week 8

The connections between nanotechnology and art seem to be pretty vast. In a very general way, essentially every piece of nanotechnology is artistic within itself and the purpose it serves and the design that was created. In this week’s material by Dr. Gimzewski, we learned about the development of nanotechnology and the manipulation of atoms. There is a definite connection between art and nanotechnology as the chemists make the choice of where to place atoms just as an artist chooses what to create. The decision within creation is a large part of artists’ work. As Dr. Gimzewski refers to chemists “creating”, an artist does the exact same thing as they build and move pieces into a form.

Another material from the week that I found interesting was “Art in the Age of Nanotechnology”. The fact that nanotechnology can be used to creates audio speakers from a human bone is incredible. It just shows the unique connection of art and science as the use of nanotechnology creates a whole new working object through the manipulation of atoms.

Additionally, the use of nanotechnology in fabrics to create “Self-cleaning” or durable fabric has become very popular recently. I have noticed in a lot of sportswear the self-cleaning label and wondered how it worked. But through nanotech and the atom manipulation, fabric can be created so that particles may not penetrate and simply roll off the fabric. Brilliant!

With the continued development of nanotechnology, who knows what could be next in our world.

References:

"Art in the Age of Nanotechnology." Artabase.net. John Curtain Gallery, 5 Feb 2010. Web. 23 Nov 2013. <http://www.artabase.net/exhibition/2104-art-in-the-age-of-nanotechnology>.

 Gemzewski, Jim. "Nanotech for Artists." UConline.edu. University of California. Web. 23 Nov 2013. <https://cole2.uconline.edu/courses/63226/wiki/unit-8-view?module_item_id=970451>.

Jaeger, Luc. "TectoRNA: modular assembly units for the construction of RNA nano-objects." Article. 2000. Oxford Journals; Nucleic Acids Research. Retried from http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/29/2/455.long.

"Sound Waves Levitate, Move Particles" http://news.discovery.com/tech/nanotechnology/sound-waves-levitate-move-particles-130716.htm

Vesna, Victoria. “NanoTech + Art.” Week 8: Lectures Part I, II, III, IV.

Photos:

1) "What Do Real Atoms Look Like" http://infinite712.hubpages.com/hub/What-do-real-Atoms-look-like

2)"The Educated Chemist" http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2010/June/ManagingCareerChemistry.asp

3) "Fashion is Nano" http://www.nanobugle.org/tag/nanotechnology-socks/