Assignment #1

Baytech Students Learn About Nanotechnology

     Baytech students Jacques Wyatt, Said Mentese, and Pete Stathakos are part of a Nanotechnology research team called Inano, at UC DAVIS. Every other week on Wednesdays, these three students visit their colleagues at UC DAVIS and learn about nanotechnology. They view three dimensional computer models of nano machines, read books and magazines about nanotechnology, visit laboratories, learn about nanoscale production methods, and write articles about what they are doing at UC DAVIS so that their associates at school can be informed about their visits.

Assignment #2

Opinion of Nanotechnology

     Nanotechnology is truly going to become the next big thing. It has the potential to solve almost every problem in this world. from cures for diseases to indestructible plastics; Nanotechnology is a future market of one trillion dollars, nearly one thirteenth of The United States purchasing power. Imagine taking a pill filled with little nano machines running on the magnetic force of the earth, destroying flu infected  cells and the virus itself. Such a thing could one day be a reality. If such a pill was made and produced it could make the producer one the richest people in the world. visualize a computer chip that can enhance itself and grow. you would never need to buy a new computer again. Nanotechnology will solve all of the problems that plague today's world and make our world a much better place.

Assignment #3

My Understanding and Expectation of INano Group

     INano Group is a group of professors and students working on several different projects. They are working on things like nutrition enhancement in vegetables and fruits, cloaking devices, and new materials that can be lighter than air. My expectation from INano Group is that I will learn about nanotechnology and have experience with tools and terms. I expect to be taught about how nanotechnology works and more about what group members are working on. I anticipate that these visits will show me what nanotechnology is so that I can spread my knowledge to others around me.

Assignment #4

How an Atomic Force Microscope Works

     An atomic force microscope or AFM is a very powerful type of scanning probe microscope. It can zoom past the nanometer level and is 1000 times better than the optical diffraction limit. It works by having a cantilevered probe  tip running along a surface. The movement of probe is measured by shooting a laser on the probe top and calculating the times it takes for the laser beam to reach the photodiode sensor, which sends electronic feedback to a computer. The movement is mapped  by a computer and developed into a image. This is the result of an AFM.

Said Mentese