Blog 8 Desma 9

 This week’s blog discusses the influence nanotech has on art. Dr. Gimzewski’s lectures were fascinating. Obviously, the root nano is considered very small, however, in Greek it actually means “dwarf” (Lecture I). A new numerical system is actually used when discussing objects on the nano “scale” (Lecture I). On this scale, “10 would be one” (Lecture I) and “100 would be two”(Lecture I).

Nanotechnology is More than Just a Buzzword, Big Things from a Tiny World

The scanning tunneling microscope was a breakthrough in nanotechnology, and even won the “Nobel Prize for Physics in 1986” (Lecture II). Instead of manipulating “light and magnifying objects” (Lecture II) with lenses, the scanning tunneling microscope creates its image through “rastering” (Lecture II) “over the swamped surface” (Lecture II) creating a “three dimensional representation of the surface” (Lecture II). 


The Health Impact of Nanotechnology

Dr. Gimzewski then discusses nanoparticles. Nanoparticles “have diameters between, say, one and 100 nanometers” (Lecture 3). They are also considered one of the most prominent “commercial products on the market today” (Lecture 3). Nanoparticles can be used in “medicine” (Lecture IV). Nanotechnology and nanoparticles can treat “tumors” (Lecture IV). One specific drug used was called “Abraxane” (Lecture IV). Nanotech scientists depend on “self-organization” (Lecture V). This is the process where “molecules and systems organize themselves into hierarchical structures. 

6 Top Nanotechnology Uses | INN


Bibliography

2019, Unmesha RayJan 4. “The Health Impact of Nanotechnology.” AZoNano.com, 4 Jan. 2019, https://www.azonano.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5113.

Gimzewski, James K. Nanotech for Artists Part 4 - Dr. Gimzewski. https://bruinlearn.ucla.edu/courses/129896/pages/unit-8-view?module_item_id=4852544.

Gimzewski, James K. Nanotech for Artists Part 5 - Dr. Gimzewski. https://bruinlearn.ucla.edu/courses/129896/pages/unit-8-view?module_item_id=4852544.

Gimzewski, James K. Nanotech for Artists Part 1 - Dr. Gimzewski. https://bruinlearn.ucla.edu/courses/129896/pages/unit-8-view?module_item_id=4852544.

Gimzewski, James K. Nanotech for Artists Part 2 - Dr. Gimzewski. https://bruinlearn.ucla.edu/courses/129896/pages/unit-8-view?module_item_id=4852544.

Gimzewski, James K. Nanotech for Artists Part 3 - Dr. Gimzewski. https://bruinlearn.ucla.edu/courses/129896/pages/unit-8-view?module_item_id=4852544.

NANOTECHNOLOGY IS MORE THAN JUST A BUZZWORD, BIG THINGS FROM A TINY WORLD. https://www.analyticsinsight.net/nanotechnology-is-more-than-just-a-buzzword-big-things-from-a-tiny-world/.

Pistilli, Melissa. “6 Top Nanotechnology Uses.” INN, INN, 8 Mar. 2022, https://investingnews.com/daily/tech-investing/nanoscience-investing/nanotech-investing/nanotechnology-uses/.

Comments

  1. Benjamin Roy JrMay 22, 2022 at 8:50 PM

    Hey Aryton! I really enjoyed reading your blog about nanotechnology and art this week. As I was reading and going through your blog the most notable things that really stood out to me were the images because they were really eye-catching as well as the information you presented because it was great and well integrated to the weeks content. The insight you gave on the topic of the convergence between art and nanotechnology was extremely helpful, and gave me a perspective I didn't catch the first time. Once again, I really enjoyed your blog a lot!

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