The material that most influenced my understanding of this week's
material was Dr. Gimzewski's Lecture III, Dr. Gimzewski's Lecture IV,
Ray Kurzweil's TED talk, and Nicolaos
Christodoulides'
abstract on programmable bio-nano-chips. Prior to Dr.Gimzewski's
lecture I was under the impression that nanotechnology was currently
under development and not actively used in consumer products;
however, Dr.Gimzewski showed that nanoparticles are already utilized
in over 1000 products, including sunscreen, cosmetic products, and
food (uconlineprogram.
“Nanotech Jim pt3” and uconlineprogram. “Nanotech Jim pt 5”).
Although I was acutely aware of the exponential changes in computing
technology, Ray Kurweil's TED talk elucidated that many other areas
within technology are also undergoing
exponential changes. Namely, the time and price of DNA sequencing is
exponentially decreasing and production of photovoltaic energy is
exponentially increasing (TED.
“Ray Kurzweil...”).
Finally, the abstract of Christodoulide's paper furthers Kurweil's
sentiment of nanotechnology bringing a paradigm shift in computing by
showing the practicality of programmable
microcomputer's based on biotechnology and nanotechnology
(Christodoulides).
Source: TED. “Ray Kurzweil..."
Nanotechnology (specifically
small implantable sensors) will have a significant impact on the
quantified-self movement. The quantified-self movement advocates for
individuals to determine life choices (like when to go to sleep, what
and when to eat, when and how to workout) using personal data
collected by sensors placed or implanted into the body. In
his TED talk, Amal Graafstra showed how he implanted a glass IR
sensor into his hand, enabling him to open doors without keys.
Although Graafstra was successful in his implantation endeavors, he
shows that others have incurred great injury in trying to replicate
his implantation (TEDx
Talks). Advances in
nanotechnology will allow implantable programmable computers into the
human body to safely
allow integrated
self-tracking and identification mechanisms (like IR sensors).
Source: TEDx Talks
Source: TED. “Gary Wolf..."
Videos
TEDx Talks. “Biohacking -
the forefront of a new kind of human evolution: Amal Graafstra at
TEDxSFU” YouTube. YouTube, 17 Oct 2013. Web. 22 July 2016.
TED. “Ray Kurzweil: A
university for the coming singularity”
YouTube. YouTube, 2
June 2009. Web. 22 July 2016.
TED. “Gary Wolf: The
quantified self” YouTube. YouTube, 27 Sep 2010. Web. 22 July 2016.
Citations
“art in the age of
nanotechnology: A Perth International Arts Festival exhibition”
John Curtin Gallery. art.base, 30 April 2010. Web. 22 July 2016.
Christodoulides,
Nicolaos, et al. “Programmable Bio-Nano-Chip Technology for the
Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease at the Point-of-Care.”
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal. National Center for
BioTechnology Information, 2012. Web. 22 July 2016.
Dillow, Clay. “The World's First Programmable Nanoprocessor Takes
Complex Circuitry to the Nanoscale.” Popular Science. Popular
Science, 9 Feb 2011. Web. 22 July 2016.
uconlineprogram. “Nanotech Jim pt1” YouTube. YouTube, 21
May 2012. Web. 22 July 2016.
uconlineprogram. “Nanotech Jim pt2” YouTube. YouTube, 21
May 2012. Web. 22 July 2016.
uconlineprogram. “Nanotech Jim pt3” YouTube. YouTube, 21
May 2012. Web. 22 July 2016.
uconlineprogram. “Nanotech Jim pt4” YouTube. YouTube, 21
May 2012. Web. 22 July 2016.
uconlineprogram. “Nanotech Jim pt5” YouTube. YouTube, 21
May 2012. Web. 22 July 2016.
uconlineprogram. “Nanotech
Jim pt6” YouTube.
YouTube, 21 May
2012. Web. 22 July 2016.
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