Nanotechnology is always related to inventions in the labs, but it is
actually closely related to our daily lives. In a recent TV show I saw, a
stain-proof clothes is used to allow guests to play in the mud without staining
the clothes. It’s a great example of how nanotechnology is used to change our
lives. Those hydrophobic clothes are made with “polyester fabric layered with
billions of silica particles, preventing most liquid molecules from attaching
to it”. Such kind of technology is already used in products available to
customers.
Those days, the groundbreaking 3D printing has become extremely popular.
It is widely used in the field of both art and science. At the same time, nanotechnology
scientist is working on expanding 3D printing into nanoscale. “A promising 3D
nanoscale printing method involves spinning nanofibres out of a liquid under a
strong electrical field.” Researchers in Seoul National University made
breakthrough. They have used 3D printing to stack nanometer-scale polymer
threads into a tiny wall. They are also planning to make nanoscale robots that
could be use in medication.
Besides changing our daily life, nanotech is also bringing good news to
artists and art lovers. Nowadays, nanotechnology is used to restore aging
painting in an extremely gentle way. Scientists place thin layers of nanoscale
chemicals onto artworks to restore the structure of the chemicals on the artworks.
Also, gels are used to clean artworks that are too fragile to be cleaned in a
traditional way.
Euronews Knowledge. “Art of Immortality: Nanotechnology Turns Back Time
for Paintings – Futuris”. Youtube. Web. Feb 18, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGgPrgO-nGw
“3D Printing goes Nanoscale”. Nature. Web. Mar 19, 2014. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v507/n7492/full/507277f.html
Ahn, Sung-Hoon. “Nano Robot by 3D Printing (Seoul National University,
Korea)”. Youtube. Web. Jan 29, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4IavKUzK2c
“Stain-proof Nanotech T-shirt | "self-cleaning clothing with
hydrophobic nanotechnology”. Latest TECH News. Youtube. Web. Dec 18, 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMfd_x9jGO0
“Ross Nanotechnology's NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating”.
LancasterOnline. Youtube. Web. Aug 13, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7is6r6zXFDc
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