Nanotechnology is the new boom; it helps to solve bigger challenges. It can be applied in every field such as medicine, engineers, and science.
Today was the Chemistry Nanotechnology demonstration in our College at Meramec. I saw how magic sand was able to hold water and it didn’t sink at all. Also, how a wire had memory, and an explosion using anti-acid effervescent.

Regular sand was coating with a substance that repels water. At the demonstration, this “magic sand” was sprinkled in a container with water and it didn’t sink. The sand was always dry even after it was dumped at bottom because it had so many drops of water above it.

A wire that had memory! This wire is called Nitinol and it’s remembered its shape. I started shaping the wire and then with a hair blow it turned into the original straight shape. The heat is what makes the wire turn into the original shape.

Other demonstration was an explosion using effervescent and water. The students used a transparent plastic photo film with its lid, an effervescent table, and water. They crushed the effervescent, put it in the tube, added water, and snapped the lid. Immediately it launched into the air causing an explosion.

There were more demonstrations, which I really enjoyed. It is very interesting how something that we can’t see like a nano can be so useful in our lives. In addition to the demonstrations, there was a table that has information and explains how the nanotechnology improve our environment. Nanofilm lens cleaners and coatings, join and muscle pain cream, anti-wrinkle skin cream, car wax, and bandages are some of the products that we use in our lives and the nanotechnology is applied. How amazing is that!