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Week8 NanoTech+Art

After watching lectures and reading the materials this week, I came to a realization that Nanotechnology is very complex and is important to our world. With its contribution to the field of technology and science, it has been a huge impact to that extent. It all began with Richard Feynman, he quoted “The principles of physics as far as I can see, do not speak against the possibility of maneuvering things atom by atom”(Feynman). He also claimed that how could one possibly move an atom, or let alone even touch one, in Dr. Gimzewski’s lecture. (Gimzewski)
 
Richard Feynman
As crucial as nanotechnology impacts science technology, it is an uprising in nano-robotics. Introducing the nanobots, or a reduced size robot. This became a massive advancement in both science and medicine technology. NOVA lecture explained that a tiny device like micro-robots, are capable for saving lives in the future.(NOVA) Technology will mainly depend on tiny gadgets that will possibly probe human body’s interior in the age of digital information.

According to Dr. Gimzewski’s article and Professor Vesna during lecture, early nanobots were being tested on their ability to grab and scope virus particles as seen in the picture. It shows that scientists and doctors are creating medical tools and gadgets, to be able to increase the chances of saving lives. Moreover, Nanotechnology is also being expanded to DNA folding. (Vesna) A lecture that Paul Rothemund from TED gave, talked about how smalls machines are assembling themselves. Through the complexity of this lecture, Paul’s sample of DNA and mentioning about the square that we made form a memory. By the formation of memory, the tiny machines are able to assemble themselves, which is benefiting with the DNA folding and origami. For instance, there will possibly be a mishap, as well as safety hazards among the medical nanotechnology through precise testing.(Rothemund) Therefore, I envisioned that nanotechnology and robots could potentially emerge to help with the medical industry.


In my opinion, it is hard for art and nanotechnology to meet. However, amazing people will find a way no matter what. In this case, the amazing people are my professor, Vesna, and Dr. Gimzewski. They created a festinating Nano-mandala in the 15 minutes video, projected on an 8 feet diameter disk of sand. Visitors can touch the sand, at the same time as oscillating images of the molecular structure of a single grain of sand that is being obtain via SEM or scanning electron microscope. As you move the sand, the complete mandala will form as the sand falls to the ground.(Vesna) This type of project allows art to connect with technology and science all together. Which is rare to see them 3 emerges together in a creation of something.
Sources
1. Curtin, John. "Art in the Age of Nanotechnology." Art.Base. Art.base, n.d. Web. 27 May 2018. <https://art.base.co/event/2104-art-in-the-age-of-nanotechnology>.
2.Gimzewski, Jim, and Victoria Vesna. "The Nanomeme Syndrome: Blurring of Fact & Fiction in the Construction of a New Science." The Nanomeme Syndrome: Blurring of Fact & Fiction in the Construction of a New Science. UCLA, n.d. Web. 27 May 2018. <http://vv.arts.ucla.edu/publications/publications/02-03/JV_nano/JV_nano_artF5VG.htm>.
3. Gimzewski, Jim. "Nanotech Jim Pt1." YouTube. Uconlineprogram, 21 May 2012. Web. 27 May 2018  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jM6-iqzzE>.
4.. NOVA. "Making Stuff." PBS. PBS, 21 Aug. 2013. Web. 27 May 2018  <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff.html#making-stuff-smaller>.
5. Rothemund, Paul. "DNA Folding, in Detail." TED. TED Conferences, Feb. 2008. Web. 27 May 2018  <http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_rothemund_details_dna_folding#t-836129>.

Images
1. Johnson, Jeff. Floating in an aliquot of laboratory test fluid, these hypothetical early medical nanorobots are testing their ability to find and grasp passing virus particles. Courtesy of Jeff Johnson, 2001. Copyright 2003 Hybrid Medical Animation. Digital image. Arts.ucla.edu. UCLA, n.d. Web. 27 May 2018. <http://vv.arts.ucla.edu/publications/publications/02-03/JV_nano/JV_nano_artF5VG.htm>.
2. Riley, Christopher. Richard Feynman, whose diagrams provided the first intuitive way of drawing particle interactions. Digital image. The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited 2016, 9 May 2013. Web. 27 May 2018. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10036024/Richard-Feynman-Life-the-universe-and-everything.html>.
3. Vesna, Victoria, and Jim Gimzewski. Nanomandala. Digital image. Art.base. Art.base, n.d. Web. 27 May 2018  <https://art.base.co/event/2104-art-in-the-age-of-nanotechnology>.

Comments

  1. UnknownMay 29, 2018 at 4:26 PM

    I too thought it would be hard to combine nanotechnology and art but, like you mentioned, it has been done! I think what sets people who can combine the two from those who cannot apart is being able to bring the microscale to the larger scale of the human eye. Once when we can combine the tininess of nanoparticles can we really get a holistic view of what these individual parts can portray. I guess it goes back to old saying that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts!

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