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Thinking of art at the nano level is hard, because it is something you can’t see. However like with DNA, build up these nanomolecules and you get humans, cars, birds, and everything else you can imagine. Nanotechnology allows up to tap into a whole new world, that was, until recently, inaccessible.

Working at the nano level has also allowed researchers to build the first programmable nanoprocessor. Working at the molecular level has opened up a new world as it has lead to more complexity and function of circuits. Playing with these building blocks has lead to a whole new world of art.

A way in which art and science combine is through a project called Transjuicer, where a speaker is being made completely out of bone.

The reasons for this are stated, “Ongoing research and the presentation of Transjuicer has been motivated by the artist’s desire to investigate phenomena occurring beyond our human capacity to sense, and to amplify these interactions in such a way that they are able to be effectively experienced at the human scale.” Therefore, by amplifying these otherwise unknown molecules, we can relate to the processes going on in a whole new light. Therefore, art isn’t such on a visual level but also a level that is beneath the surface.

Works Cited:

"Art in the Age of Nanotechnology." Art.base. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2015.

Kurzweil, Ray. "Ray Kurzweil: A University for the Coming Singularity." Ted Talks. N.p., Feb. 2009. Web.

"Making Stuff." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 24 May 2015.

Rothemund, Paul. "DNA Folding, in Detail." Ted Talks. N.p., Feb. 2008. Web.

"World's First Programmable Nanoprocessor." Nanowiki. N.p., 10 Feb. 2011. Web.