Nanotechnology
and Art
In this week’s lecture, the idea of nanotechnology
changing the world, has been brought into discussion. NanoArt is a complex
artistic-scientific process that comprises three major components: 1. creation
of the nano sculpture (sculpture at atomic and molecular levels), 2.
visualization of the nanostructure and image capture; 3. artistic
interpretation of the scientific images using different artistic techniques. Nanotechnology and art have been combined in many ways, such as paintings & pictures, to nanotechnology being presented in every day household items. Richard
Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in
the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, which held a significant role in the nanotechnology field.
The most interesting part of the lecture was to know that
nano-art is in on the market! Especially 1000 different items. Such as cooking
oil, teas, health supplements, long-life packaging, anti-bacterial kitchenware.
Even outside of food, nanotechnology is in makeup, I use loreal make up all the
time so to discover it is a nanotechnology company really baffled me.
Especially when Dr. Gimzewski stated Nanoparts are in agriculture, and everyday
foods like hot dogs!
I am against nanotechnology being in food, especially
with GMO foods. I did not know that genetically modified foods do not have to
be labeled, and consumers truly do not know what we are eating. The technology is very powerful and a lot of
people are not even aware of it.
Sources:
Gimzewski, James K. "Lecture: Nanotech for Artists Part 1." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 21 May 2016.
Gimzewski, James K. "Lecture: Nanotech for Artists Part 2." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 21 May 2016.
Gimzewski, James K. "Lecture: Nanotech for Artists Part 3." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 21 May 2016.
Gimzewski, James K. "Lecture: Nanotech for Artists Part 4." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 21 May 2016.
Gimzewski, James K. "Lecture: Nanotech for Artists Part 6." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 21 May 2016.
Vesna, Victoria. "Nanotech Intro." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 21 May 2016.
Images:
http://nanoart21.org/blog/
http://nanoart21.org/blog/
I too found it interesting that nanotechnology was in some of our everyday products without us even realizing it. It is scary that products can be made and don't even have to be advertised to consumers as examples of nanotechnology. I agree that consumers should be informed about where their products are coming from because they should be able to know the risks and assess whether they want to continue to consume these type of products or not. Although nanotechnology has enabled us to make many advancements, it also could possibly be detrimental to our health.
ReplyDeleteI too found it interesting that nanotechnology was in some of our everyday products without us even realizing it. It is scary that products can be made and don't even have to be advertised to consumers as examples of nanotechnology. I agree that consumers should be informed about where their products are coming from because they should be able to know the risks and assess whether they want to continue to consume these type of products or not. Although nanotechnology has enabled us to make many advancements, it also could possibly be detrimental to our health.
ReplyDeleteHi Eryn! Nice post! I was suprised too when I found how much nanotechnology exists in everyday products like lotion and even foods. I think that genetically modified foods should be labelled as well. At least until we know more about the risks of nanotechnology. It's definitely something that should be discussed and debated.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting too how nanotechnology is typically everyday life. I like how you connected it to your own personal experience with the example of makeup. I also liked the images you chose they really brought out this lesson
ReplyDeleteHi Eryn! I was also surprised when I read your post about how common nanotechnology is and how it's typical in everything we use. I also really like your last point about how it is in practically everything we use but we don't even notice it or take advantage of it most of the time because it's not something we can see with our eyes.
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