Nanotechnology is a very broad term relating to the harnessing of atoms (sometimes smaller) for engineering purposes. In Ray Kurzweil's Ted Talk he breaks down how nanotechnology of all all kinds have exponentially grown over the past few centuries and decades. Kurzweil brings up an example of how a whole building in the 1980's harnessed a much less powerful machine than what we can hold in our hands for a fraction of the price. He seems to think in another 25 years what we can fit into our pockets we can fit into a blood cell.
The scientists who work on these developments are also artists. In order to create the next big invention you have to have a creative mind while still being dedicated to the rules of biology and technology. The picture below is an artist who used nanotechnology to sculpt a human being on the head of a needle. As we all know a needle is so tiny nobody would have ever thought this possible twenty years ago. The possibilities of what could be accomplished in another twenty years are endless.
How does this fit in with our lives? As college students, the world is changing rapidly around us wether we like it or not. It is in our best interests to take after the artists who came before us and have a creative mind towards these jurassic changes coming in the near future. The ones who get stuck in the past will be the ones who fall behind and struggle in the future,
Image / Video References
1. NanoArt International Online Exhibition – 7th edition. Academy of NanoArt. (2017, June 7). Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://nanoart.org/nanoart-international-online-exhibition-7th-edition/
2. Starr, M. (2014, November 14).Nano-scale sculptures re-create the human body in the eye of a needle. CNET. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.cnet.com/culture/3d-printed-nano-scale-sculptures-recreate-the-human-body-in-the-eye-of-a-needle/
3. Kurzweil, R. (n.d.).A university for the coming singularity. Ray Kurzweil: A university for the coming singularity | TED Talk. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_a_university_for_the_coming_singularity?language=en
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Hi Blake, I really enjoyed reading your blog post. Your analysis of tech and essentially how scientists are turning into artists was very interesting. I thought your format for the topic was highly informative and really helped to drive home your key points. It is very interesting the direction nanotech is progressing, and what future developments in this field will hold. I think you tied all of this in nicely. Nice work Blake.
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