Friday was an interesting day just because it was our very own Victoria giving us our lecture. I really liked learning about how she started with her passions for the arts and science and somehow, along the way, ended up working in a field that incorporates both. Lucky girl. We also had our midterms […]
In Harry Potter, the term they use to describe the force that allows them to do so many amazing things and that powers their devices is referred to as magic. But what exactly is magic? Is it a mystical force? Or is it something so technologically advanced that we cannot hope to comprehend it at […]
Over these past two weeks, I have learned so many new things. Before coming to this program I had no idea what nanotechnology was and how it is being used in the world today.
Today, July 16, marks the 40th anniversary of the day the Apollo 11 rocket was launched into orbit. Its mission: to send three brave American astronauts to accomplish the impossible – walking on the moon. The New York Times Online did an awesome photo slideshow entitled, “Readers’ Moon Memories,” which documents through photo and words […]
This is why I was very excited to hear that a lecture addressing nanotoxicology would be delivered. Finally, answers to all my waiting questions. Would nanotechnology be so dangerous to the environment that bioaccumulation and biomagnifications could be involved? Were there processes that already existed to deal with […]
As our final night comes to an end, I feel both excited, and depressed to be leaving. The experiences have been like no other, I have felt before. I leave with a smile on my face and the flu, but let’s focus on the positive. Every lab was filled with fascinating topics and technology that […]
Well, today is the last day before our final projects, a culmination of all we’ve learned and our collaboration. Everyone is hard at work in preparation. It was disappointing to go to bed sick and wake up sicker. But anyways, this has been an eye-opening experience and amazing opportunity for me. I’ve been made aware […]
Today we took the time to work and finalize our projects. We are proposing a paint that contains nanobots that assemble themselves by means of nano radio receivers. These nanobots behave similarly to nanoclusters called opals. These opals reflect specific wavelengths proportional to their spacing that produce colors based on their orientation and size. However, […]
On Wednesday, 12am, I entered the theater drowsy and impatient. We were all off to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Let me begin by saying, I am not a Harry Potter fan. I never started any of the books and really had no interest. I remember encountering a girl in one of my […]
Ethics in science has long been an essential aspect to the scientific community. This was the topic of this morning’s lecture. Whether scientific knowledge and discoveries are used for better or for worse, scientists must take into consideration the possible outcomes of their findings. Nuclear fission, for example, can be used either for destruction (as […]