Week 8 - Nanotech + Art

After watching the lectures by Dr. Gimzewski I am fully convinced by what Professor Vesna said in the Intro video. Nanotechnology is going to be the paradigm shift in the 20th century. 

How small nano really is. The beginning of this week's lectures really surprised me a lot because I had no idea that we could even influence technology that small in size. After really grasping the scale of how small 1-100 nanometers really are, I became so curious about how this all worked. What I learned this week was truly amazing. 



The art formed by nanoparticles is also highly fascinating, Some of the exciting examples included the old art with the roman cup where nanoparticles were used to change the color of the cup. The geometries of connection in diamond and graphite were also very interesting. Never would I have imagined that the structure of carbon has so much to do with what it creates. 



Nanotech and food are also something I never knew about. The example of the bread in Australia being infused with vitamins was something that shocked me. I did not know that you could also change the flavor or nutrition of food. This has some very fascinating implications that are very obvious in that many foods can be made to taste different and thereby better that are traditionally not great tasting but very healthy. 

Nanomedicine is also going to change our lives. This could be the breakthrough that leads so many of us to be able to live much healthier lives and can be the cure to so many diseases that have been challenging us for so long. This to me is the biggest impending change that is coming as a result of nanotech. 


The future of nanotechnology is really a big mystery to me still. After learning more this week I can now see how there will be massive shifts in the way we live our lives and nanotech will be at the forefront of that shift. One of the examples now is self-cleaning glass was of particular interest to me because I immediately thought of how useful that can be in so many places and it is already developed technology. 



Works Cited: 

The Big Future of nanotechnology in medicine: Past: Events: Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA): European Parliament. europarl.europa.eu. (2020, June 25). Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/events/details/the-big-future-of-nanotechnology-in-medi/20200611WKS02881

Gimzewski, J. K. (2022, May). Week 8 - Nanotech + Art. Nanotech for Artists.

He, X., Deng, H., & Hwang, H.-min. (2018, December 24). The current application of nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102194981830173X?via%3Dihub

Nanotechnology and the ancient romans: A breakthrough 1,600 years in the making. AntiquityNOW. (2014, March 11). Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://antiquitynow.org/2014/03/06/nanotechnology-and-the-ancient-romans-a-breakthrough-1600-years-in-the-making/

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Rothemund, P. (n.d.). DNA folding, in detail. Paul Rothemund: DNA folding, in detail | TED Talk. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_rothemund_dna_folding_in_detail?language=en

Self cleaning glass. Self Cleaning Glass and Glass Windows - Galaxy Glass and Mirrors. (n.d.). Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://galaxyglassandmirrors.co.uk/self-cleaning-glass/

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