Week 8: Nanotech+art

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The nanotech technology, ever since its creation, has continued to impact the modern designs, technology infrastructure, as well as the way people think. As Richar Feyman pointed out, there is “plenty of room at the bottom”. This week’s material has introduced various ways where nanotechnologies can be applied into medical treatment, material engineering, and certainly art. While the romans have figured how to manipulate the nano-particles to display different colors, the modern approach, when combined with quantum physics allow a greater versatility and precision when it comes to creating nano-art. The micro intricate patterns of the molecules are inherently artistic, whereas the different colors emitted by different wavelengths add a sci-fi touch to this edgy technology.


The invention of electron microscopes has allowed humans to gain a magnified view into miniscule objects through a beam of electrons. While this allows scientists to gain a more detailed and fine image of the specimen, it has inspired people like Cris Orfescu to create art in the nano scale through laser. The nano-painting, visualized through electromagnets, resembles a negative three-dimensional space in black and white. The artists often add layers of color on top of the nano art to create cool images with metals smaller than a dot in the human eye.

References
          Constant, Jean. “Scientists Are Becoming Artists, Thanks to 'NanoArt'.” Public Radio International, PRI, www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-30/scientists-are-becoming-artists-thanks-nanoart.

          Gimzewski, Jim. “Nanotech Jim pt3.” YouTube, YouTube, 21 May 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=244&v=X0HCNiU_108.
          Innes, John. “Microscopy.” What Is Electron Microscopy?, www.jic.ac.uk/microscopy/intro_EM.html.
          Seo, Michael. “The World's Smallest Works of Art.” Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2017, www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/g1727/microsculptures-the-worlds-smallest-works-of-art/?slide=3.
          Nanotech Initiative. “What Is Nanotechnology?” Nanotechnology Timeline | Nano, www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/definition.



Comments

  1. Yuhan WangMay 30, 2018 at 6:56 AM

    Great! I found you have a different angle about how nano tech impacts the art. Actually, I think nano tech also provides people with a whole new angle of looking at things. As you mentioned about electronic microscope, SEM plays a similar role. With those view from the scopes, we can have a different feeling about similar patterns, which we cannot see them in normal world but we can see them under scope.

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