Week 8

 Nanotechnology and Art 



 Prodromakis, Themis. “Five Ways Nanotechnology Is Securing Your Future.” Phys.org, Phys.org, 22 Mar. 2016, phys.org/news/2016-03-ways-nanotechnology-future.html. 


What is  Nanotechnology?

In this week's lecture Dr. Gimzewski introduces us to the term, “Nanotechnology” and its integration with art.Nanotechnology term was first used in 1974  to describe a “semiconductor process such as thin film depositions and ion beam milling” (Nanotech Lecture Part 1). 

Nanotechnology is science, and technology being conducted on a nanoscale, 1-100 nanometers. In simpler terms nanotechnology is viewing things on a tiny scale and being able to move the atoms arounds to create new things. The nanoscale is extremely small, nano means one-billionth, so one can only imagine how  tiny the scale is. 

Nanotechnology is used in our everyday products, such as clothing, computers, even the sunscreen we wear. 

Clothing: 


Nanoparticles are incorporated into the clothing, to enhance the durability. Nanoparticles make the fabric that is used to create clothing resistant to extreme weather. 

Nanotechnology in e-Textiles: An Overview. Reprinted with Permission ... www.researchgate.net/figure/Nanotechnology-in-e-textiles-An-overview-Reprinted-with-permission-from-57-Copyright_fig3_324452627. 



Computers


Nanotechnology is changing the way computers are built, our cellphones, even our televisions. 

Over the years computers have become smaller and smaller. Comparing the first computer to the computers we use today, as technology advances, electronics become more accessible.

A Complete History of Computers: From the 1800s to Now - G2. www.g2.com/articles/history-of-computers.


2012, Will SoutterNov 16. “Nanotechnology in Clothing.” AZoNano.com, 16 Sept. 2019, www.azonano.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=3129. 

English, Trevor. “How Nanotechnology Is Changing the Way We Design and Build Computers.” Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 5 May 2020, interestingengineering.com/how-nanotechnology-is-changing-the-way-we-design-and-build-computers. 

“How Did Computers Go from the Size of a Room to the Size of a Fingernail?” Science ABC, 19 Jan. 2022, www.scienceabc.com/innovation/how-did-computers-go-from-the-size-of-a-room-to-the-size-of-a-fingernail.html. 

Ibeakanma, Chioma. “Nanocomputing: Can Computers Really Be Microscopic?” MUO, 28 June 2021, www.makeuseof.com/nanocomputing-can-computers-really-be-microscopic/. 

Staff, NPR. “The Future of Nanotechnology and Computers so Small You Can Swallow Them.” NPR, NPR, 24 Nov. 2015, www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/11/23/457129179/the-future-of-nanotechnology-and-computers-so-small-you-can-swallow-them. 




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