When I researched about nanotechnology, I found out that nanotechnology is more of a new science than the technology itself. The most important fact to know about nanotechnology is the scale because; typically
it is described as a science that is focused with control at the scale of atoms and molecules. With these possibilities, it can also be applied as an art and design.
it is described as a science that is focused with control at the scale of atoms and molecules. With these possibilities, it can also be applied as an art and design.
An example of a nano-art is Nanomandala by Victoria Vensa:
Nanomandala is an installation by Victoria Vensa, in collaboration with nanoscience pioneer James Gimzweski.
It is done by projecting video onto a disk of sand, 8 feet in diameter and achieved by means of a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
This work of art got me interested in nanoparticles. Nano particles give out different colors based on shape and size. Below are the images of prepared mesoporous silica nanoparticles with mean outer diameter: (a) 20nm, (b) 45nm, and (c) 80nm. It is also very intriguing that they form different shapes depending on how close you look into them.
One example of a nanostructure would be the Blue Morpho Butterfly also know as Morpho Peleides; it shows blue iridescent color because of scale distribution, and also with air. The butterfly's scale color changes as it reflects light from high to low, and it allows for the dynamic control of light flow and c interaction, which butterflies use for camouflage, thermoregulation, and signaling.
We humans need to create color to make art, but these magnificent butterflies hold their own coat of colors that can also change depending on how light reflects, I think it is awesome how nature produce art in various way, even in nano scale!
Here is a link of a video that demonstrates how Blue Morpho Butterlfy's brilliant color results from nanostructures:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Ts7CsJDpg
Idea pitch for the final project:
It would be awesome if cars, air planes and boats' metal surfaces to be like the Blue Morpho Butterfly.When it reflects the light, it might show iridescent color because of the nanostucture scales.
Work Cited:
Nandiyanto. Nanoparticle. Digital image. En.wikipedia.org. En.wikipedia.org, 14 Feb. 2009. Web.
"NANO | Nanomandala." NANO | Nanomandala. Web. 31 Jan. 2016.
Potyrailo Et Al., Radislav A. Morpho Sulkowskyi Wings. Digital image. En.wikipedia.org. En.wikipedia.org, 16 Nov. 2015. Web.
"Rainforest Alliance." Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho Peleides). Web. 31 Jan. 2016.
"Wing Scales Diffract and Scatter Light: Morpho Butterflies." AskNature. Web. 31 Jan. 2016.
Vesna. V. Gimzewski,J. (2003) . an art/science instalation, University of Califronia, Los Angeles,29 January.
