Week 8 Nanotech+Art

Nano particles are sized between 100 and 1 nanometers, these particles are so small that these particles cannot even be seen by the most complex and advanced cameras. This technology is not very well known because of its new developments within the scientific community and for the appearance that it makes, the nano particles that are being dealt with are so small that the human eye cannot receive a visual of this technology, even though it has been implemented into many parts of our lives. Nano phonetics is an aspect of nano technology that I found extremely interesting in this week’s topic. Specifically, about how helpful it is in making our current technology so more more efficient for example its work with implementation in solar cells, giving the solar panels the ability to harness light energy so that we can use it!

What Dr. Gimzewski said about how nano technology has been influencing everybody’s lives. It was very interesting to hear about how everyone including myself is benefiting from the advancements in nano technology!

From products like sunscreen all the way to some of the food that is consumed! Nano technology is something I believe to be essential to finding new and efficient ways of personalizing one’s agriculture system. The benefits that could come from nano technology purely in the category of consumable products could help marine life as well with the creation of new edible materials like packing materials that are being disregarded once we have bought our food. An example of this is the beer sleeves that are finding their ways into the oceans and affecting marine life but with the advancements in nano technology I’m sure that these sleeves could be made edible or biodegradable as to retain the marine life in our oceans today!

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Works Cited

"Art in the Age of Nanotechnology." Art.Base. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2016. <https://art.base.co/event/2104-art-in-the-age-of-nanotechnology>.

"The Art of Nanotech." Bits The Art of Nanotech Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/the-art-of-nanotech/>.

"DNA Folding, in Detail." Paul Rothemund:. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_rothemund_details_dna_folding.html>.

"Making Stuff." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff.html#making-stuff-smaller>.

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"A University for the Coming Singularity." Ray Kurzweil:. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_announces_singularity_university.html>.