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 […]
Day 5: Shapes and Plasma “Shape” is defined as the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something. Undeniably, shape has an underlying theme throughout science as reoccurring structures can be found in the unlikeliest places. The spherical shape of the atom’s orbit to the solar system’s orbit, the universe is held together by […]
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 […]
As I arose from my bed today, I felt very under the weather. As the lecture began, I couldn’t help, but look forward to going to the campus store and getting some Dayquil. Immediately following my pessimistic attitude, I began to become interested in the topic being focused on. Watching videos about the future of […]
As we explored the motif of shape in both art and science in our morning lecture, the similarities between the two subjects grew even greater. Shape was discussed in the context of music, architecture, molecules, as well as art in the form of dance. A change in the shape of an atom, with the changing […]
Today we did a did a lab involving ferrofluid. In a group of four we got different measurements of iron (III) chloride and iron (II) chloride and mixed it slowly with ammonium hyroxide to make a solution that was attracted to the magnet. We then mixed the solution with deionized water and poured out the […]
On Friday, most of day revolved around our midterm topic proposals. My group consists of myself, Matthew, Nicholas, Mason, and Charlotte. We wanted our project to be socially relevant as well as involving the necessary nanotechnology and practical application of science and art. After considering a large amount of topic ideas, we decided upon our […]
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, […]
We began today’s lecture with an intro to future technology. Being a fan of cars, the video from a car show a few years ago was very interesting to me. I was stunned that engineers, who work to design and create the most advanced cars, have such extraordinary ideas. Years ago, it would have seemed […]
July 14, 2009 The singularity in technology is a theoretical future point during the period of change after a superintelligence has been created. The theory is based on that when artificial intelligence becomes just slightly more powerful that that of a human, creations from the machines will grow exponentially, at rates that are unprecedented. Vernor […]