For our midterms this week, we had to present a rough idea of what our final project would be. Some people presented medical projects while others chose products for more domestic uses. However our project was completely abstract. I think that we felt that it was really important to combine beauty and science and show […]
Many things are too small to see with the human eye, yet are all around us. Things at the nanoscale where only thought in theory before the first microscopes were invented. In 1609, Galileo Galilei made the first compound microscope with a convex and concave lens to look at things much smaller […]
Thursday, which was in my opinion the most interesting day, covered the worlds of both art and science and also focused on solutions to current problems such as energy sources. First of all, Giacomo Chiari lectured us on the science of art conservation. He told us of the methods used to conserve ancient and beautiful […]
Nanotechnology has been around for years but never have we had the technology to keep up with it. Finally, in the past couple decades; scientists have created microscopes allowing us to see the once-invisible world. Some of these instruments include the popular light microscope, the transmission electron microscope (TEM), and the scanning electron microscope (SEM). […]
Today we had our midterms. They were quite relaxed, easygoing, and interesting. Counselors provided positive feedback and even proposed more ideas towards helping groups. Some groups based their ideas entirely on art while others were based entirely on science. Both sides of these spectrums were represented. Our group’s idea was a treatment for Hemophilia A. […]
“Imagine the Impossible”. That was what we had to do. We had to think of something impossible that could someday be possible, using ideas that concerned Nanotechnology. My group had many ideas for the project. We even made this huge list of ideas for the project, however, none of them seem too amazing until we […]
Thursday was my favorite day of the program. In the morning we attended a lecture on Art Conservation by Giacomo Chiari, a scientist who works at the Getty Museum. His job is to scientifically analyze art and preserve it for generations to come. His career is almost the epitome of combining art and science. His […]
During Thursday’s lecture, I was introduced to many incredible artists who incorporated light into their work. However, one artist that appealed to me the most was Claude Monet. After viewing some of his work on the powerpoint, I wanted to learn more about his paintings. Going online, I managed to find many of Monet’s paintings. […]
Seeing the impossible is taking what doesn’t exist or cannot exist, and applying it to life today. Artists tend to visualize the impossible, and create an image of it. This possibly could lead to the creation of that product years later. This defines the connection of science and art: art and science jointly develop and […]
We came up with several ideas for our “Imagine the Impossible” project, yet found that all of them had been already thought of or were in the making. After much frustration, we were happy when we finally came up with our idea– the Nandage. The Nandage would be a more efficient and comfortable alternative […]