Ryder Moody thought of uses for our product and found images of each use on the internet. These images were then edited with Adobe Photoshop to create the desired glowing effect. He also came up with the way the lens converts infrared signals into visible lights. Because there is infrared light naturally, we had to be sure to use wavelengths that are not emitted by the sun or through the atmosphere. Ryder figured out which spectrum would be able to hold our quantum dot signals, and found images that illustrate this section.
Olivia Kaminsky researched the toxicity of quantum cells and the materials that would prevent the toxins from being emitted into humans. She put together a slide explaining how polymers would be used to incorporate quantum dots into paint, dye, and fabric. Olivia found the video on the production of quantum dots and also organized the bibliography.
Steven was a huge help in hammering out the details of our project. Our project was not one of ease and it was a lot of trouble trying to get it all together. All of use worked hard and asked counselors in order to make sure that our impossible idea is possible. Steven was able to create the concept, the context, and the conclusion. He was also responsible for the introduction to our whole project. Steven was constantly working with counselors in order to make sure that our idea can become possible. When we first started talking about our project, Steven had constant input. Actually, our whole group had constant input and we had so many great ideas, but we never got the one until we came across the idea of quantum dots. Steven helped us narrow our idea and now it has become the great idea it has become.
David researched the previous experiments done with quantum dots. This includes experiments with Indiana University and UCLA. He found that Indiana University did a study in which these dots were attached to biological molecules and when they encounter antigens they light up. For UCLA he found that they put dots in DNA replicating proteins to make genetic engineering more efficient. David also made a slide about how this quantum world would help society psychologically enhance our society and add to our creativity.
Josh has been instrumental in this process working on the project. He came up with plenty good ideas. During the brainstorming session, Josh had an expanse of great ideas, including one about a light show in the clouds, a food microscope inspector, and a sound landscape. He also worked with the other group members well when enhancing these ideas. He tried to be as creative as he could in this process and helped his group come up with a truly unique idea. For the final presentation, Josh opted to organize the PowerPoint, putting all the elements of the Powerpoint on his computer. He also used his art skills to design all the slides (which was a painstaking process). He also animated the slides. Josh wrote the abstract, which was a summary of the whole project. He also wrote two slides on how Quantum Dots function. Josh also made two cover slides.