Nanotechnology and Art

                                  

Nanotechnology is an advanced technology that combine the use of chemistry, biology, physics, as well as some other science field. It is manipulation of atoms and molecules. Despite I have heard about the idea of nanotechnology, it is still a brand new idea to me. The interaction between art and nanotechnology  inspired us about technology invention and how it brings diverse benefits to human beings.

The material that inspired me the most is “art in the age of nanotechnology”. This article basically talked about intersection between science technology and art. One of the innovation that writer mentioned is an audio speaker out of bone. Obviously this product requires many research and knowledge because it is an extreme advanced technology to produce sound by the bone. In addition, the w riter also demonstrate some examples such as wearing a magnetic ring interfaces that enable users to touch nano particles. Each user is able to create an image of invisible sculpture. This may sounds complex and unbelievable but it is actually an ongoing research. Another example is nano essence, which is an audio visual installation and concept of biblical inception of life. Before reading these articles, I did not really understand what is nanotechnology and its relationship with art. The concept and ideas of nanotechnology is complicated to me.  I just knew that nanotechnology is related to particles. These researches exemplify the interaction between art and nanotechnology clearly and I have a better comprehension about it. I was surprised nanotechnology is that powerful and it was even amazing that it can cooperate with art and create better innovation. I realized ability and intelligence of human beings are unlimited. There are many articles in this week’s lecture that explain nanotechnology, yet, “art in the age of nanotechnology” is the article that influenced me the most since it gave several concrete examples to help me to understand the relationship between art and nanotechnology

Thanks to the invention of nanotechnology, it is able to modify our living standard to a higher level. The combination of art and nanotechnology is a new idea to me and I think it is very useful in our daily life. Although nanotechnology has not been developed maturely, it has tremendous potential in the future and it would definitely be one of the popular technology. If scientists are willing to spend more time and fund to do the research, I believe there will be more innovations that is able to change the contemporary world. 

sources:

1. Introduction to nanotechnology <http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology/introduction/introduction_to_nanotechnology_31.php>

2. The art of nanotechnology <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/the-art-of-nanotech/>

3. 7 amazing ways nanotechnology changing the world <http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-11/7-amazing-ways-nanotechnology-changing-world>

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