Week 8 - NanoTech and Art

In looking at this weeks information I came in with little to no prior knowledge about how far scientists had progressed in nanotech or how pervasive it is in our everyday lives.  After looking through the weeks materials I started researching other everyday products that utilize nanotech and I was amazed at how this field went from a place of exploration and discovery 20-30 years ago to a huge part of our modern technical capabilities.  In my own research, it is clear that many of our advancements are built on nanotech and our current lifestyles are only as easy as they are as a result of what nanotech has brought with it.

We are now able to fit billions of microprocessors in chips only centimeters across using nano production and materials.  We also use nanotech in Lithium batteries in devices from cell phones to electric cars moving towards the future of communication and transportation.  With how integrated nanotechnologies are in today's technology, we can see them across art forms.

Nanotech has changed digital imaging and changed the way we take pictures and capture videos through new sensors which produce better quality then ever possible before at a fraction of the size.  Even on the other end of things, many printers and inkjets use nano particles to produce more accurate and faster drying images.

In the future, some believe that similarly to the silicon processor revolution that has been happening for the better part of 20 years and continues to this day, there will be another nanotech driven revolution in the form of solar technology.  It's possible that in the future we could see similar decreases in size and cost with increased capabilities to help solve the current energy questions circulating today.

Works Cited

"The 9 Best Nanotechnology-Powered Products." Discover Magazine. Discover Magizine, 29 June 2010. Web. June 2015. <http://discovermagazine.com/galleries/zen-photo/n/nanotech-products>.

Hofmann, Rita. Nanoparticles: The Basis of Ink-jet Materials. Nano Convention 2007, 2007. Web. June 2015. <http://www.empa.ch/bilder/NanoConvention-07/pdf/Nanoconvention07_Hofmann.pdf>.

"Improving Nanotechnology In Digital Cameras." Technology News. Red Orbit, 2 Jan. 2009. Web. 06 June 2015. <http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1617203/improving_nanotechnology_in_digital_cameras/>.

"The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies." USA. Consumer Products Inventory, 2015. Web. June 2015. <http://www.nanotechproject.org/cpi/browse/countries/usa/>.

Rowlatt, Justin. "Silicon: After the Chip, Another Revolution? - BBC News." BBC News. BBC, 2 Aug. 2014. Web. 06 June 2015. <http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28600802>.