Wednesday was another busy day with ArtSci with activities ranging from lectures on nanomedicine, cancer, and vaults to manipulating the Buckminster Balls at the zero@wave gallery. It was also pretty crazy that we actually saw cancer cells (they belonged to a woman who had breast cancer) when we visited one of the labs. It was […]
Interestingly, today my group and I realized that a glass screen could contain nanoparticles all inside a water fish tank-like container. We found some interesting information involving quantum dots, such as that they can emit noises when moving based on speed if connected to speakers, and they can also emit certain colors based on their […]
Basic knowledge of scientific processes can be very useful to possess. However, one can only glean so much from such rudimentary “textbook’ learning. In the case of many sciences, particularly those pertaining to the medical field, such knowledge needs to be applied in the real world. The scientific world’s response to this necessity has […]
“Its on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly” said Monet, the renowned artist. This quote is applicable to both the scientific mind and the artistic capacity. The brilliant mind of Isaac Newton […]
Our day today was filled with teachings on nano silver, cancer cells, and different types of microscopes. What I found especially interesting was the research being done to find some cures for cancer. There are many surprising differences between cancer cells and normal cells such as pH level, rigidity, and nucleus size. Using these differences […]
Its the third day, and my mood is uneasy. I’ve tried my hardest during the lectures to stay awake but my eye lids seem to get heavier and heavier every second. Well, let me try to give my opinion of what I have heard or remembered. Solar cells seem to be a “new” technology. Well, […]
07.09.09 Our worldviews= the way we look at our world. One’s personal view of the world and how one interprets it; The totality of one’s beliefs about reality; A general philosophy or view of life. (as defined by Wikitionary) But then take a step back, and you realize that the world you view is just… LIGHT! And […]
Nanosilver is a new discovery in science that is making many improvements. nanosilver is pure de-ionized water with silver in suspension. the nano particles are able to kill bacteria and are starting to be seen as something that can help cure diseases. nanosilver is used in socks to prevent smell. the only harm with the […]
After watching the sci-fi thriller, “Children of Men” I have realized that the tone of sci-fi movies, as well as our view of the future, has drastically changed from say fifty years ago. We have all geared our taste towards movies with a very cynical and mundane outlook of the future; there will be a […]
When I first arrived the ART / Sci NanoLab I was unaware of the heavy theme of Art in the program, and how, indeed, the joining of art and science was the main focus. I learned about art/sci through my highschool chemistry teacher and the way he had described the program had been in purely […]