NanoTech + Art

           With the development of science, nanotechnology is a hot topic now. Nanotechnology is science, engineering and technology conducted at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers. As we all know nanotechnology can be used across all the fields, such as chemistry, biology, physics and engineering. In this week’s lecture, we can see that nanotechnology affects out daily life a lot. Before this week, I only think nanotechnology is only used in science fields; however, what I did not realize is that nanotechnology and art interrelate.

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/nanotechnology-illustration-royalty-free-illustration/545863891

            Nano art is a combination of art and nanoscience. Some artists use this in their works, such as John Hart, a mechanical engineer from the University of Michigan. He made a nano portrait of President Barack Obama, called Nanobama. It is hard to finish this kind of portrait. Another application of nanotechnology is nanorobotics, which is the technology of creating machines or robots at or close to the scale of a nanometer.

http://www.revolutionfibres.com/2015/11/nanotechnology-in-art-and-film/

            Although the development of nanotechnology brings us a lot convenience in our daily life, there are some cons for nanotechnology. For example, the nanorobots can be used as dangerous weapons by the terrorists, as these robots are nearly untraceable. Also, because the particles in nanotechnology are very small, problems can actually arise from the inhalation, and people might inhale some asbestos particles. Nanotechnology changed our life, however, there are many pros and cons for nanotechnology, when we develop nanotech, we should consider all the situations for that, and try to eliminate the cons.

https://www.slideshare.net/sayak007/nanorobotics-41469835

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