How nanotechnology has contributed to wisdom

  • 2018

INNOVATION COURSE Unit 2: Technology. Learning Object 6: Nanotechnology

The emergence of nanotechnology as a field in the 1980s occurred due to the convergence of theoretical and public work by Drexler, who developed and popularized a conceptual framework for nanotechnology, and high visibility experimental advances that attracted additional attention on a broad scale to the prospects of atomic control of matter. In 1981, IBM researchers designed the tunnel effect microscope, whose name alludes to the quantum mechanics effect it uses, which allowed scientists to "see" atoms and molecules for the first time. On the scales of very small size the properties of matter such as color, magnetism and the ability to conduct electricity change in unexpected ways, but thanks to nanotechnology we have been able to understand it.

The forces that propel it come increasingly from physics, engineering, materials science and computer technology. These disciplines have brought new tools to work on the nanometric scale, and to build there too. They include modern descendants of the tunnel effect microscope, and devices for writing, printing and even picking up objects. Nanotechnology will truly affect all industries through the improvement of existing materials and products, as well as the creation of completely new materials. Likewise, operations on the smallest scale will generate important advances in sectors such as electronics, energy and biomedicine.

The most fervent defenders of this technology argue that it will generate green energy, waste-free industry and economic space travel, if it does not also achieve immortality. His opponents fear that he will bring universal vigilance and harm the poor, the environment and human health; or even destroy the entire planet with a gray substance that is self-replicating. If a new nanoparticle is inserted into a cell, is this a biotechnological or nanotechnological act? If the cells have intelligence, is this nanotechnology or computation?

OBJECTIVES

  • Establish relationships between atoms, molecules and cells.
  • Establish differences between white and gray substances, between eros and th natos.
  • Understand wisdom from a nanometric model of the atom.

RULE THIRTEEN

That the group understands the Law of Synthesis, of Unity and of Merger; that the triple method to work with the dynamic, lead the group towards the Three Superiors where the Will of God reigns; that the Transfiguration follow the Transformation and the Transmutation disappear. May the OM be heard in the very center of the group, proclaiming that God is Everything.

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY: Of angels and demons

Noah and Emma are two children who find a toy box, including a rabbit named Mimzy (same as Alice Lindell had in 1860). The interaction with the devices causes children to develop a greater capacity for intelligence and certain psychic abilities, including "teleportation", the ability to communicate with arthropods, telepaths a, telekinesis, and levitation. Emma develops a strong emotional connection with Mimzy, ensuring she can even hear her speak or engage in conversations with her to, among other things, learn how to continue manipulating the devices. The family is interrogated, and analyzed by the FBI believing t that they are the cause of terrorist actions in the city, until during a test it is revealed that Mimzy is actually an advanced form of artificial life, made with nanotechnology created by the Intel corporation, unknown so far. Mimzy explains to the children that they should use the toys as if they were a time machine to return to their future with some sample of their DNA, so that the people of the future can use it and thus correct a deadly mutation in their own DNA caused by Ecological problems Mimzy will carry with her a tear from Emma, ​​which contains in her DNA the purity necessary to avoid the disaster of the future. In the world of the future, Emma is revered as the "mother" of all present generations, as well as the children's exposure to the same psychic gift Emma had developed. The world becomes a beautiful place and more integrated with humanity and natural ecosystems. The last Mimzy is a 2007 science fiction movie.

Saturnia is a teenager who suffers from schizophrenia, one day she attends a conference of Doctor Davice who says that some aliens kidnap humans to feed on the energy of our soul and declare to have performed hypnosis to thousands of abductees who confirm this possibility again and again. Saturnia asks the doctor to perform a therapy under hypnosis, although he is reluctant, ends up falling in love with this mysterious girl, through which, a strange suprahuman being from the Kingdom of Ur is manifested that wreaks havoc. The scientist is accused of kidnapping the girl and begins a search involving agents of the secret service of several countries. Inspired by Corrado Malanga's research, " 6 Days on Earth, " it is a film shot in Italy, which deals with the issue of abduction, possession and exorcism.

  • After watching the movies The Last Mimzy and Six Days on Earth, answer the following questions. How can technology enhance the development of intelligence? How is the type of intelligence found in DNA? How to relate reality to personality? How to wake up the genius we carry inside? What meaning do we currently give to the word demon?

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ACTIVITY ONE: nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems on a molecular scale. In its original sense, nanotechnology refers to the projected ability to build elements from the smallest to the largest, using techniques and tools, which are currently being developed, to build complete high-performance products. A nanometer (nm) is one billionth, or 10-9, of a meter. By comparison, the typical long carbon-carbon bonds, or the space between these atoms in a molecule, are around 0.12-0.15 nm and the double helix of a DNA has a diameter of about 2 nm. On the other hand, the smallest cell life form, the bacterium of the genus Mycroplasma, is about 200 nm long.

But as an object dwarfs, the relationship between its surface area and its volume increases. This is important, since the atoms present on the surface of a material are usually more reactive than those at its center. That is why impalpable sugar, for example, dissolves more quickly in water than granulated sugar. And if silver is shredded into very small particles, antimicrobial properties are noticed that are not present in bulky materials. But finding novel properties on a nanometric scale is only the first step, the next step is to make use of that knowledge, which will allow scientists to develop materials with improved optical, magnetic, thermal or electrical properties, or even new ones.

A few current products have already been improved through nanotechnology, and will arrive more in the coming years. Antimicrobial bandages have been manufactured by adding silver particles; stain and odor proof fabrics have been made by adhering molecules that create a protective barrier to cotton fibers; tennis rackets have been reinforced using tiny particles that increase torsion resistance. Other applications include coatings for boat hulls, sunscreen, auto parts and refrigerators. In the long term, nanotechnology may produce much greater innovations, such as new types of computer memory, better medical technologies and better energy production methods, such as photoelectric cells.

In 1991 the carbon nanotube was discovered: the carbon nanotube. Endless ways of using it have been proposed, including sensors, molecular probes, computer memory, televisions, batteries, and fuel cells. In 2003, scientists found a way to "weave" fibers using nanotubes to make the world's toughest polymer. Graphene is the basic structural component of all other graphite elements, including graphite itself, carbon nanotubes and fullerenes.

  • Compare the abilities of a human being with those of an ant.

ACTIVITY TWO: cognitive psychology.

Parapsychology is the study of three types of unusual events of human experience: extrasensory perception, mind-matter interaction and phenomena suggestive of survival after body death. The psi is an entity created to try to understand the supposed mechanics of parapsychological phenomena, including telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, poltergeist, near-death experiences, mediumship, experiences. Extracorporeal or miraculous healing.

In 1884 the psychologist Charles Richet requested that statistics be applied to the study of Psi phenomena. In 1922 he divided the history of paranormal phenomena into four stages.

MYTHICAL: We find it in the animism of myths and religions.
MAGNETIC: From Mesmer (1778) precedent of hypnosis, until 1847.
SPIRITIST: With the Fox Sisters going through Allan Kardec (1857-1868).
SCIENTIFIC: From Crookes (1847-1872) to the present.

Metapsychic would become the study of the mind, by focusing on phenomena that occur beyond the mind and that Vygostky would call higher psychological processes: The study of the mind as creator of virtual reality. But while the mental unit is located in the fourth sub-plane of the mental plane, the quantum is located in the fourth sub-plane of the physical.

In 1947 Piaget postulates that logic is the basis of thought; and that, consequently, intelligence is a generic term to designate the set of logical operations for which the human being is qualified, ranging from perception, classification, substitution, abstraction, etc., operations up to - at least - the proportional calculation. The biological metaphor that Piaget used was gradually replaced by the computer metaphor. Cognitive psychology has been responsible since then (1950) for the study of cognition; that is, of the mental processes involved in knowledge. Its object of study is the basic and profound mechanisms by which knowledge is elaborated, from perception, memory and learning, to the formation of concepts and logical reasoning. By cognitive we understand the act of knowledge, in its actions of storing, retrieving, recognizing, understanding, organizing and using the information received through the senses. In 1983 Howard Gardner raises his hypothesis of multiple intelligences. Intelligence is not an amount that can be measured with a number such as the intellectual quotient (IQ), but the ability to sort thoughts and coordinate them with actions. Intelligence is not one, but there are different types. While artificial intelligence mimics the elementary processes that are carried out in the brain (attention, perception and memory), human intelligence has to do with mental processes: analysis, synthesis, induce, deduce, abstract.

  • Establish relationships and differences between artificial intelligence and human intelligence.

ACTIVITY THREE: quantum physics

Metaphysics as a branch of philosophy that studies the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality, is the result of the vain attempt of the human being to bridge the chasm between science and religion, which is now being solved by technology . Metaphysics would mean today, what quantum physics is dedicated to: the study of quantum as the creator of physical reality.

Much of the current research in nanotechnology focuses on ways to configure nanoscopic structures so that they serve as devices for, for example, storing information, generating electricity from light or generating photoelectric cells

A nanoparticle that is already being launched is the quantum dot, a crystal composed of only a couple of hundreds of atoms. They can be manufactured with many materials and have the useful ability to fluoresce in almost any color. Due to their tiny size they can be used as probes to track reactions in living cells. It has been suggested that nanorrobots would start making copies of themselves collecting materials from their environment, at some point they would become visible to the human eye as a furious mass of small robots ( the gray substance), which will ultimately devastate the entire planet. However, interest in the gray matter seems to be declining in the face of more serious concerns about the possible toxicity of nanoparticles. When inhaled, fine carbon particles can enter the blood and brain. But nanoparticles already surround us everywhere: the air is full of them, from the exhaust pipe of diesel engines to cigarette smoke, hair spray, candles and Toast There are already many who voluntarily receive injections of botox, a very toxic substance, with the sole intention of satisfying their vanity.

Determining whether chip manufacturers are already in the realm of nanotechnology is not a debatable issue. But Intel has demonstrated a new technique to separate silicon atoms to accelerate the flow of electrons. One possible technique could be to make tiny tubes and wires made of silicon, germanium or carbon on the surface of the chips to let the electronic charge flow with less heat. Logic chips are much harder to manufacture than those that store memory. They must perform complicated operations, such as adding, subtracting and multiplying, while memory only has to store information in ordered rows. Cheap and efficient photoelectric cells seem to be within our reach, using newly developed materials that replace the fragile and expensive silicon wafers currently used. Researchers at companies like Nanosolar develop materials that convert light into electricity and can be sprayed or stamped on a flexible plastic sheet.

  • It relates the mental world with the quantum world, the electric with the electronic.

THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE TOMO

Just as in the universe there is the spirit-matter duality, in the atom there is the wave-particle duality. The means of perception reveal the world of illusion, composed of forms of all kinds, constructed of substance that has to be studied in its atomic and molecular constitution and the basic elements that give such substance its specific differentiations and qualities. For the purpose of study, it should be remembered that it is necessary to investigate the nature of the following factors at the opposite pole of the spirit, called matter: Atoms, molecules, elements, the three qualities (inertia, mobility and rhythm), the seven forces.

Through the understanding of nature and the differentiations of matter, the world of form is understood. In all fields of consciousness, the method to master them is the same, perfectly concentrated meditation that leads to exert perfect power over the mind, and is constituted in such a way, that the same serves as a telescope, which puts the observer in contact with the macrocosm, like a microscope, that puts it in contact with the smallest atom.

MACROSCOPIC LEVEL : Includes extensive quantities (volume, length, mass) and average intensive quantities (pressure, temperature). Thermodynamics focuses on this level of analysis.

MESOSCOPIC LEVEL : It is the nanoscopic scale. For solids and liquids this is typically about ten nanometers, and implies an average of a couple of thousands of atoms or molecules.

MICROSCOPIC LEVEL: All phenomena that depend on the details of crystalline networks, molecules, or atoms and even subatomic particles (electrons, protons, etc.).

The release of the energy of the atom has favored the use of said energy for purposes such as obtaining electrical energy, thermal energy and mechanical energy from atomic reactions, and its application. The energy released in these nuclear processes usually appears in the form of moving subatomic particles. These particles, by slowing down in the surrounding matter, produce thermal energy. This thermal energy is transformed into mechanical energy using external combustion engines, such as steam turbines. Said mechanical energy can be used in transport, such as nuclear ships.

In the nervous system we find the basic substances of cognition. The gray matter corresponds to those areas of the central nervous system of grayish color mainly composed of neuronal soma and dendrites lacking myelin along with glial cells. The gray substance, lacking myelin, is not able to quickly transmit nerve impulses. This feature is associated with the information processing function, that is, the reasoning function. The black substance, on the other hand, contains the dopaminergic neurons in the compact part. It is complex, and seems related to learning.

THE WEAVER IN THE LIGHT

The weaver in the light tries to interact between the macrocosm and the microcosm using the revelation points. The fusion of life with the living substance is what produces the third aspect: consciousness. The organism's bioenergetic body interacts with the electro-magnetic field of planet earth. When the energy of matter and the energy of consciousness are united by the divine purpose, they constitute the essential dualism of our manifested life.

Transmutation concerns the life of the atom, and is hidden in the knowledge of the laws that govern radioactivity. It is interesting to observe how in the scientific expression "radioactivity" we have the oriental concept of Víshnu-Brahma, or the Rays of Light vibrating through matter. Transformation is related to mental processes and Transfiguration with the three components of the soul.

In all immense or tiny atoms, micro or macrocosmic, the central life corresponds to the positive charge of electric force, be it the life of a cosmic Entity, such as the solar Being or the tiny elemental life in the physical atom. These smaller atoms, which revolve around their positive center, which we call electrons, are the negative aspect, and this is not only true with respect to the atom of the physical plane, but also to human atoms, retained by their central point of attraction, a celestial man or the atomic forms that together form the well-known solar system. All forms are constructed analogously; the only difference is - as textbooks teach - in the arrangement and in the number of electrons

Is there a direct analogy between a system, a planet, a man and an atom? No, the analogy is never exact in detail, but only offers certain broad and fundamental correspondences. In the four factors mentioned in the question, there are immutable points of similarity; but, during its development, the growth stages may not seem the same in the evolutionary details, if they are considered from the point of view of the human being in the third dimension, since it is hindered by its limited uptake. The semblance points between the four can be synthesized as follows, taking the atom of the physical plane as a starting point and developing the concept in stages:

MICROCOSMS: the atom
MESOCOSMS: The planet
MACROCOSMS: the system

JORGE ARIEL SOTO LÓPEZ

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