On Monday I was really sick. I could hardly get out of bed for the whole weekend so I went to the doctors. Since I could not do the normal stuff that day, I’ll talk about the program so far. I really had no idea what to expect coming into this. I just knew that […]
Whether they are printed in a tiny font on a medicine bottle label or rushed through at the end of an advertisement, side effects of medicines seem to not be given much attention. However, they do exist. Today in the lecture, Ron brought up an example with acetaminophen, an ingredient found in aspirin. A study […]
I often call Aspirin my miracle product. Although there are lots of dangerous side affects and risks when consuming it, it can be used externally as well. When dissolved in water to make a paste, it can be applied to wounds for temporary pain relief. By adding a few tablets to your shampoo, you’ve turned […]
As I continue with this program, I am really beginning to see all the possibilities that the future holds. Sometimes it seems like the human race really is not moving forward because it is difficult to the see the accomplishments that occur. This morning’s lecture, however, really made me realize all that is in store […]
Technology is rapidly being improved and each day innovations are made in order to ease our lives on earth. The new Japanese cars that can navigate more easily provide an interesting new way of travel. Seeing the innovative models made me feel more and more sure that the world will achieve ‘the impossible’ faster than […]
July 14, 2009 During the morning PowerPoint lecture, the Morph phone concept by Nokia was displayed. This was an example of ‘imagining the impossible’; although the idea seemed too futuristic to become true, scientists are working on it to make it a reality soon. The main idea behind the Morph concept phone is the use […]
Today all of the “impossible” grouped up in one auditorium, and shared its ideas. It was interesting, and amazing to listen to these new perspectives others had of the future, where nanotechnology played a large role in society. A couple of these projects included the nandage, a zombie hand-grenade and a bioluminescent nano-gel. The nandage […]
Patricia Piccinini is an Australian artist born in 1965 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She emigrated to Australia in 1972 with her family and studied economic history in Canberra before training in Fine Art in Melbourne. In 2003, she was selected as the artist to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale with her sculpture […]
Learning about photovoltaic cells in-depth opened the door of possibilies to me. These photovoltaic cells that can harvest the sun’s energy and convert it into electricity without any form of pollution are fantastic. Other forms of renewable energy, such as nuclear energy carry their own hazards along with them. However, harvesting the sun’s energy carries […]
Today our lecture talked about shape and function. It turns out that the shape of an object is equally as important, if not more so, than the materials that make up the object. For example, graphite and diamonds are chemically identical, and the only thing that is different between the two is the how the […]