Week 8 Assignment

NanoTech, like almost anything else, also has a place in the evolving world of art.  NanoTech focuses on the smaller parts or building blocks of the technological field, including pieces such as the nano chip.  NanoTech correlates to a plethora of scientific findings, including air pollution and medical discoveries.

http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/winter-2009/turning-to-nanotechnology-for-pollution-control-applications-of-nanoparticles#.VWKf30I-DR0

Specifically, a new X-ray technology makes no particles visible in order to detect blood clots more easily.  One source claims, "...these nanoparticles will take the guesswork out of deciding whether a person coming to the hospital with chest pain is actually having a heart attack" (Nanowiki.info).  I believe this is an incredible feat due to the fact that a few weeks ago, I was hospitalized with chest pain.  I have a heart murmur that my cardiologist at home suggests I pay attention to, so the doctors at the hospital actually ran tests for blood clots.  This new nanotechnology benefits the cardiological field in vast ways, making life-threatening clots more of a routine check-up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombus

Another source discusses the "Bio-Nano-Chip" and the invention of it diagnosing people with diseases.  The source asserts that the chip would actually be cheaper than routine clinical checkups  benefitting the general public with such medical expenses in the current era.  One disease mentioned is HIV, which effects some of the poorest countries in the world.  This new nano chip could decrease the spread with major outreach and awareness efforts to slow the infectious virus. (Nanowiki.info).

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/17131.php

The artistic side of this field comes mainly in microscopic images due to the size of these pieces.  In his article "The Art of Nano tech", Barnaby Feder states, "But the molecular landscapes of various materials, where features are measured nanometers, became a preoccupation in recent years and the jumping off point for his art" (Nytimes.com).  I believe that the molecular level of art fascinates people because of the fact that we cannot see it with just the plain human eye.  It takes technology in order to even see the artistic sense of the nano technology.   

Sources:

 "The Art of Nanotech." Bits The Art of Nanotech Comments. N.p., 25 Jan. 2008. Web. 24 May 2015. <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/the-art-of-nanotech/?_r=0>.

 "Findings on Pollution Damage." N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fnanowiki.info%2F%23%255B%255BFindings%2520on%2520Pollution%2520Damage%255D%255D>.

"New Nanoparticles Make Blood Clots Visible." NanoWiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fnanowiki.info%2F%23%255B%255BNew%2520nanoparticles%2520make%2520blood%2520clots%2520visible%255D%255D>.

"Programmable Bio-Nano-Chip as Medical Diagnostic Tool." NanoWiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fnanowiki.info%2F%23%255B%255BProgrammable%2520Bio-Nano-Chip%2520as%2520Medical%2520Diagnostic%2520Tool%255D%255D>.

"World's First Programmable Nanoprocessor." NanoWiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fnanowiki.info%2F%23%255B%255BWorld%2527s%2520first%2520programmable%2520nanoprocessor%255D%255D>.