Nanotech + Art
After reading The Nanomeme Syndrome: Blurring of fact & fiction in the construction of a new science By Jim Gimzewski and Victoria Vesna, I got a better understanding of the Nano size and how nanotechnology will drastically change the future of humanity. The direction of this field is beneficial to aid environmental issues, advancing the medical field, engineering, and changing the human biology. Connecting the article to the lecture videos I kept asking myself, how is this going to change the way we view art? considering everything Nano related is invisible to the naked eye.

            The first artwork I consider is the pattern created by The Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) that was created in 1980 by IBM. This device was new form of a microscope that used a needle to map the surface of an atom and sent the images to a computer. This image illustrates the depth mapping of silicon. With a computer program the map can be colored to express the different heights and crevasses on the surface with different colors. This creates a beautiful image that I consider nanotech art. Below are the images this microscope created with color. The yellow area is a higher depth than the dark orange spots. This surface depth and atoms are completely invisible to the naked eye. The actual surface is from silicon.
The STM was also able to do something that was never achieved before. This device can manipulate and move atoms to a desired location and create a chemical bond. A graduate student named Lisa from UCLA created some colorful school art, she was a student of Jim Gimzewski. This is a photo of rearranged atoms to create four letters that display UCLA created by Lisa. Aside the picture is another manipulation of molecules to create a triangle, circle, square and hexagon created by Don Eigler 

          Seeing the images and photographs of nanotech art my question was answered. The art produced in the Nano size is viewed by computer programs and photographs. The art created is simply amazing after knowing the actual size of the atoms we are viewing. Nanotechnology is continuing to surpass previous benchmarks in science, and with its advancement new art will emerge with it.    

REFERENCES
Curtin, John. "Art in the Age of Nanotechnology." Art.base. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2017. <https://art.base.co/event/2104-art-in-the-age-of-nanotechnology>.

Gemzewski, Jim. "Nanotech for Artists." UConline.edu. University of California. Web. 26 May 2017. <https://cole2.uconline.edu/courses/63226/wiki/unit-8-view?module_item_id=970451>.

Lovgren, Stefan. “Can Art Make Nanotechnology Easier to Understand?” National Geographic. 23 December 2003. Web. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/12/1223_031223_nanotechnology.html

Murthy, Shashi K. "Nanoparticles in Modern Medicine: State of the Art and Future Challenges." International Journal of Nanomedicine. Dove Medical Press, June 2007. Web. 28 May 2017

Victoria Vesna. "The Nanomeme Syndrome." The Nanomeme Syndrome: Blurring of Fact & Fiction in the Construction of a New Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2017.


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