Today was the most relaxed day of the program. I forgot what the daily introduction was about because I fell asleep. However, I was awake for the lecture about sound which I found fascinating. I found it interesting how some substances responded to the sound vibrations.
After the lecture our group got together and started brainstorming some ideas of how our nano image thing would work. The basic concept is taking the idea of opal, but using nanobots instead. The reason we are not using any actual opal material is because the color variation is only limited to a certain amount considering opal can only take a color based on how it diffracts light. However, with nanobots we are able to manipulate specifically how the bots absorb, reflect, and defract light allowing us produce just about any possible color. The nanobots can be projected on any surface and ill be controlled via a remote or radio-like signal. However, required to power them is not yet clear, but we are planning to use some ATP production.
By the time we thought of most of our project, it was our groups turn to enter the Anechoic chamber. This was a nice little experience. My favorite part was the silence, just because I personally like the occasional silent times after hearing a lot of noise. I also liked the fence thing we stood on because it did not reflect energy the same way concrete did and so the two together created a relaxed scene. And of course the tap trick in pitch black darkness was pretty cool; the way it glowed when pulled.
http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/facilities/?content=anechoic
http://gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/opal.html
http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/spectroscope/
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/soucon.html
http://www.podcomplex.com/guide/physics.html