sitting next to me in the auditorium that morning. A second later, the two of us burst into giggles, seeing as Nokia’s concept had been developed a year earlier that we had even met each other. In the first days of the Art|Sci […]
It was so cute. Black in color and extremely smooth to the touch, we gazed in the adoration as it playfully traveled around the little blue plate. Our precious ferrofluid. We were proud. Today was essentially the very first time we got to “get our hands dirty”, this expression in our case […]
Today during our lecture we got to see a lot of different types of concepts for new inventions. This eventually led to our long discussion on the ethics of new technologies. There was a lot of talk about new inventions eventually leading to dangerous weapons or the destruction of the human race, but I also […]