Today was the last day of camp, and I can’t believe it is already over. I feel like I just got here about 3 days ago. I had no idea what to expect when I came into this program and I had no idea what nanotechnology even was. Now that I’ve experienced these new ideas […]
Electron microscopes use beams electrons to illuminate a specimen at an extremely high magnified image. The electron microscope maginifies things so greatly that scientists can now identify subatomic structures and study them in greater depths can before with a light microscope. This is greatly beneficial to society because now scientists can identify cell structures, sub-atomic […]
As we explored the motif of shape in both art and science in our morning lecture, the similarities between the two subjects grew even greater. Shape was discussed in the context of music, architecture, molecules, as well as art in the form of dance. A change in the shape of an atom, with the changing […]
Today we listened to Victoria explain her journey through the two worlds of art and science. I was so intrigued about the path she took and the work she does. I would love to explore art in the way that she does! I especially liked the way she incorporated other cultures into her artwork such […]
Today, Giacomo Chiari from the Getty Museum gave a lecture on the science behind art conservation. This stimulated my reflection on how, although art and science are intricately related and dialogue between the two are absolutely necessary, they remain separate domains, though the border between the two may blur. The lecture reinforced in my mind […]
Perception is a really intriguing concept to me. It is such a personal thing, yet ever evolving as society, science, and art does. Perception really encompasses all disciplines- it matters in science, in literature, art, history… It really connects to the idea of “imagining the impossible”-things we believe true now might be proven wrong by […]
Dr. Aydogan Ozcan demonstrated to us LUCAS imaging technology, which utilizes a mobile phone equipped with a lensfree imaging tool. Then, holographic “shadowlike” images of the patient’s blood can be sent from the phone, or uploaded to a computer, to specialists for analysis, who can then text back results. This can provide for portable and inexpensive […]
Today we did an introduction into nanotechnology. I came to UCLA with extremely limited knowledge on the topic so I am glad that we had this lecture to start of the program. We also had a lecture about the correlation between art and science and even though I am beginning to see similarities between the […]
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 […]
Today, we were introduced to some of the similarities between art and science as we listened to our morning lecture on Visualization. It began with some ideas about how both art and science can serve to be useful tools for each other. The question “How do artists and scientists produce images?” was asked. Perspective was […]