As my final day here at the UCLA SciArt Nanolab concluded, I began to contemplate over the many things I have learned over this course. The plethora of knowledge I have acquired from this course ranges from the past to the future, from simple to complex. At first, I was unsure of whether I was going to have fun in this course because I did not know what to expect from a course that I had no experience in. But now, at the end, I am glad that I achieved such privileges to come to such an outstanding and insightful course. As the days passed day by day, I gained new insights into how art and science are intertwined. Art can only grow when science grows and science can only grow when art grows. Both seemingly different subjects are inevitably dependent on each other. One of the projects that we witnessed, that I will always remember, is the anechoic chamber. The super sound and light proof room, stimulated my 6th sense. I could not see or hear anything thus I had to rely on my ability to forage images in my mind based on my hearing. Another thing that left a mark in my life was the ferrofluid. The ferrofluid is a liquid made up from iron nanoparticles. These polarized iron nanoparticles allow the liquid to become magnetized and spike up when a magnet is placed beneath it. Although there were many other interesting experiments and labs, these two particularly sparked my interest thus allowing me to always remember these. Being able to understand how these two supposedly contrasting subjects connect was a truly amazing experience.
