This morning, we went and watched Harry potter and the Half-Blood Prince. the film had many scientific and fantasty characteristics. Hopefully, in the near future, we could copy the movie magic and transfer it into reality. In all of the Harry Potter novels and films, Harry possesses a cloak that has the ability to […]
Today at the very beginning of the morning our group saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince, who turned out to be a teacher at the Hogwartz School of Magic, which involved huge hallways and magic potion rooms. Harry was successfully able to create this potion out of actual modesty, even though his book had […]
At 12:01, on 4/15/09 the Sci-Art Summer Course ventured to the large theater in Westwood to experience the magic of Harry Potter. Although the origin of the field trip was for entertainment, it wasn’t difficult to discern the science of the future hidden on the screen. Magic spells could easily be photon guns, and plasma […]
Our first day of classes began with an introduction to microscopy. We discussed the various types of microscopes ranging from a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to transmitting electron microscopes (TES). As part of this opening, we toured the basement levels of the California NanoSystems Institute building. We divided into three groups so as we could […]
As part of today’s introduction, we discussed the importance of certain aspects of science and determining whether or not it is considered dangerous. One side of the argument is that modern science and technology have amplified our lives. Many aspects of science have become intergrated with our lives in order to create a better place […]
here are a couple infrared shots from the web cam john brought in… the trees are glowing because “chlorophyll in plants reflect[s] near infrared waves along with visible light waves” http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/infrared.html
Last night we saw the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It seemed very fitting to see this movie because it encompasses everything this program is about; incorporating science and art. Harry finds a school book that has new spells and ideas in it written by this “half blood prince.” He […]
On Friday we presented our ideas for final projects. My group and I came up with the idea of using nanobots to treat hemophilia. How it would work would be that the nanobots would collect certain protiens in food to make factor 8. Then when the victim of disease got a cut the nanobot would […]
On Saturday we went to the Getty Museum. One thing that i particularly enjoyed was seeing the paintings by Van Gogh. When I was younger my mom always showed me pictures of Van Gogh’s paintings and to actually see them in person was a new experience. Being able to see all the fine details of […]
7-07-09 UCLA*- Nanobot technology can only be explored via the modern microscopes of today. We, today, were fortunate enough to learn about the three standard microscopes: the electron microscope, the light microscope, and the atomic force microscope. These tools are the necessities to ensuring a view of the nanobots which are at most a hundred […]