Last night we saw the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It seemed very fitting to see this movie because it encompasses everything this program is about; incorporating science and art.
Harry finds a school book that has new spells and ideas in it written by this “half blood prince.” He uses one spell on his enemy Malfoy. This incorporates science because of the effects to do these spells. The light that comes out of the wand could be generated by different nanoparticles. Also there are different things like opals that reflect light that can cause this to happen. Also quantum dots is another method that could be used to actually make this work.
Also, with Harry’s invisible cloak nanotechnology could be used. Actually studies of creating an invisibility cloak are in process at the moment. This can be done manipulating the light by having the microscopic surface be much smaller than the wavelength of light being used.
Harry and Dumbledore have to also fight off these zombie like creatures and Dumbledore saves them by creating a fire force around them. When they return Dumbledore is very weak and and Harry goes to get help and when he leaves Dumbledore is confronted by Malfoy and Snape. Snape whom Dumbledore had trusted ended up killing him.
The movie phenomenom of Harry Potter is able to incorporate both science and art to give an interesting persepective of film. The different effects used can be implemented into nanotechnology which is very interesting.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince