When I first heard the word ‘nanotechnology’ I had no perception or knowledge of such word. It sounded very science but I could not reference or link to my understanding of biology, chemistry, nor physics. It felt different; it was something aside from the structural sciences we learn at school. So I googled images of […]
What powers a solar calculator, makes a parked car hot, heats water and spaces, causes plants to grow, and can be turned into electricity? Solar energy. Every second, the “sun produces enough energy for almost 500,000 years of the current needs of our so-called civilization.” The energy is free, and there is an unlimited […]
Today was a relatively unconventional day, we had Victoria Vesna come and speak to us about her career as an artist, and the way that her life was very random and took her in so many directions from her home country of Lebanon to school in Jakarta, Indonesia and then all over the United States. […]
Today, Giacomo Chiari from the Getty Museum gave a lecture on the science behind art conservation. This stimulated my reflection on how, although art and science are intricately related and dialogue between the two are absolutely necessary, they remain separate domains, though the border between the two may blur. The lecture reinforced in my mind […]
Day 4: Buckminsterfullerene and Tibetian Monks “An universal set of building rules seems to guide all organic structures.” That is how Victoria saw the world. That is how I want to see the world. That is how we should strive to see the world. After all, it may not be that abstract. Perhaps it’s our […]
Perception is a really intriguing concept to me. It is such a personal thing, yet ever evolving as society, science, and art does. Perception really encompasses all disciplines- it matters in science, in literature, art, history… It really connects to the idea of “imagining the impossible”-things we believe true now might be proven wrong by […]
07.08.09 Wednesday was an interesting day—Art, Science, and Nature. There were many individual things that intrigued me. We started off the day mostly through a few lab visits. First off, my group went into the engineering building, where we visited some scientists whom developed the portable blood-testing cell phone addition, using the “LUCAS”. […]
Day 2 blog: Microscopes Today was extremely exciting for me because I finally got to see an atomic force microscope (AFM). Ever since my Freshman year in high school, when I first read about this microscope, I had always wanted to see one for myself. What fascinates me the most about this particular microscope is […]
On the black table, the fluorescent cubes sat, captivating everyone’s attention. Everyone in the crowd sat and stared, wide-eyed, jaws locked. Shining on everyone’s faces different hues, the man explained how the objects worked and how they could help science. Everyone kept watching the glowing shapes, unable to release their attention. So, it wasn’t that […]
Today, as I sat in my seat, waiting, I learned something amazing that blew my mind. During the Nanotechnology lessons, I realized that Nanotechnology affects many subjects and broadens the subjects. One of the main things nanotechnology affects greatly is medicine. In a field called nanomedicine, nanotechnology allows scientists and doctors to understand new things, […]