{"651586":{"#nid":"651586","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Micromonument Project Combines Art, Engineering and a Social Message","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA small team of designers working with The Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) at Georgia Institute of Technology has created\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5509a5293bfa99c4fe533c5e9\u0026amp;id=e91af49d8e\u0026amp;e=baef3f8925\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 style=\u0022color:#656565; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E the world\u0026rsquo;s first monument to nanoscience, \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003Ehonoring the technology\u0026rsquo;s vital role in solving global issues, particularly in the recent development of Covid-19 vaccines and testing platforms. Created with dual photon polymerization, by designers Crawford George, Alexandria Jones and IEN engineering staff Philip Anschutz, the monument presents the International Flag of Planet Earth at the microscale, standing at only 128 nanometers tall and slightly wider than a red blood cell.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe flag was chosen due to its universal symbolism of exploration and achievement, planted in the microscale to replicate traditional imagery of an explorer\u0026rsquo;s flag, creating a familiar sense of physical human presence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe project was proposed early December 2020, just as the first COVID-18 vaccines began to roll out. It has since developed with input from leading nano-scientists and researchers in fields such as materials engineering, space exploration, biotechnology, and environmental sustainability.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAt the time of the flag\u0026rsquo;s construction, nanotechnologists were sequencing and storing information in DNA, building quantum computers, sending rovers and helicopters to Mars, and rearranging materials on the atomic scale.\u0026nbsp; No longer science fiction, nanoscientists are imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter that can\u0026rsquo;t be seen with the human eye. These achievements are not often recognized by the general public, but deserve to be celebrated. This research allows us to observe the world more intimately; and when new materials are created or current ones are manipulated at this scale it can revolutionize the way we live our everyday lives. The Micro-Monument is an attempt to raise awareness for the interdisciplinary work being accomplished in Nanoscience, and aims at building a stronger emotional connection towards these scientific achievements.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPresented on a crystalline silicon plaque and created using the same materials and techniques as those used in the production of semiconductors, the Micro-Monument currently lives online at micromonument.com with hopes of expanding into physical exhibitions. The Micro-Monument is etched with the words, \u0026ldquo;This flag stands as a monument to scientific achievement at the nanoscale, celebrating the continued interdisciplinary research dedicated to improving our understanding of the world.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Micro-Monument Project was created using the IEN cleanroom facilities and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the South-Eastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Design project creates the world\u2019s first monument to nanoscience."}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" \u201cFlags have been carried to the highest mountains, to the deepest oceans, and perhaps most famously to the moon. The Micro Monument for nanoscience carries a flag into the microscale.\u201d"}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2021-10-11 20:25:39","changed_gmt":"2021-10-11 20:32:03","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"651585":{"id":"651585","type":"image","title":"Micromonument Main","body":null,"created":"1633983251","gmt_created":"2021-10-11 20:14:11","changed":"1635274151","gmt_changed":"2021-10-26 18:49:11","alt":"A worker wearing a hair net and overalls looks at a 3D flag structure on design software on a computer monitor  The monument was made with the Nanoscribe Photonics GT 3D Lithography system at Georgia Tech\u2019s IEN - Biocleanroom. 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