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Week 8: NanoTech+Art

In this weeks lecture on nanotechnology we look at the art not seen by the naked eye. NanoTechnology is all around us yet most of us do not see it. Nano is greek for dwarf and nanotechnology was coined in 1974 by Norio Taniguchi of the Tokyo University of science. They did not use the term as it is used today, but they used it to describe thin film deposition ans ion beam milling. This week was very interesting because for something to be so small, it can make a huge impact. For example we talked about the different plants that were harvested to develop a thin layer that is hydrophobic. The abilty for a plant to do this is because of nanotechnology and the advance placement of atoms. The nanotechnology and different scopes can help change the properties of various things, such as plants, glass and even concrete. These three examples all come from nanotechnology and the ability for the world to become more efficient.

Boo Chapple has been working on a project that will allow audio speakers from bone. I look at this process as recycling. Imagine we use a cows meat for food, their skin for clothing, and then their bones for speakers. That would be an efficient way to use all aspects of that particular animal as well as other animals. The way they would create this is by figuring out a way to find the vibrations within the bone(s) that can be used for audio sound.

Boo Chapple 2009 Australia[Transjuicer]

Another fascinating thing I have learned this week about nanotechnology is the size. Like I mentioned before nanotechnology is used in our daily life and technology. For example a camera has a chip that allows it to function. The chip within the camera is fairly small yet the camera is big. Of course it would make no sense to have just a chip to take a picture and this is where art comes in for me. The artistic part of nanotechnology is what it gives the user and how/what it formulates. We do not by the chip, we buy the camera and what it offers us, a clear image of what we take a picture of. There is a lot more I have to say about nanotechnology yet I do not have enough space, but I have explained the three examples that have stuck with me about nanotechnology and how it works.

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